TIP #3

Always add a pinch of salt to your recipe.

It enhances the flavors. Also when using bitter or unsweetened 

chocolate, it takes away some of the bitterness. 

TIP #2

If you roll out your dough in one direction, 

the dough will move that way when it's in the oven.

So make sure you roll out the dough in every direction. 

This way, it will move and rise evenly. 

TIP #1

Want to thin your chocolate, for example for dipping? 

Add one teaspoon of low flavoured oil at a time. 

Get ready for a frightening All Hallow's Eve!

Halloween 2012 is on october 31, so you have enough time to decide what cake or which cupcakes you will make this year but here are already some ideas!

Gum paste recipe

I received a request for a gum paste recipe on the facebook page so here it is! 

Ingredients 
- 1lb/ 450g/ 2 cups Confectioners’ sugar (weigh before sifting) 
- 2 teaspoons of Gelatine powder 
- 6 teaspoons Cold Water 
- 3 teaspoons Gum Tragacant 
- 2 teaspoons White vegetable fat 
- 2 teaspoons Liquid glucose 
- 1 large Egg white (room temperature) 

Original handmade cupcake wrappers

You can decorate your cupcakes to give it your own touch. But you can also make them more special by wrapping them in a cupcake wrapper!
These cupcake wrappers are handmade. You can buy them by clicking on the image. This will bring you to the webshop. They also sell handmade toppers and boxes. Need to ship them to another country and find it a bit to expensive? Mabye you are creative and you can make them yourself? This post will give you enough inspiration!

Silicone animal baking cups

Don't you just love these silicone baking cupcakes?!

National Cupcake Week 2012

Royal Icing recipe

Ingredients

- 1 pound Confectioners Sugar
- 5 Tablespoons Meringue Powder
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- Pinch of salt

How to: flood a cookie with royal icing

Want to decorate your cookies? Flood your cookies with royal icing to make a great underbase. It also gives your cookie a sweet taste! 

Basic cookie & chocolate cookie recipes

Cookies are America’s #1 baked treat. Super easy to make, over a thousand recipes you can use and many different ways to decorate them. 

First step is of course baking them.. Here are two really easy but yummie recipes for cookies!

Update

Hi everyone,

Last week I posted some brushed embroidery cookies for inspiration. 

In the next posts you'll learn how to make them.

1. A recipe for cookies

2. How to flood cookies with royal icing

3. How to: the brush embroidery technique.

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Brush embroidery

How to: Stripy fondant

A original way to use fondant to decorate your 
cupcakes and cakes!

Gorgeous cupcakes with a touch of gold