Math Can’t Lie- The Truth Behind Cake Servings

Mar
20

The most common question a baker will ask is: how many cake tiers do I need for X amount of guests? Cake tiers range from 4" in diameter to 18+" (it must be pretty awesome to have an oven large enough to accommodate 20" diameter pans!) and are usually 4-5" in height. When I was an amateur baker I took a lot of care in measuring my cake pans to calculate the correct servings. Thanks to my engineering background I even used math for my calculations! My equation was simple for a 2" tall cake: C=πD Read more [...]

The “Brake” Recipe

Dec
10

What's brake, you ask? It's a combination of a brownie and a cake- that's apparently what you create when you forget to add baking powder and baking soda to your recipe! It was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!! Ingredients: 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup white, granulated sugar 1 cup cold milk 1/4 cup Nestle chocolate powder 1/4 cup Ghiradelli unsweetened dark chocolate powder 3 large eggs 1 and 1/4 sticks softened butter Steps: *pre-heat oven to 350°F 1. Cream butter and sugar with your Read more [...]

National Nutrition Month- Recipe#1 Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza

Jan
30

Hello my sweet tooth friends! As most of you actually DON'T know, March is considered the National Nutrition Month. This program was started to help curb child obesity and teach teens proper eating habits. Healthy + Desserts= possible? YES!!!!!!!!!! The combination of ingredients to substitute the nasty, double-chin producing, love-handle exploding ones are endless...and you can do this while tricking your brain and palette while reducing the caloric and fat intake into your system! I Read more [...]