Step by step homemade baking recipes
On my YouTube channel we constantly get asked the question “I don’t have baking powder, do I have to use it?” Yes, of course you do . . . it’s in the recipe for a reason. Baking powder is used as a leavening agent, which is what makes the cake rise. I don’t know why so many people don’t seem to be able to find baking powder, so instead of explaining how to make it to each and every viewer, we made a video on how to make your own!
Let’s just call this post “Ode to My Mother”.
My mom is the greatest lady I know. She is the most unselfish person that I know, and is somehow who would do anything for her family. She is inherently kind and thinks the best of everyone and everything! To celebrate her birthday, I wanted to make something that would showcase her beauty and greatness, so we came up with these cupcakes.
I had my dad sneak me down all the old family albums so I could go through all the pictures (which was a fabulous walk through time) and chose my favourite pictures of my mom. Paul worked his editing magic and laid them out in the photo software that he uses for edible printing.
One of the coolest things about these cupcake toppers is the image that has a QR Code on it! When my mom scanned the code, it had a very special message just for the birthday girl on it! You’ll have to watch the video to see what my message to her was!
These chocolate cups are the perfect to impress your guests as a dessert for a dinner party, or addition to an appetizer.
Making chocolate cups is incredible simple . . . all you basically need are melting wafers, cupcake liners, cupcake pan and a fridge! Since we posted this video on our YouTube channel, we have had lots of questions regarding the type of chocolate that can be used in place of the melting wafers. I tried a variety of chocolates before filming the video, and the type that I had the most success with was with the chocolate melting wafers. It is possible to use chocolate chips, baking chocolate or candy melts. They all work but tend to be rough, chunky, and difficult to work with.
Try the cups filled with our chocolate mousse recipe . . . Oh. So. Good!!
Making homemade mousse has been on my list of Must Do’s for a while now. I finally bit the bullet, did some research, and holy cr@p . . . why did I not make this YEARS ago?
This mousse is a rich, chocolatey, decadent dessert. If you have only ever had mousse from a box mix, you MUST try homemade, from scratch. It is so much better.
It’s full on calories, but you won’t regret one bite.
Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients:
– 10 oz (280 grams) bitter sweet chocolate
– 2 cups (475 mL) whipping cream (heavy cream)
– 2 tablespoons (25 grams) sugar
– 4 Egg Whites
– 1/4 cup (60mL) coffee
For the procedure, check out the video!
Minecraft is one of the most popular games going right now. To play this game you place blocks and build anything you want! I researched that, yo. I had no idea what Minecraft was when I first heard the name. And after telling people about the cake I was working on, I learned I was not alone. Who are the people making this game popular? I know exactly who . . . the YOUNG! Unfortunately, I am not in that age category anymore. I’m not my Grandma old (98), but apparently, neither am I young, or hip.
What is the best sound of the holidays? The pop of the champagne cork of course! Champagne has always been a traditional addition to New Years Eve celebrations in my family home growing up, and of course continues to be one now!
I am definitely not a champagne connoisseur, as you may be able to tell with my use of Yellow Tail Sparkling Wine in the video . . . why would I waste good champagne on something that is baked?!?! For cooking/baking purposes this brand is great . . . relatively cheap (not as cheap as Baby Duck!), has a definite champagne taste that stays throughout the baking process, and it doesn’t taste too bad when you drink the rest of the bottle when you’re done baking these cupcakes . . . using the bottle or a flute to finish it off works either way 🙂
I’ve got one last Christmasy idea for you before the big day next week! If you’re one of our 11,000 subscribers on YouTube, you’ve already seen this (and thank you for subscribing!), but in the hustle and bustle of this fall, I am finally getting this up on the blog.
In this video, we are using Photofrost frosting sheets, and our Cricut Cake to make multiple layered poinsettia leaves. There are lots of steps to this cake, and it comes out stunning, and perfect for the holidays!
Photofrost contacted us about making a cake using their coloured frosting sheets, and knowing that we had Christmas videos to film, we brainstormed a cake that would work for both sides: a cake that would show off Photofrost’s product, and one that we could do showcasing our Cricut cake.
You can bake any cake for this one, what I did was bake three layers (two vanilla, one red velvet) of eight inch cake, to give the cake height in order to ensure that the poinsettia’s that border the bottom of the cake were not cramped along the bottom or too high to the top.
To make this cake, you will need: frosting sheets (red and green), 3×8″ cake layers, Cricut Cake (or flower tracer/scissors).
Have look-see of the video, and let me know if you have any questions!
Happy Holidays!
I’m going to assume that anyone reading this post has seen the hands-down most fabulous Christmas movie to ever fill theatres and home TV screens . . . National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation! It is my number one favourite Christmas movie, and every year, I HAVE to watch it at least once. I am such a nerd and have watched it so many times, I can quote half of the movie, and my favourite quote is “Little full, lotta sap”. It kills me everytime I watch it.
This year, I am proud to say that my family is finally taking after the Griswolds. My sister-in-law posted this picture on Facebook with the caption “That went well.”
I had to share this with everyone because it is so funny. L’s losing his mind. E’s wanting off so badly. My brother’s trying to get out of the picture and Santa has no idea what is going on . . or he’s swinging at my brother!
