Videos — Page 20

Edible Printing 101 (Part 1)

May 6, 2013 by Jenn

Adding an Edible Printer to our bakery has been one of our greatest investments. It is truly amazing what you can add to your cakes and cupcakes by printing out an edible image.

We did a video a couple of years ago (a year…I don’t remember!) on edible printing basics, and since we have recieved steady questions and comments on that video, we thought it would be a great video to make with a more in-depth focus.

We have turned the new video idea into a series, and I will have two subsequent posts up on the idea. In the first video, I show you how to set up your printer and what you need as far as ink, and frosting sheets. In the second video, I show you how to layout a design using Icing Image‘s iidesign program (which is an online software subscription you can buy). And in the third video, I show you how to incorporate the previous two videos together to create a butterfly cake using edible frosting sheets.

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ZestNest, Hand Held Zester Review

May 3, 2013 by Jenn

News alert! New baking gadget that I love and am sharing with you!

In this video we review the ZestN’est by NewMetro Design. This product zests lemons, limes and oranges while holding the zester in the palm of your hand. The zest is scraped into a sealed container where it is collected and can be stored for later use in the fridge.

Find out more at: http://www.newmetrodesign.com/content/ZestNest.html.

I know in this video I sound like a bad infomercial, but I swear I’m not!! I just can’t act natural when I’m trying to tell you how great something is. Since making the video, and using the tool, I have suffered one cut knuckle. The ZestNest was in the DISHWASHER and I had to go back to the grater!!! Ouch!

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Roman Honey Cake

April 30, 2013 by Jenn

Here’s a little baking from the past. Honey cakes go back thousands of years to the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Honey was the universal sweetener in baked goods until sugar from sugar cane started to become popular in the middle ages. This Honey cake would be delicious topped with whipped cream, while still warm.

Roman Honey Cake:

Ingredients:

3 eggs
7 Ounces (198 Grams) Liquid Honey
2 Ounces (57 Grams) All Purpose Flour

Procedure:

Whip eggs in stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. You will want the eggs to be stiff and form peaks. Slowly add the honey, and continue to mix until well incorporated. Remove egg and honey mixture from the mixer. Add the flour, small amounts at a time, by folding it into the egg mixture. Continue this until all of the flour has been incorporated.

Pour mixture into a greased 9″ pan, and bake for 40mins at 350F.

Once the cake has cooked, slice and top with homemade whipped cream! Our Homemade Whipped Cream Video: http://youtu.be/qkECJuoJt6M

Filed Under: Cakes, Tutorials, Videos Tagged With: Ancient cake, Roman Cake, Roman Honey Cake

How to Color Fondant & Gum Paste Using Gel Food Coloring

April 28, 2013 by Jenn

Colouring fondant and gum paste is one of the basics for cake decorating . . . you could call it “dying” fondant as well. It is super easy and can produce a wider variety of colours than those you can find pre-made for purchase.

I often get asked questions regarding how I’ve managed to get my fondant true red or black. Those colours seem to be super hard to make when you’re first starting out . . . “I’ve already used the entire bottle! WTF?”. The liquid food colouring that you can get in grocery stores does not cut it- at least in my experience. I have yet to find a liquid food colouring that actually colours things the same colour as the bottle!

If you can’t use liquid food colouring successfully, then what is there to use?? Gel paste!! Gel paste is a concentrated, solid form of liquid food colouring and you generally need less gel paste than you would food colouring for recipes. I have tried many brands of gel paste, and the one that I keep coming back to (and buying GIANT bottles of) is Americolor Gel Paste.

In this video tutorial, we’ll show you how to color (dye) fondant and gum paste with food coloring gels. We’ll also do a quick review of Wilton’s Icing Colors , Americolor Soft Gel Paste and Chefmaster Liqua-Gel Food Color.

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Americolor Soft Gel Paste, Chefmaster Liqua-Gel Food Color, Gel Food Coloring, How to Color Fondant, Wilton's Icing Colors

How to Make a Cupcake Bouquet for Mother’s Day

April 27, 2013 by Jenn

I have the best Mom!

I’m sure you think you all do, but, sorry, mine takes that title! If you have been a frequent viewer of my videos on YouTube, you will have “met” my mom before. She is such a great sport to accompany me in my videos.

When you are buying a present for the best mom in the world, the magnitude of choosing the perfect present can be very daunting, so instead of a present this year, I’m MAKING her a present. Nothing says “love” like a homemade gift. Maybe I should add a construction paper card to go with the “present”. Oh dear. Let’s just hope she still loves me after Mother’s Day this year.

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Filed Under: Cupcakes, Tutorials, Videos Tagged With: cupcake bouquet, cupcakes, mother's day, mother's day cupcakes

How to make a Donut Cake

April 24, 2013 by Jenn

Mmmm . . . donuts! Here in Canada we have Tim Horton’s and once a year they reward us nutty Canucks with their “Rrrrroll up the Rim” contest. Roll your r’s when you say it!

Supposedly, you have a one in six chance to win things like RAV4’s, BBQ’s, TV’s and gift cards, but I’m just happy when I will a free coffee, or DONUT! The contest usually runs for March and April, or until the cups run out (I assume) and unfortunately when I went through the drive thru a couple days ago, I had a plain cup. No more “Rolling Up the Rim” for us in Cranbrook. So now that I have my stock pile of cup liners that were winners, it’s time to cash them in!

My absolute favourite baked good from Tim’s is their Tea Biscuit, which is basically a scone and when I went to use my free donut for it, I was told I couldn’t. “You can get a muffin, cookie or donut, maam”. What? Not a tea biscuit? Fine. A donut it is. If you force me, and twist my arm, I’ll order a deep fried, covered in chocolate ganache, ooey, gooey delightful bite of goodness. I contemplated the most bang for my buck (piece of cup). . . the Long John (sprinkles AND chocolate), the Boston Cream (chocolate and bavarian cream) or the Canadian Maple (bavarian cream and maple ganache). I went with the Maple Cream and it was delicious!!

So, with donuts on the brain, I present to you the Donut Cake!

In this video we show you how to make a doughnut (donut if you will) cake using our vanilla cake recipe and topping it with chocolate ganache and sprinkles.

Keep reading for the recipe.

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Filed Under: Cakes, Tutorials, Videos Tagged With: Donut Cake, Doughnut Cake

How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream

April 21, 2013 by Jenn

In this video we’ll show you how to make whipping cream from scratch using both a KitchenAid stand mixer and a handheld mixer. This video has been up on our YouTube channel for a while now, but I keep getting the same questions from viewers, so I thought I would post it here and answer some of the questions! A little FAQ on Whipping Cream!

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Baking FAQ’s Part 2

April 17, 2013 by Jenn

We get many questions about our videos, so we once again compiled some of the most common into a video for everyone.

Thank you to everyone who writes in and asks me questions that they have not found the answers to on their own. If you can Google it, or find the answer already in the comments, I unfortunately can’t (read: won’t!) write you back. We get so many comments and questions each day, that I choose to only focus on new ones, or ones that pertain specifically to the recipe that I have put up.

And on that note:

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Baking FAQ, Baking Questions

Edible Printing 101 (Part 1)

ZestNest, Hand Held Zester Review

Roman Honey Cake

How to Color Fondant & Gum Paste Using Gel Food Coloring

How to Make a Cupcake Bouquet for Mother’s Day

How to make a Donut Cake

How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream

Baking FAQ’s Part 2

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