Thursday, January 8, 2009

Clever Cakes: The Easy Guide To Making Them

By Jenni Snook

At first, you may think that making clever cakes is an easy task, but the fact of the matter is that it requires a lot of hard work. Every time you cook something, it doesn't just mean that you put them in a pan and stir them, it also means that you have to cut the food, treat the meat and even peel them. The preparation in fact is 50 percent of the whole procedure.

Learning to cook and prepare clever cakes will take some time especially if you're a beginner. But you don't have to take the hard road and learn the lesson the hard way. If you want your food in the right way and in the best possible manner, just follow the advice throughout this article.

1. Memorise The Measurements To Make Clever Cakes - Tools for measurement are probably the best things to have apart from recipes when making clever cakes. In fact, they are actually the ones that will give you the desired taste. If you use them well, you will be having great tasting food every time. The measurements that you choose will greatly affect the taste as you shall soon see. Too little salt will make the food bland while too much of it will make the flavour too salty. Too much flour will make the food taste like flour.

A good balance of ingredients when making clever cakes will greatly assist you in making something the whole family can enjoy. That is why it is important to invest in good measuring tools like a set of measuring cups and spoons. These must be the standard measurements that recipes use and you need these tools to help you put the right amount of ingredients into the dish that you are cooking. Of course, you could use any teaspoon or coffee cup but chances are the measurements will not be the same. Don't forget that the taste of whatever you cook up is heavily dependant on whether you are precise with your measurements.

2. It's A Very Clever Idea To Follow The Time Indicated When Cooking Cakes - After you have measured the ingredients well, make sure that you are following the instructions in the recipe to the letter. Pay close attention to the time that is often indicated in the recipes. If it says 15 minutes, then let it simmer for 15 minutes. No more, no less. Under no circumstances, should you stop or modify a recipe, unless you are a professional chef. Keep in mind that the times indicated have been chosen for a reason.

If you want to be clever and make a cake following a procedure word for word, then it is a wise idea to use a timer. A good timer is one that sounds after a certain number of minutes. If you are unable to get hold of a timer, then a clock is fine especially if it comes with an alarm. Apart from that, you can put your memory to use.

3. It's Vital To Use The Correct Ingredients In Your Clever Cakes - Don't ever swap any ingredient for another at the commencement as this will only make the process more complicated and change the taste. Even though you may think that the ingredients are practically the same, the resulting taste and texture will be different. A good example would be changing a part of a beef, such as a sirloin to a shank. Even though they are both parts of beef, a sirloin is thinner than a shank, which means that it has fats between the meats and this will certainly affect the resulting flavour in some way.

You can start making clever cakes by simply following the above instructions and after a while, you can start experimenting and having fun!

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