Baking is nothing less than an art. More than an art, it is a science that requires attention, consistency and precision for the best results. It is therapeutic and a great activity to do when you are feeling unproductive. Whether you are new to baking or just trying to improve some newly-acquired skills, some tips will always be helpful in saving cooking time and churning up professional recipes like a cupcake recipe.
Before starting baking, you must remember that it requires a great deal of patience. As a beginner, you may fall short in terms of certain requirements when your recipes might not turn out to be as good as you want them to be, but keep whisking and follow the tips in this article. Preheat your oven and place that mixing bowl on the kitchen top because you are definitely getting a baking itch after knowing these tips!
1. Keeping ingredients at room temperature:
When you start with your cake or cupcake recipe, it is extremely important to ensure that your ingredients are at room temperature. Let the frozen ingredients like milk or butter defrost. Eggs and milk that are used straight from the refrigerator (or rum, wine, or liquor if you’re making liquor-based cupcakes) don’t mix as easily with the dry and room-temperature ingredients.
2. Using oil to scoop out sticky ingredients:
This is a tip that will help you avoid the cleaning mess left after cooking. If you are using wet, sticky ingredients like Nestlé MILKMAID in your recipes (which you MUST!) or peanut butter, spray some oil on your measuring cup, followed by a silicone spatula to scrape out any leftover ingredients from the cup completely.
3. Making fluffy red velvet cupcakes:
Your red velvet cupcake recipe will get that buttery, fluffy flavor with this simple tip. While all of us add oil to add moisture to cupcakes, it does not give the natural buttery flavor and softness to it. To keep them light while also giving them moisture, consider adding both oil and creamed butter.
4. ‘Don’t overfill the cake pans:
Most of us baking for the first time commit the mistake of filling the batter to the rim of the pan. This will only end up messing up your oven and the recipe. Ensure you only fill 2/3rd of your cake pans. This will also allow the batter to rise properly, making your dish fluffy and soft. You can store the extra batter for later.
5. Bake in the center of your oven:
One of the most common problems with baking is that your dish gets improper heat from the oven, leaving some parts raw, with others hard and overcooked. Put your pans in the center to ensure even baking. If you are using multiple pans, keep them away from the oven walls and one another. When your dish is two-thirds through baking, turn the pans around.
So put on your apron, assemble the ingredients and make the perfect red velvet cupcake recipe with these tips.