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This Christmas, check out these websites for tips, guidance and recipes of cakes
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BAKING, YOU may think, is a professional's job and not your cuppa. But, a look at these websites takes you through the whole process of soaking and sieving to mixing and baking, proving to you that it is not such a tough job after all. And, if you have the time, here are the means and guidelines.
Just browse through them for the essential tools needed to bake and decorate a cake to neat gadgets that are a must have!
Joy of baking
http://www.joyofbaking.com/cakes.html: Cakes are great for any occasion, and there are plenty here to try including chocolate torte, sponges and roulade. Find lots of recipes and browse through other sections including Substitutions, Glossary and Conversions.
ICES
http://www.ices.org: The International Cake Exploration Societe or otherwise known as ICES is an organisation of over 4,000 members worldwide. Their members range from novices to professionals in a variety of medias available in cake decorating and sugar artistry. This is an excellent resource for any cake decorator.
Connie's Cornish kitchen
http://www.greenchronicle.com/connies_cornish_kitchen. htm: A "bare bones" type of site, which contains good number of recipes to search through. Find a collection of 12 traditional Cornish recipes including clotted cream, Cornish pastry and splits, saffron and Cornish heavy cakes.
Cake cutting guide
http://www.wilton.com/cake/index.cfm: Find easy-to-follow instructions on how to cut a cake like a professional. Get excellent tips from Wilton on how to make sure that your cakes will taste as good as they look. This website is a good resource for cake designing ideas and can be especially helpful for beginning cake designers.
Basic cake decorating terms
http://members.aol.com/cakinbake/terms.html: Did you know that "Score" is `using your spatula edge to make a mark in icing'? At this site, find a brief explanation of some basic decorating terms for beginners from Darla.
PastryWiz.com — food, fun & recipes
http://www.pastrywiz.com: If sweets are your thing and you want to learn how to make your own wedding cake, or simply, get some great recipes, then this is the site to see. Browse through the theme pages, they are more than just recipes. They update the site frequently with seasonal designs and ideas.
AYYAPPA NAGUBANDI
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