Friday, December 26, 2008

Clever Cakes: The Easy Guide To Making Them

By Jenni Snook

Making clever cakes may seem easy when you look at it but the truth is it involves a lot of hard work. Cooking food is not just simply a case of mixing them in a pan and stirring them, it also involves cutting up the food, treating the meat as well as peeling them. The preparation phase represents about 50% of the whole cooking process.

In order to prepare and cook clever cakes, you will have to master the skill but this will take some time particularly if you are a beginner. However, you don't have to learn the hard way. By heeding these small pieces of advice, you can be cooking and preparing your food the right way and in the easiest possible way.

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.

The balance that you achieve with your clever cakes ingredients will help you a lot in coming up with a dish that your family will be able to eat. For this to take place, you will need to be in possession of great measuring tools. You must get the tools with standard measurements if you wish to add the correct amount of ingredients. You can use ordinary tablespoons and coffee cups but the measurement will not be the same. Keep in mind that the accuracy of your measurements will determine whether your dish takes great or not.

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.

To ensure that you are clever in following the cake procedures to the letter especially with the time, put a timer near you. It's recommended that you use one that sounds after a certain amount of minutes. If you can't get a timer, use a clock, especially if it has an alarm. Otherwise, you just have to use your memory.

3. Using The Right Ingredients For Your Clever Cakes Is Important - You should never change one ingredient for another at the beginning of the process as this will only complicate the process itself and modify the end taste. Perhaps the ingredients are very similar but you will soon find out the texture and taste that results will be different. You can use the example of a sirloin and a shank which are both parts of beef. However, a shank is much thicker than a sirloin due to the fats between the meats and this will almost certainly change the flavour of the finished product.

The above instructions provide a great base to cooking clever cakes for everyone and the good news is that after some practice and experience, you can start experimenting and have even more fun! - 15634

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