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    Baking science

    Are you struggling with layer cakes because there are big holes in your cakes? Did your cakes collapse when they came out of the oven? The answers to your baking troubles are here!

    Baking a pie on the bottom oven rack position.

    Oven rack position

    The freezer plate test with a dollop of strawberry jam to show it wrinkles when it sets.

    The jam setting point and how to determine jam set

    Pre-shaping bread dough to make a sourdough boule in a Dutch oven.

    Baking with yeast

    Why do we bake at 350 ºF?

    How to bake a flat cake and make a cake rise evenly

    What happens when you bake?

    Single-acting versus double-acting baking powder

    Why cookies end up very dark on the bottom and completely raw in the middle

    A sheet pan of cut out shortbread cookie stars ready to be baked.

    Why chill cookie dough and other techniques to stop cookies from spreading

    Whipping egg whites to stiff, glossy peaks like a pillowy meringue

    How to use baking ratios

    Why do cakes sink?

    Earl Grey tea layer cake - inside-

    Why are there sometimes large holes inside of cake?

    A box of baking soda and a container of Magic baking powder with a set of measuring spoons for scooping these chemical leaveners

    Baking soda vs baking powder: which chemical leavener do you need?

    Why'd my blueberries turn green?

    Why do blueberries turn green in muffins

    Chocolate caramel layer cake and perfectly smooth caramel sauce

    How to prevent caramel from crystallizing

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    Eggless chocolate cake

    Chocolate layer cake with cream cheese frosting and chocolate sprinkles on a cake stand.
    Learn to make an eggless chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting!

    Bake with citrus

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    Baking conversions

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    How to poach pears

    Poached pears on an enamelware plate.
    This easy poached pears recipe is simple and you can use the poached fruit for salads, appetizers, and desserts!

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