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    Why do you weigh all your ingredients?

    Good question! I actually wrote about the importance of weighing. Check it out!
    If you really have an aversion to weighing ingredients, I suggest you consult my handy baking conversions page for help and get your printable baking conversions chart pdf. I am not responsible for accidental math errors!

    Where do you get all your plates and props for photos?

    Some I've purchased, others I've rented. If you would like to rent props in the Montreal area, I highly recommend Saunders Prop Rental. They've got plates, cutlery, glasses, linens, surfaces, and even bakeware and cookware that you can rent for your photos!

    What’s your favourite dessert to make?

    I love to make layer cakes.

    What’s your favourite dessert to eat?

    Can I answer all of them? I don’t know if I could choose a favourite….

    What if I find a mistake in one of your recipes or a typo?

    Please, let me know if you find a mistake! That would be so helpful to me because I am the only editor on the blog at the moment and I can't catch every mistake. I’d appreciate a kindly-worded comment on the post in question. Try not to be rude because that can be hurtful.

    I tried one of your recipes and it failed miserably! Now what?

    I’m so sorry to hear that. If you leave a comment on the post in question, I will try and reply as soon as possible to help you figure out what went wrong. Again, please do not be hateful or rude because something went wrong. Errare humanum est!

    What kind of camera do you use? Do you have any photography tips to share?

    I have a Canon Rebel XSi with a 50 mm lens. I find one important part of photography is learning to use all those buttons and settings on your camera. I found Helene Dujardin’s Plate to Pixel immensely helpful, but I also consult my camera’s manual when I have problems. Yes, I really do read my camera manual.
    Also, as cliché as this sounds, practice really does make perfect, or at least better and better.
    I always shoot with a tripod for stability and I only shoot with natural light.

    Can I substitute one ingredient for another?

    Unless I have suggested it, I’d say no, or I can’t guarantee the results. I have tried to summarize the ins and outs of making baking substitutions to make it easier, but I still can't guarantee the results.

    I’d like to use one of your photographs. Can I?

    All writing and photography is copyright Janice Lawandi (©2010–2023) unless otherwise indicated. You may use one photograph on your site provided you give me full credit with a link to this website.

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    Bake With Apples

    • Serving apple and blueberry crumble with scoops of vanilla ice cream on plates.
      Apple and blueberry crumble
    • Puff pastry apple tart cut into squares to serve.
      Puff pastry apple tart
    • Apple tart tatin featuring honeycrisp apples.
      Apple tarte tatin
    • Apple galette being sliced and served
      Easy apple galette
    • Bundt cake coated with shiny salted caramel sauce
      Apple bundt cake with salted caramel glaze
    • Apple crumb coffee cake ready to be served with cups of tea, plates and a serrated knife
      Apple crumble cake

    Bake With Pumpkin

    • A slice of maple pumpkin bread on a dessert plate.
      Maple pumpkin bread
    • Slices of pumpkin bread served on speckled plates with a cup of tea and green linen
      Perfect pumpkin loaf cake
    • whoopie pie
      Pumpkin spice whoopie pies with brown butter cream cheese frosting
    • A plate with a pumpkin muffin split open and smeared with butter, with a cup of coffee on the side.
      Pumpkin muffins
    • vegan pumpkin pie shakes
      Pumpkin spice shake
    • Homemade pumpkin purée strained through a cheesecloth.
      How to make homemade pumpkin purée for baking

    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!

    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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    Bake With Apples

    • Apple butter pie - Stencil pie with powdered sugar to give it a lacy pattern
      Apple butter pie
    • Savoury pork and apple pies with Maple Leaf shredded pork, thyme and apple chunks
      Savoury hand pies with pork and apple
    • sweetango apple pie yogurt parfait with granola
      SweeTango apple pie yogurt parfait
    • spiced apple jam
      Spiced apple jam
    • miniature apple cupcakes with a dollop of cream cheese frosting and topped with graham cracker crumbs
      Apple cupcakes with thick pipeable cream cheese frosting
    • apple stuffed scones
      Apple pie scones

    Bake With Pumpkin

    • Sliced pumpkin cranberry bread on cooling rack being served with butter
      The best pumpkin bread with cranberries
    • Little pumpkin tarts
      Mini pumpkin pie tarts without evaporated milk
    • Sliced pumpkin bread on a wood cutting board
      Healthier pumpkin bread (eggless, dairy-free, vegan, less sugar)
    • A pink bowl of toasted pumpkin seeds with a pink spoon for serving
      Toasted pumpkin seeds
    • Serving pumpkin pie on black plates.
      Pumpkin pie without evaporated milk
    • Scoops of pumpkin ice cream in little bowls with pie crust cookies.
      Pumpkin ice cream

    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!

    Baking conversions

    Buy the baking conversion charts NOW!

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    Logos of online and offline publications that featured the Bake School and Janice Lawandi.

    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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