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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 (©2010–2021) 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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    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 for Easter

    • Mini Eggs cookies cooling on a wire rack.
      Easy Mini Eggs cookies
    • Mini Egg bars cut into squares and served on small plates with a glass of milk on the side and a bowl of Mini Eggs.
      Mini Eggs blondies
    • Brownies decorated with Easter eggs cut into squares to serve.
      Easter brownies with Mini Eggs
    • Freshly baked carrot muffins being served on plates with butter.
      Moist carrot muffins
    • A slice of carrot cake layer cake with cream cheese frosting on a pale blue plate with a fork and striped linen napkin.
      Eggless carrot cake
    • Hot cross bun on a pink plate split open and served with butter.
      How to make hot cross buns for Easter weekend

    Bake with citrus

    • Lemon loaf cake topped with lemon icing and fresh raspberries being sliced to serve it
      Lemon loaf cake
    • Jars of homemade lime marmalade on a cooling rack.
      Lime marmalade
    • Pavlova cake filled with whipped cream, lemon curd, and raspberries being served.
      Pavlova
    • Orange pie with saltine crust and topped with orange marmalade glaze.
      Orange pie
    • A pot of homemade marmalade ready to be canned in jars.
      Orange marmalade
    • A pink glass plate with lemon bars.
      Easy lemon bars

    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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    Hi, I'm Janice! I am a baking-obsessed recipe developer with a PhD in Chemistry who writes about baking and the science of baking.

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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 for Easter

    • Slices of chocolate babka bread
      Dark chocolate babka for Easter
    • carrot focaccia with feta and almonds
      Carrot focaccia
    • Let's bake with carrots-
      What to bake with carrots
    • Button-shaped cookies - Honey flavoured cookies
      Honey sugar cookies (cut-out cookies)
    • carrot cake
      Glazed carrot cake

    Bake with citrus

    • A pink plate filled with lemon shortbread cookies and with a yellow napkin.
      Lemon shortbread cookies
    • Pink grapefruit marmalade on toast on a plate with a striped linen.
      Grapefruit marmalade
    • Slices of orange cranberry cake served on pink glass plates with forks.
      Orange cranberry bundt cake
    • Rubbing lemon zest into granulated sugar in a bowl to make lemon sugar.
      How to make lemon sugar
    • Drizzling lemon cranberry muffins on a wire rack with lemon icing.
      Cranberry lemon muffins
    • A scoop of lemon ice cream served on a speckled plate with a cone and a black spoon
      Lemon custard ice cream

    Baking conversions

    Buy the baking conversion charts NOW!

    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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