Kitchen tips
Homemade piping gel
How to make clear piping gel at home with water, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and corn syrup for…
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Spiced Pedro Ximénez reduction
A sweet Pedro Ximénez sherry reduction simmered with brown sugar, cinnamon and star anise. Great with lamb, pork,…
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Caramel sauce
Homemade caramel sauce with sugar, water, cream, butter and vanilla, plus tips for avoiding burns, fixing the texture…
Kitchen tips
Stenciling on fondant
How to stencil designs onto fondant with gel or powder food coloring to decorate cakes and cupcakes with…
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Coffee syrup
Homemade coffee syrup made with water, sugar, strong coffee and vanilla. Use it to sweeten lattes and cappuccinos…
Kitchen tips
Oven-roasted chestnuts
How to roast chestnuts in the oven: score fresh chestnuts, sprinkle with salt and roast at 200 °C…
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How to clean and cook octopus
Step-by-step guide to cleaning octopus (head, innards, eyes and skin) and boiling it with onion, bay leaf and…
Fondant cakes
Flamenco dancer and naughty kitten cake
A playful flamenco and naughty kitten party cake with pink buttercream or fondant, kitten figures, fondant flowers, music…
Fondant cakes
Skydiver cake
A fun skydiver-themed birthday cake with blue buttercream or fondant, toy parachutists, fondant clouds and planes and a…
Fondant cakes
Cookie art cake
A creative cookie art cake: vanilla sponge covered in white buttercream or fondant and decorated with colorful piping…
Fondant cakes
German 50th anniversary cake
A 50th anniversary cake with a German theme: black, red and gold flag colors, a golden number 50…
Fondant cakes
Poppy cake
An elegant poppy-themed cake for garden parties: white buttercream or fondant decorated with piped red poppy petals, green…