If you like Twix Bars, you’ll love Chocolate Caramel Crackle Tart. Buttery Pastry filled with caramel and Rice Krispies, then topped with rich chocolate ganache. Is it a pastry? Is it a candy bar? Is is something in-between? Who cares! This tart is so good I got a (not serious) caramel-induced marriage proposal after a …
Dark Chocolate Ganache has all the pure chocolate flavor of a really great square of bittersweet chocolate but it has a soft and creamy texture. It’s like eating chocolate silk. Use this recipe to make great chocolate truffles. As a staple in the pastry kitchen, ganache is used for glazing and filling cakes and cookies, …
Short Dough, Pâte Sucrée, Pâte Sablée, Sweet Dough, Tart Dough. Call it what you will, this is a versatile dough is perfect for your favorite tart or for making cookies. This is essential recipe comes together in minutes. Short Dough is a super versatile basic dough for the baker: Short dough is a little less …
I’ve heard beer referred to as “liquid bread”. With this in mind, I decided to make a beer mash starter, which is composed of grains and yeast, just like bread. Disclaimer: I’ll be the first to tell you that I am not a master bread baker. There are bakers who have devoted their career to understanding …
This is the quintessential vanilla layer cake, only better than ever. There are a few special touches that make this cake the best vanilla cake you’ll ever taste. Unlike almost every page of Baking Sense, this post is not centered on a single recipe, but rather illustrates how to assemble a professional looking layer cake. …
Italian Meringue Buttercream (IMBC) is my favorite cake frosting. This is the exact recipe I used for 10 years in my wedding cake business. Meringue buttercream has the perfect balance of rich flavor from the butter, and lightness from the meringue. It’s not overly sweet and it can be flavored with an endless variety of …
Have you ever wondered why vodka sauce tastes good even though you can’t taste the vodka? Why do we use alcohol to make vanilla extract? Should you even care about this if you just want to make a cake? Keep reading to find out… Sugar syrups for candy making are boiled to specific temperatures and …
This is the only Vanilla Butter Cake recipe you’ll ever want or need. Mixing technique can make a big difference when making cake batter. Find out the best way to get a light and tender cake. When I was developing the base recipe for my wedding cake business I wanted a tender and melt-in-your mouth …
Chicken Pot Pie has got to be one of the all-time great comfort foods. Warm chicken stew under a flaky pie crust sprinkled with sea salt, yummm. I know this is a baking blog, but I do cook savory food at home as well, and Chicken Pot Pie is a pie, after all. A great …
Homemade chicken stock is quick and easy to make. If you’ve never made your own chicken stock (bone broth) before you’ll be surprised not only by how easy it is, but how much of a difference it makes in your cooking. While store bought chicken broth is ok, it can be quite salty and doesn’t …