5 Tips For Successful Micro Baking
Before I started watching ‘Chopped’ on Food Network Channel, I only used my microwave for defrosting and warming food. That programme thought me a whole lot about the microwave. It made me realize that I was underutilizing mine. So, I started researching easy micro-baking recipes and started experimenting till it became a thing. Now, If […]
Did you Know? 5 Reasons Why Cake Tops Crack
Last week, I baked a red velvet cake that my family loved absolutely. It was moist and delicious and the colour was spot on. However, it had a fault. The top was cracked. I can’t remember the last time I baked a cake that cracked so much. It made me a little sad because it […]
Baking Tips For Beginners
Today, we will be concluding our baking tips for beginners series. I must say that I have learnt one or two tricks while compiling this list so I’m sure that even experienced bakers who take the time to read this article will learn something from it as well. That said, here are the remaining baking […]
Six Baking Tips For Beginners
My baking journey started in my Food and Nutrition class in secondary school. The journey hasn’t been without its challenges as I have had my fair share of baking disasters. However, my love for the art and the sheer exhilaration of creating something from scratch, something that was often a visual beauty and a tasteful […]
How to Measure Out Honey Without Making a Mess
I love honey! it’s the sweet liquid made by bees from the nectar of flowers. It is a popular natural sweetener. It is valued for its nutritive, medicinal and cosmetic profile. Read more about Tip of the Day Honey is a versatile ingredient. Baking is one of the many interesting things that you can do […]
5 Things You Should Know About Baking Powder
Baking powder is a chemical leavening agent produced by combining sodium bicarbonate with one or two acids. It is an essential ingredient for baking cakes, meat pies, buns, brownies, chin chin to increase in their sizes. This leavening agent is also used to lighten the texture of baked goods. But most of us already […]
How to Determine if your Cooking Pan is Oven Safe
Baking is cooking food with dry heat. This art, which allows bakers the chance to create unique but familiar dishes, has been in existence for centuries. Baking is both an interesting and fulfilling craft. Bread, cakes, pastries and cookies are some of the staple baked goods. In recent times, however, the ongoing campaign that links […]
‘Bake It’ With Cheech: Ganache
Today, I’m talking about ganache. Ganache is a glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries made with chocolate and cream. Ganache is what is used when creating drips on a cake. It can be made using any kind of chocolate; white, milk, or dark. Here are the different recipes I use to create the perfect […]
‘Bake It’ With Cheech: Cinnamon Rolls
Let’s try a simple cinnamon rolls recipe! Ingredients for Dough 2¾ cup AP flour 3 TBSP Sugar 1 tsp Salt 2¼ tsp Instant Yeast ½ cup Water ¼ cup Milk 2 TBSP Unsalted Butter 1 Large Egg (beaten) Ingredients for Filling ¼ cup Packed Light brown sugar 2 TBS Ground Cinnamon Ingredients for Glaze 1½ […]
Did You Know? Nigeria’s Bread Industry Is Worth Over ₦120 Billion
Your typical Nigerian community bakery isn’t in want of demand. The bosses at these establishments may moan about flour prices and energy costs, but you’d seldom find a house of bread lacking buyers for their bakes. It’s no wonder that bakeries are close to the top of many an intending entrepreneur’s lists of possible ventures […]
‘Bake It’ With Cheech: Let’s Talk About Buttercream!
Today I’m talking about buttercream. Buttercream is a frosting made by mixing mainly a solid fat (butter, vegetable shortening, margarine) with sugar (powdered or granulated) used most commonly to ice cakes but also for a variety of other things. I’ll share my three main buttercream recipes and their pros and cons. Simple Buttercream Pros: it’s […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Meeday Confectioneries
The food industry has yet witnessed another evolution of tricks and magic. Craft and fine art have transcended. It’s no longer restricted to papers and paints. It now involves flour and butter amongst many other elements. So let’s talk about a principality in the food industry: Meeday Confectioneries. Many pride themselves as being able to […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Abees Cocktails and Chops
Almost everyone wants to have an epoch-making event, be it a wedding ceremony, birthday, or special occasion, with unique cocktails and chops to accommodate the taste of all and sundry and to save them some cash too. While there are numerous vendors littered all over that can afford to just offer anything below standard (I’m […]
ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Funpee Products and Services
Funpee Products and Services is a manufacturing and events service company based in Lagos. The business has a presence in multiple niches: it produces and retails an assortment of drinks and food, plans and coordinates events, distributes cleaning products, and runs an academy for aspiring entrepreneurs. That’s more than a handful of concerns to be […]
Video Of The Week: Banana Pancakes Recipe
In our Video of the week, watch Bukie show you how to prepare Banana Pancakes. The beauty of Banana Pancakes is that they are healthy sugar-free alternative options to regular pancakes. Watch the video below:
‘Bake It’ With Cheech: Let’s Talk About Sugar
Let’s talk about sugar, we all love it, but hate the effects it has on our bodies. Two of my favorite substitutes for sugar in baking are Stevia and Agave Nectar. Stevia is a zero on the Glycemic Index so it’s really better for you, while Agave is a 15 on the Glycemic Index, which […]