Discover Great Tips For Perfect Cake Making (Jenifer Whitmire)

One does not need an excuse to try some cake making. The pastime has been around for thousands of years and these products are always popular. Baking one is not a difficult task, but things can and often do go wrong.

The normal sponge base is used for most decorative cakes, but nowadays it is becoming popular to have cakes like the carrot version, fruit and nut loaf and then of course, the world renowned chocolate sponge for children's party treats. Although it seems an easy enough task to bake this sweet treat, there are many things that can go wrong.

More often than not, the basic sponge version is used for kid's party creations. The trend lately though is for carrot and the old traditional fruit and nut loaves. Generally, the fruit and nut version was made for Christmas and wedding cakes. Having said this though, it must be added, that nothing beats the old chocolate sponges. Everyone loves a chocolate treat as well.

When making one, it is important to keep to the recipe. If you have had great success with a recipe and want to spruce it up a little, it is easy enough to do by adding one or two more ingredients such as toffee chips or choc chips. One can also use other ingredients, such as nuts, which also spruce up the normal sponge. Whatever kind you make, it is important to make sure that the measurements are perfect. Too much or too little of just one ingredient can make it flop.

Sometimes you will find that although you have measured up all the ingredients perfectly, your product still flops in the middle. Do not fret, you can still bake. The problem is probably in the oven temperature. Try using your thermometer to see if the temperature gets to the right height. Sometimes, you will find that if you are testing to see if the loaf is cooked, too often the oven will lose it's heat and not recover well enough to maintain the temperature. It could also be that you have too much liquid in the moisture which makes it dip in the middle.

Once you have determined that your product is completely baked through it is time to remove it from the oven. Take the cake out and let it cool down completely. Remove it from the pan to prepare to ice it. The treat must be properly cooled down as even just a little warmth may cause the frosting or icing to melt.

Dust the crumbs from the surface as you prepare to ice it. Layer the cake from top to sides with a thin layer of icing to cover the crumbs. Once you have done this, you can then proceed to put the icing on thicker. Remember to ice the surface evenly.

When frosting or applying icing, be careful not to put too much of the topping on. As much as the icing makes the treat, if there is too much on, it can be a little sweet. A person needs to be able to taste the type of sponge that has been baked. One will also want the treat to taste like the extra ingredients that you have put in, that is one of the joys of cake making.

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