April 2012
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Lessons learned
DON’T ADD EGGS TO CORNSTARCH (unless you immediately start whisking the two together). It can make a batter lumpy.
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Cupcake Batter
When adding extras (such as pistachios to our pistachio cupcakes or strawberry puree to our strawberry cupcakes) be very delicate and don’t stir too much because it can make the batter tough by building the gluten. Fold gently!
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Buttercream
So this week I thought I’d talk a little bit about buttercream, since we make so much of it at the patisserie. It is a real tricky thing to make, at least in the beginning. For those who don’t know how it is made, you first have to boil sugar with a real teeny tiny amount of water, just enough to get the sugar wet basically. Then you have to watch the boiling sugar and make sure that...
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