Successful Cake Baking

Baking cakes successfully isn’t difficult and it needn’t be daunting. Light and airy cakes, sponges and bakes are what we all seek as bakers. Armed with just a few tips and some knowledge to help you, your cakes, bakes and teatime treats can be magnificent every time.

Depending on what is being baked, different techniques for incorporating air can give our bakes that lift we need. If you get as much air into your batter before it goes into the oven you are already on the way to a great bake. Throughout the book, various methods are used, but the secret to incorporating as much air as possible during these stages is knowing when to stop.