Sometimes bad things happen to well-intentioned bakers. Maybe you run out of an ingredient; perhaps you’re unsure how to use an implement; or maybe sometimes you don’t have the right equipment because hello, have you seen all the baking stuff there is out there?
Here are the baking hacks that people who turn out perfect cakes, pies and slices don't want you to know…
Making frosting takes time and can be messy. It also requires ingredients.
Easier to pop a marshmallow on top of your cupcakes for a sweet and easy frosting alternative.
Occasional bakers may not have a rolling pin, but most of us have one of these.
You know those glass bottles kicking around? Those totally work.
If you don't have the proper knife to cut a cheesecake, what can you use?
Cut cheesecake using dental floss. Genius.
Even the most experienced cooks sometimes find themselves with eggshell in the bowl.
Easily fixed. Simply wet your finger, hold it close to the egg fragment, and watch it gravitate to your finger.
When making pancakes, use a condiment bottle for the batter.
Make pancakes AND keep a clean kitchen. The dream is real.
Tired of all the mess when you make cupcakes?
Produce perfectly uniform cupcakes or cookies with an ice-cream scooper. You get the exact quantities of mixture!
Mix your batter in a blender!
You’ll need to forfeit the whole licking-the-beaters experience, but mixing cake mixture in the blender is easier and neater – and simpler to pour.
Cooking spray has a nasty habit of lubricating everything in the near vicinity.
Want to keep it contained? Spray your pans on the inside of your dishwasher door.
Ever wish you could make cookies out of your favorite cake mix?
It's totally possible! For instant cookies, just add two eggs and 1/2 a cup of oil to cake mix to turn it into cookie dough.
Adding that finishing touch of icing to a good cookie or cake is a pretty meticulous job that can easily go wrong.
Nail delicate decorating jobs using a syringe. Change the size of the syringe to mix up your design.
Don’t laugh until you’ve tried to load up a piping bag – it's tricky.
It becomes a lot easier when you put the bag in a glass first. Roll the edge over the top of the glass, and BAM, a lot less mess.
...and once you’ve mastered that, you can move up to trying a two-tone swirl effect.
To do this, fix two bags to one nozzle. Now that you know how to fill the bag efficiently, this shouldn't be too hard!
Run out of brown sugar?
Mix white sugar with molasses and you’ve created your own. I honestly had no idea you could do this.
Tired of having the same typical circular cupcake shape?
If you place a marble next to the liner in the oven, it will bake into a heart shape! Who needs fancy cupcake trays, right?
I don't know about you, but I hate when there's no cupcake tray when I want to whip some up. This actually isn't a problem!
If you take a handful of mason jar lids and place them on a baking sheet, you will get those cupcakes you deserve and need.
One messy part of baking is using those powerful beaters. If only there was a way to protect yourself from that constant splatter.
Paper plates are kind of like mud guards, but for beaters.
Craving crispy bacon?
Bake it in the oven on a raised rack. It'll be perfectly crispy without being overcooked.
I mean, I love baking with brown sugar, but it hardens too easily!
To soften hardened brown sugar, put it in a bowl and cover it with a damp paper towel. After this, microwave it for about 20 seconds.
One annoying part of cooking with butter is that it bunches up in the batter too much. But you have get that butter in there, right?
Try grating your butter before mixing it for more even distribution.
I would make more smoothies if I didn't have to deal with the cleanup afterwards. Again, no problem.
Clean your blender the lazy way by running it with warm water and dishwashing soap inside.
Want to take your cake game to the next level?
Use cookie cutters as stencils to decorate a cake. This opens up so many possibilities!
If you're anything like me, I immediately toss a burnt batch of cookies. This is actually pretty wasteful, though.
Save burned baked goods by grating off the darkened bits.
Run out of an important ingredient? Oftentimes there is a simple replacement ingredient that can take its place.
See if you can substitute it with something you've already got in the kitchen.
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