Better Baking: Quick Decorating for Cakes and Pies
Margarita Cárdenas
Culinary Institutes Columnist
Today we're going to peek into the baking and pastry school. This practical baking class will have you decorating beautiful pies and cakes in no time.
No-Drip Decorating
Frost your cake and spare the platter! Cut four strips of wax paper about two inches wide and place them around the edge of your cake, then apply the icing or glaze. Any drops will fall on the strips, which can then be slipped away - leaving a perfectly clean platter.
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Easy-Over Pie Crust
- For a perfect pie crust, roll the dough out on a sheet of waxed paper, cut to size, and remove the trimmings.
- Cut a perfect circle in the center, and three or four air vents. Better yet, use cookie cutters for a whimsical design.
- Now pick up the crust, paper and all, and turn it over carefully onto the top of your pie. Peel off the wax paper and admire your perfect crust!
From Plain Cake to Lace Cake
Powdered sugar becomes a lacy design if you first place a paper doily over the top of your cake. Sift powdered sugar over the top, then carefully lift the doily away. The pattern will be transferred onto the cake. Or make your own paper cutouts instead of the doily for a unique design.
Keep the Juices In
When making a pie with very juicy fruits or berries, add the sugar at the last minute, once the oven is heated and the pie is ready to fill. Otherwise, the sugar will pull out the juices, producing a soggy bottom crust.
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And finally...
So you've never had any formal baking training? Collect our tips on this site and pretty soon your guests will be asking where you went to baking school! Better yet, use these tips to prepare for your own baking school education from some of the schools listed on this site. You can turn your hobby of baking into a career!
See you next week with more great tips from the Culinary Institutes Web site.
About the Author
Margarita Cárdenas heads MC Editorial, a firm providing language expertise in the areas of writing, translating, and editing. As a conference interpreter, she has worked with organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations. Margarita holds a bachelor's degree in humanities from Harvard University. Her favorite pastimes are gardening, cooking, and listening to opera.
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