A recipe for sturdy gingerbread dough with minimal spreading. Not recommended for cookies. Making gingerbread houses from scratch is a labor of love. It definitely takes time and planning days ahead. You need to find or create a template(s), make the dough, cut out all the shapes and keep them straight. Then whip up some …
These crunchy little meringues are a perfect addition to your Christmas gingerbread house! Just a touch of peppermint gives it that holiday zing. A small amount of peppermint goes a long way! The trees are simple and easy to make. Just use a star piping tip and pipe 3 on top of each other with …
Need to make an edible window? Of course you do! I know isomalt is all the rage now a days, BUT I decided to go with good old regular sugars. I mean what the hell is inverted sugar? Sounds like something you shouldn’t be eating (*shakes old lady cane*). I’m sure it’s fine, but they …
Prepare a clear glass of cold ice water. To test candy stage, drip some syrup into water. THREADTemp: 230° F – 235° F USES: Syrups, Candied fruitsSugar syrup forms soft threads in water. SOFT BALLTemp: 235° F – 240° F USES: Fudge and chocolate fillingsSugar syrup forms mushy soft ball shape. Looses shape easily. FIRM …
I’ve been dying too make a roll cake, but every recipe needed a jelly roll pan. WHICH I DIDN’T HAVE! I mean seriously, why do I need a pan that’s 1 or 2 inches smaller than a cookie sheet?! I don’t have a damn kitchen overflow room. I mean I wish I did….. ALL THE …
Mouthwatering caramelized pineapple topped yellow cakes sandwiching fresh whipped vanilla Chantilly cream. Ugh, drool. So you wanna make a pineapple upside-down cake? Why not make 2 and layer it? Sounds too difficult? I’ll make it easy for ya, use a yellow cake box mix! You could use a yellow cake recipe if you wanna be …
Delicious, crunchy, buttery toffee—easier to make than you would think. Growing up I always refused to eat almonds, the only time I would was in toffee! Skor bars were my toffee treats man. Try to get me to eat an almond though and I would turn my nose up in disgust. Still do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . …
The BEST creamy, chewy caramel recipe! Caramel apples are one of my all time favorite treats. Now that it’s fall and Halloween is around the corner, I can use it as an excuse to make some! There are so many topping choices, peanuts, chocolate, toffee or pretzels. I like to make a few of each! …
I love these adorable and delicious meringue ghosts! They just melt in your mouth. I’ve noticed—by consulting an esteemed focus group (my nieces)—that meringues are a big hit with kids! All you need to make these are egg whites, sugar, and a piping bag! For the eyes and little boo mouth, I just bought a …
