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Top Tip Friday #4 Even Sized Fondant Pearls

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To create even sized fondant pearls or balls for edible necklaces and other embellishments to your cakes follow these easy steps. 1. Roll fondant out evenly 2. Cut out shapes using a small cutter, here I am using a mini circle, but it really doesn't matter what shap you use. 3. Roll into a ball with your palms. Each ball will be made with the exact same amount of fondant, therefore making them all the exact same sized ball. Say goodbye to lopsided beads!  Share ♡  Inspire  ♡  Motivate :: Home Bakers Doing it for Themselves.

Top Tip Friday: Prevent Cake Flour Woes, Weevils and Self Raising Fails

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I forgot to load last weeks Top Tip Friday, so here's Top Tips #2 and #3 in one post all about flour! ★ Flour Storage When you buy your flour store it in the freezer for 24 hours then leave on bench (in packet) for a few hours (completely back to room temp) then open your packets and pour into your usual Tupperware containers for your pantry as you normally would. Why? Because sometimes invisible to the eye weevil type eggs have come home with you! Freezing will kill the eggs and prevent a pesky bug outbreak in your pantry containers! *Some people up here in the tropical north prefer to just store their flour in the deep freeze all the time. If you do this, just make sure you bring your flour back to room temperature before using it for your baking recipes. ★Self Raising Flour  Each time you use your SR flour turn the container upside down and back again before using. Why? Because baking raising agents are often heavier than the flour and will sink to the bottom o

☆NEW!☆ Welcome to Top Tip Fridays!

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Each week I will post a new baking or cake decorating tip. Please + or comment if you think it's a great idea! Buttermilk: Some of the best cake, scone and pancake recipes have Buttermilk: Mud Cake Buttermilk Pancakes Red Velvet Cake My Chocolate Cake  But rarely would do I use the full 600ml and end up forgetting about it lurking in the back of my fridge! (Not so nice when discovered weeks later! Eeek!)  So  now, instead of letting it go off and wasting money I freeze it for later use. So, remember to freeze  your next lot of excess, and when you next need buttermilk all you have to do is  put in your fridge the night before to safely defrost or use your defrost settings on your microwave. * Note, It will look strange once defrosted - If you've ever frozen breast milk before you will be familiar with it looking separated once defrosted. The milk is still perfectly fine to use and a gentle stir will quickly bring it back to looking normal.  Cake Decor