Baking Basics

Basic baking instructions and base recipes for cakes, frostings, etc.

vanilla creme brulee with a bite taken out

The Creamiest 5-Ingredient Vanilla Creme Brûlée

Marshmallowy Swiss meringue

Swiss Meringue (That’s Actually Stable & Doesn’t Weep!)

fresh homemade croissants on a plate with one cut in half to show the inside

Easy Croissant Recipe

homemade bagels with one cut in half

Homemade Bagels

Italian bread sliced

Italian Bread

lady fingers in a tray

Savoiardi Biscuits (Homemade Lady Fingers)

sandwich bread with two slices cut and butter in the background

Sandwich Bread

baked pie with top pie crust

Butter Pie Crust

finished diplomat cream in a bowl

Crème Diplomate (Diplomat Cream)

close up of cinnamon rolls in a pan with cream cheese frosting

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (Cinnabon Copycat)

crème mousseline finished

Crème Mousseline

homemade lemon curd in a shallow jar

Homemade Lemon Curd

stack of brownies

Fudgy Brownies

angel food cake

Angel Food Cake

finished pastry cream

Crème Pâtissière (Pastry Cream)

finished chantilly cream in a bowl

Chantilly Cream

unfrosted molly cake

Molly Cake

slice of cake on a plate with strawberries

Pan di Spagna (Biscuit Sponge)

baked genoise, get's sliced in half

Genoise Sponge Cake

red velvet cake with slices cut on a cake stand

Red Velvet Cake

three layers of vanilla cheesecake stacked

Vanilla Cheesecake

8 inch chocolate cake

8 Inch Chocolate Cake

vanilla cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream

vanilla 10 inch cake

Vanilla 10 Inch Cake