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Ben’s Digital Recipe File
My Digital Recipe File On this page are links to something i've never considered giving out before. A digital copy of my personal recipe book, which updates as I add things to my personal files. In here you will find the recipes that I use day-in-day-out with all of...
How to glaze a cake properly
How to glaze a cake properly Learning how to glaze a cake properly is a big part of life in professional kitchens and cake shops. If done right, in my opinion there is no cleaner way to finish a cake than with a glaze. Most glazes are made with a base of water, sugar,...
Everything you need to know about Sourdough Starters
What is a Sourdough Starter What are sourdough starters? Well sourdough differs from a more conventional bread in that it is not leavened by manufactured yeast. Instead it relies on a natural yeast introduced to the bread dough via what we call a starter. When we talk...
Recipe – Caramel Pastry Cream
Recipe Caramel Pastry Cream Caramel Pastry Cream Intro: This recipe is a variation of a classic pastry cream. Caramelising the sugar first instead of just adding it to the mix gives you an amazing colour as well as a much deeper and more interesting flavour. This...
Recipe – Milk chocolate truffles with passion fruit
Recipe Milk chocolate truffles with passion fruit Milk chocolate truffles with passion fruit Chocolate and passionfruit work beautifully together and there are few ingredients that compliment each other as well as this. These little truffles are super easy to make and...
Recipe – Dark glaze
Recipe Dark glaze Dark glaze This recipe is definitely in the top ten most used in my notebook. From giving an amazing shine to tarts to glazing petit gateaux, a good glaze is the difference between an average pastry in your grandma's kitchen and something that you...
Baking With Coconut Flour
Non-gluten flours have become increasingly more popular over the years. In this blog post, we discuss coconut flour in more detail & how it can be used in baking.
Buttercream Piping Techniques
Buttercream piping techniquesButtercream Piping Techniques Buttercream Piping Techniques when baking, especially when decorating your products are an extremely important skill. One product very likely to be in the piping bag you use is a buttercream, as this is...
Raspberry Coulis Recipe
Raspberry Coulis RecipeRaspberry Coulis RecipeCoulis itself is a thin puree or sauce derived from fruits or vegetables. The term is however much more commonly used for fruit based products. Typically used as a drizzling sauce or garnish for plated desserts, coulis are...
Baking With Coconut Flour
Non-gluten flours have become increasingly more popular over the years. In this blog post, we discuss coconut flour in more detail & how it can be used in baking.
How to make icing sugar at home
Icing sugar is used to produce items such as butter creams and icing. Find out the different ways that you can create icing sugar at home in this blog post.