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Walking down the aisle of department store, you probably get lost with so many brands and types of ovens on the shelves.  Before we talk about brands, let’s understand different types of oven and their functionalities.  In the market today, we can simply call out 6 main types of ovens.

Here are the top 10 recommended afternoon tea that you should not miss!

1. Raffles Hotel, Singapore

2.Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town

3.LondonHouse, Chicago

4.The Orangery at Kensington Gardens, London

5. The Fairmont Empress Hotel, Victoria, Canada

6.The Ritz, London, UK

7.The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City (Arlington)

8. Eastern & Oriental Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

9. The St. Regis (Washington, D.C)

10. Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California

I am not saying that you must have afternoon tea with etiquette and act like a queen all the time with your bunch of lady friends when having a heart to heart talks.  But in case you are invited for some sort of formal tea session with royals or politicians, you may want to uphold your image as an elegant lady with good upbringing.  Here are some tips that will help you…

There are many benefits of baking.  To me, baking is a therapeutic process.  When baking, nothing is in my mind except recipe in front of me. It is the time that i can get myself away from the hustle and bustle of life and focus on one single little thing that I love to do.  I always enjoy that state of mindfulness and the only “me-time” that i have.  Call it therapeutic since it makes me feel good and recharged after each baking session.

Many people call cakes junk food.  Some blame cakes as the source of obesity.  You often hear people feeling sinful when they are eating cakes.  Is that really so?  Are cakes the source of evil and hindrance to your big diet plan?  Let me tell you, it is all misconception!  Cakes are not junk food.  In fact, they bring a lot of benefits to your diet while you call it junk food!

There are a few circumstances whereby you need to store your cake.  A typical example is the leftover from a birthday party, advanced purchase of a cake for the occasion, sponge cake before it is frosted the next day, and many more.  I would say 90% of people will just store their cake in the fridge regardless of the scenario and condition of the cake.  Today I am going to tell you one big truth, that is storing your cake in the fridge may be the worst decision in majority of the circumstances!  The truth may sound surprising or even ridiculous to you.  The way of how you store the cake depends largely on the cake type and the duration you wish to keep before consume it. 

I always emphasize that before you call baking an art, one must master the science of it.  In our previous article, we talk about how to determine the right temperature to bake, learning leavening agents like baking soda and baking powder, difference between compound chocolate and couverture chocolate, how to avoid 10 common mistakes in baking,etc..It is time to go deep into 5 main techniques that one must master to make a perfect cake!

There are so many types of flour out there and often you wonder why different flour is used in recipes. Today we are going to learn about 9 types common flour used, when to use them and even making the flour by mixing your ingredients on hand. First of all, why use flour in baking? Find out more in this article..