How To Make Your Own Cake Recipes

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Because birthday celebration is a special once in a while celebration that necessitates getting a cake, the birthday cake recipes should of necessity be very special and should be packaged to serve the correct purpose for which it was made.

The right birthday cake recipes is not just mixing flour, sugar, baking powder, etc, together it is all about pre-determining the right texture, taste and presentation you want and the ingredients that can help you get them.

Cake Recipes

When planning the birthday cake recipes you would like to create you must keep in mind that there are two kinds of cake - butter and foam. Butter cakes are made out of butter or shortening and foam cakes are made out of eggs or egg whites. These two types are just the general, umbrella, or catch-all terms. There are truly dozens or even hundreds of varieties on cakes that you can study and enjoy.

Your birthday cake recipes ideas should help you to differentiate well between butter and foam cake.

Butter cakes are light and fine textured, while foam cakes are fluffy. Foam cakes can be angel food, chiffon or sponge, depending on your preference. These two form the foundation for most birthday cake recipes with variations and special touches adding to the taste and beauty.

There are different types of birthday cake recipes. All time favorites include white cake with chocolate frosting, chocolate cake with white frosting and carrot cake. A simple birthday cake recipe requires, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour and baking powder. Frosting should normally be added to the right amount that is smooth and soft enough spread. Glazes should be thinner, but not drippy. Food coloring can be applied to tint frosting and garnished with goodies like chocolate or multi-colored sprinkles, animal crackers, nuts, raisins, coconut, jelly beans, fresh or dried fruit, etc.

Special birthday cake recipes can be seen in many cookbooks and on the internet. Family packaged recipes are the best, so ask your good grandma or aunt for their special cake ingredients. If you're bold, you can even try your own hand at creating the next big thing in cake recipes.

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