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Chocolate Berry Cake with Berries as main batter ingredient?

I have this rather vague idea that popped into my head for a chocolate berry cake of some kind where the berries, pureed, go into the batter itself and form a large proportion of the ingredients. Unfortunately, I lack the knowledge of how cakes…
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What is the correct mixing method for this kind of batter?

I made a pie according to the following instructions. While it did turn out good, I'm not sure if the mixing method is sound. It called for beating two eggs with sugar until white and fluffy. Then, I would carefuly fold in flour. After that, they…
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Cake batter consistency

In winter my cake batter turns into a hard ball as opposed to in warmer months. I always add more milk and try to bring it to the right consistency for baking. But I think this affects taste. If so what other tricks are there to solve this problem?…
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Why does batter often taste sweeter than the baked product?

If taste cake or quick bread (zuchini, banana, etc...) batter I find that it very often tastes quite a bit sweeter than the finished and baked product. What happend during baking that reduces the sweetness?
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Can I use only urad dal to make dosa?

I've been making dosa lately and was wondering if you could make the batter using only soaked urad dal (black lentils)? Or, do you have to include soaked rice, as well? I am diabetic, so I am trying to make dosa batter more "diabetic-friendly,"…
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Is it possible to make breads using cake techniques?

Is it possible to make bread using similar batters/techniques as cakes? Or why isn't is possible to make breads using similar techniques or batters as a cake?
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Deep frying - beer batter vs. bread crumbs

@Joe thank you for answering my earlier question! After an epic fail trying to deep fry beer battered zucchini (ended up with a beer battered pancake-like blob with some zucchini slices on top) I have a follow up question: When deep frying…
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What is the problem with overmixing?

Certain recipes (for example, corn bread, buttermilk biscuits) caution against overmixing: you're supposed to add the wet ingredients to the dry with a minimum of agitation. Why? And, is this related to why my friend's recipe for cornbread states…
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Vodka for crispy wings - substitute?

This Korean fried chicken recipie uses vodka to prevent gluten formation in the batter, which results in a thin and crispier crust. vodka is expensive. Are there any substitutes? Will a beer batter do the same thing? Does beer prevent gluten…
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Are ladyfingers and Genoise made the same way?

I think I have heard somewhere that ladyfingers are made from the same batter as Genoise cake layers. But I don't remember where I heard it, whether the source was reputable, and if I'm not misremembering something else. Now I want to make a cake…
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Mayonnaise substitute in cake batter

My wife's chicken cake recipe calls for mayonnaise as one of the batter ingredients. In my opinion, mayonnaise is completely unsuitable for high-temperature processing (as in baking), but I was unable to come up with a substitute for it. So, my…
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Which type of charger for soda syphon batter

I'm looking for a recipe for batter using a soda siphon. Since the term soda siphon, as opposed to the cream whipper is used, I assumed the cartridges should be CO2. (The recipe doesn't say that.) I've found a few online posts that say it's better…
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American pancakes: Why not substitute some wheat flour for starch?

please bear with me: I've only eaten pancakes once (not even in the US), so I might not know how real American pancakes taste like. In pancake recipes the mantra seems to be not to over-mix the batter because of unwanted gluten formation. If you…
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Right way to make cake batter that asks for butter and oil

One method says to cream butter, oil, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Another method says to cream the butter, and sugar,…
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How can I make my (American style) pancakes light and spongy?

I will be participating at a charity event at the end of this month and I am still not sure about my recipe. I am using a mini pancake griddle to cook the pancakes. My pancakes are ok, but I think they can be better. They weren't very soft--a bit…
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