Amari Resource Page

Ingredients used for Baking
Blog Articles:

• Types of Flours
• Types of Sugars
• Types of Fats
• Types of Raising Agents
• Types of Food Colors
• Types of Flavorings & Additives used in the Baking Industry
• Helpful tips for using Cocoa powder & Cooking Chocolate

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• Flours used in Baking
• Sugars used in Baking
• Fats used in Baking
• Raising Agents used in Baking
• Food Colors used by Bakers
• Two types of Chocolate used by Bakers

Beginner Bread & Pastries Tips
Blog Articles:

• Important tips on Yeast
• Types of Yeasts for Baking
• What are Pastries? (Definition)
• Home-made Bread recipe
• Tips for Beginner Bread Bakers
• Brown Vanilla Scones Recipe
• Herbal Bread Recipe
• Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

YouTube Videos:

• Types of Fats used for Pastries
• Home-made Bread tutorial
• Homemade Mini Hot Dog buns
• Homemade Pizza Recipe
• 1 Bread recipe: 5 products – tutorial
• Easy Puff Pastry Video Pictorial
• Cinnamon Rolls video Tutorial
• Vol-aux-vents tutorial (Puff Pastry Recipe)
• Sausage Rolls Tutorial (Puff Pastry)
• Palmiers Tutorial (Puff pastry)

Baking with a Charcoal oven
Blog Articles:

• Why Use a Cookswell Charcoal oven
• How to deal with difference in baking with electric & charcoal
• How to maintain your Charcoal oven
• How to use a Charcoal oven
• Fuels to use in a Charcoal oven

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• How to light & use a Cookswell Charcoal oven

Equipment required to Start Baking
Blog Articles:

• Types of Baking Pans
• Mixing Tools for Baking
• Measuring Tools in Baking
• Cake Decorating Tools
• Ovens

YouTube Videos:

• Types of Piping Bags for decoration
• 8 simple Kitchen tools to start your Home Baking Business
• What to consider when buying equipment for your cake business

Tips for Beginner Bakers
Blog Articles:

• Types of Icings used
• Types of Cake mixing methods
• Types of Cakes
• Types of Sponge Cakes
• Bakery Attire required
• Baking Terminologies explained
• Definition of Quickbreads
• Tips for Measuring Ingredients
• Helpful tips when mixing Cake
• Tips for improved Baking
• Incorporating 10 unique ingredients into a cake recipe
• 5 Helpful Trouble-shooting Baking tips
• 3 Ways of Packaging Frosted Cupcakes

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• Types of Mixing Methods
• Types of Cakes
• Types of Sponge Cakes
• How to prepare Cake Pans
• HACK: How to get flat-top cakes
• How to use Measuring cups & Spoons
• Cakes Vs. Quickbreads – Banana Bread Recipe
• Why you get Failed Baking attempts
• How to bake a Simple cake at home: Baking for Beginners

Vendors/Equipment Reviews
Blog Articles:

• Our Vendors

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• How to use Hot packs for baking – cardboard baking pans
• Counter top mixer review – Merrit 5.5L Mixer
• Kitchen tools organizer Review
• How we use Cookswell Charcoal Ovens

Cake Decoration Tips
Blog Articles:

*American Buttercream Frosting – recipe

*Chocolate Buttercream Frosting – recipe

YouTube:

• How to fix a Broken cake with Buttercream Frosting
• How to use Edible Print on your Cakes
• How to get Height on your Decorated Cakes
• Caster Sugar Vs. Local Sugar: When to substitute sugar
• How to use a Bench Scraper for cake decorating & smooth sides
• 2 Questions answered for Beginner Bakers
• How to get leveled cakes during decoration

Recipes
Blog Articles:

Blog Recipes List

YouTube:

• How to make Brownies

Buttercream & Whipped Cream Frosting Tips
Blog Articles:

YouTube:

• How to fill and decorate a Cake using Whipped Cream
• How to make Fresh Dairy Whipped Cream – short tutorial
• How to decorate A Black Forrest Cake

Fondant Tips & Tutorials
Blog Articles:

• Home-made Fondant Icing Recipe

YouTube:

• How to use store-bought Fondant – Purple Sugarcraft Fondant
• How to make a very simple fondant flower
• How to write on cake using small letter cutters
• How to decorate a Ripped Fondant Wrap design – tutorial
• How to make a simple 3-petal Wired Flower
• How to decorate a Fondant Quilt design
• How to make Hydrangea Sugar Flowers – wired

Cake Decoration Tutorials
Blog Articles:

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cake pictorial
• Soccer Ball cake – Buttercream design Pictorial
• Superman Themed-cake Buttercream design pictorial
• Pregnant Belly Cake Whipped Cream Pictorial
• Vanilla Tall cake with Sugar Glaze drip Pictorial
• Green Hombre Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

YouTube:

• How to decorate a Tall Cake
• Mini Graduation Hats Video pictorial
• How to make Edible Fabric – using Rice paper
• 3 Ways of Decorating Cupcakes
• How to stack & decorate a 2-tier Cake – live decoration
• How to fill and decorate a cake using Whipped cream

Decorating Tools
Blog Articles:

YouTube:

• How to assemble a Piping Bag, Coupler & Nozzle/tip
• How to use a Plastic Bench scraper for decorating
• How to use a decorating Comb
• How to use a Styrofoam Cake Dummy for decorating practice
• How to use Plunger Letter cutters – Fondant cake writing
• How to use Silicone Onlay Fondant Mats – Fleur de Lis mat
• How to use the Fondant Ribbon Cutter tool
• How to use a Basket-Weave Impression Fondant Rolling Pin
• How to use a Lace Patterned Fondant Plunger – tutorial
• How to use a Right Angled Acrylic Smoother for Tall cake decoration
• How to use the Basket-weave nozzle/tip – for decoration

How To Start a Baking Business
Blog Articles:

*First steps to starting a Baking Business

*Tips for Home Bakers starting baking businesses

• 4 Powerful steps to grow your small Baking Business
• Importance of marketing your baking business

YouTube:

• 8 tools in your kitchen you can use to start a home baking business

Marketing Tips
Blog Articles:

• Importance of marketing your baking business
• How to market you Small Bakery Business Online
• 4 Ways to Consistently Market your Baking Business

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Bakery Systems
Blog Articles:

*Types of business systems for a Bakery

*Production systems needed in your baking business

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Entrepreneurship
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Financial Systems/Tracking
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Costing & Pricing
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