Category Archives: Facts, Tips and Updates

All About Coconuts

We want to share a bit of information on this versatile fruit called a coconut (which is also a seed). Coconut Water Coconut water is refreshing and many people enjoy drinking it; it has become quite popular in places like the United States for its healthy properties and many people now drink coconut water dailyContinueContinue reading “All About Coconuts”

4 helpful tips when baking with Chocolate and Cocoa Powder

For our “Tips on Tuesday” feature today, we’re sharing 4 tips to use while baking with cooking chocolate and/ or cocoa powder. These are great tips for your chocolate recipes. CHOCOLATE 1. Melting Chocolate Chocolate scorches easily, so it should be melted carefully and gently. It should be melted over hot water using a double-boilerContinueContinue reading “4 helpful tips when baking with Chocolate and Cocoa Powder”

7 Helpful tips to use while mixing ingredients for cake batter

For our “Tips on Tuesday” feature today, we’re going to share helpful tips on the process of mixing batter in preparation for baking a cake or cupcakes. These tips will come in handy while cake mixing to avoid some common troubles that occur while baking. 1. Measure out all your ingredients before starting to mix.ContinueContinue reading “7 Helpful tips to use while mixing ingredients for cake batter”

Working hard to be the most helpful Baking blog in Kenya

Here at Amari  we have a passion for baking. We also love sharing that passion to help others in Kenya who love, not only eating wonderful baked products (^_^), but also creating them. That is why we are continuously working very hard towards being a helpful baking blog in Kenya. How do we do this?ContinueContinue reading “Working hard to be the most helpful Baking blog in Kenya”

How to incorporate 10 unique ingredients into your batter

We want to share some home baking tips on how to incorporate 10 unique and fun ingredients into your batter to make your baked products even more delicious and irresistible ^_^     1. Dried Fruits If you want to make fruit cake or fruit bread, you would require dried fruits. Before preparation and mixing, makeContinueContinue reading “How to incorporate 10 unique ingredients into your batter”

History of Chocolate

As we mentioned last week, this month’s Flavor of the month is Chocolate. We’ve decided to give a brief history of the flavor, to better understand how rich its history is and how much it was a much utilized flavor. The use of cocoa beans is traced back in parts of early South America toContinueContinue reading “History of Chocolate”

A bit of Valentine’s Day History

Valentine’s Day is a day away and we’re sure that everyone has made plans with or for their loved ones ^_^. We decided to share a bit of history of this very popular day. It is a day that celebrates love and affection. It’s a day named after St. Valentine’s – so some people doContinueContinue reading “A bit of Valentine’s Day History”

Red – Color of the Season

This month, the most prominent color is red. This is obviously due to the fact that it’s Valentine’s season. We’re seeing a lot of ladies wearing red outfits, rocking red nail polish and of course red shoes – very exciting ^_^!We’ve decided to find out some meanings and uses of this very popular color andContinueContinue reading “Red – Color of the Season”

Origins of Red Velvet Flavor

We did some research on Red Velvet to see if we could find the origins ^_^ Unfortunately there is no exact proven origin, however there are two main stories that tell of the beginning of this wonderful flavor. The first is of a lady who went to The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York CityContinueContinue reading “Origins of Red Velvet Flavor”