Tag Archives: Baking In Kenya

Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe

Here’s an easy Lemon Drizzle Cake recipe, one of my favorite cakes to bake and eat. INGREDIENTS Lemon Drizzle Cake All purpose flour – 1 1/3 cup or 160 gms Baking powder – 1 teaspoon or 3gms Salt – 1/4 teaspoon (*don’t add if using Margarine) Sugar – 1/2 cup or 100 gms Un-salted ButterContinueContinue reading “Easy Lemon Drizzle Cake Recipe”

Defining Pastries in an Easy Way

I have recently discovered that not a lot of  people understand what pastries actually are; people just use it as a general term for any baked goods. Well, here at Amari , we love sharing our knowledge as much as we can to help all of you home-bakers out there, or for all those interestedContinueContinue reading “Defining Pastries in an Easy Way”

20 Baking Terminologies explained

We love sharing recipes with you so you can enjoy baking at home as much as we do ^_^. We’ve decided to define some baking terminologies that may be used and not well understood by some. Hope this helps you and makes baking recipes much more easier and baking fun like it should be. BAKINGContinueContinue reading “20 Baking Terminologies explained”

5 Quick Trouble-shooting tips while baking @ home

The other day while I was baking my lovely pink Valentine’s Pound Cake, I only got it right the second time. I say the second time because the first time, half-way through my baking, I smelled burning and when I checked, my batter was boiling over like porridge, it was quite disturbing! Sometimes, even forContinueContinue reading “5 Quick Trouble-shooting tips while baking @ home”

5 Easy steps to a Valentine’s day Pound cake

On this one day, Valentine’s Day, everyone is allowed to indulge their sweet tooth to the utmost. My way of doing so this year, is by baking one of my favorite cakes, a pound cake, and decorating it pink ^_^ Here’s my recipe, enjoy: My Pretty Valentine’s Cake Valentine’s Day Pound Cake Ingredients:  – 1/2ContinueContinue reading “5 Easy steps to a Valentine’s day Pound cake”

Chocolate Chip Cookies- Kenyan Style!

Today is Boy Scouts day, it is the day we celebrate the birth of scouting.  As for me, I’ve decided to commemorate this day by sharing another classic cookie favorite recipe – chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate Chip Cookies We all love chocolate, so why not some chocolate chips in a cookie? Here’s my recipe: Ingredients: -ContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Chip Cookies- Kenyan Style!”

5 Unexpected ways to rock @ Baking

Baking is a scientific art that may confuse some people, especially amateur bakers. Baking at home or hobby baking is different from professional baking, however there are a few tricks professional bakers rely on that can be applied to home baking. Here are some of the professional tips you can depend on that will enhanceContinueContinue reading “5 Unexpected ways to rock @ Baking”

Wonderfulicious Un-Frosted Coconut Cake

For all those who have tasted Coconut Cake, nothing beats that delicious coconut frosting covered by coconut shavings, yum! Sometimes though, I want the Coconut Cake without all that sugar, so I decided to make a Coconut Loaf Cake without frosting. I used a fresh coconut that my sis had bought and it turned outContinueContinue reading “Wonderfulicious Un-Frosted Coconut Cake”

5 Baking Secrets Revealed| 5 Cake Mixing Methods used by Bakers

For all those who bake at home, we all get recipes from various sources; Sites like our blog, cook books, family & friends. Sometimes the terminologies used in the recipes; especially for beginner bakers in terms of mixing – can be a bit confusing. I’ve put together 5 cake mixing methods used by bakers so thatContinueContinue reading “5 Baking Secrets Revealed| 5 Cake Mixing Methods used by Bakers”