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    Baking Basics

    These are some tried and tested basics for the home baker.

    Here you'll find articles covering tips and tricks as well as ingredient substitutions (focused on US and UK ingredients) and discussion about measurements in baking.

    Whether you're a long time baker or just starting out, check out some of my recipes, such as whipped cream and pie crust to give you some easy basics to work with in your desserts!

    • Close up shot of pouring a rich purple blackberry simple syrup from a small jug into a purple bowl blurred below.
      Bramble Blackberry Simple Syrup
    • Piped homemade chocolate whipped cream.
      Homemade Chocolate Whipped Cream
    • Taking a spoonful out of a bowl of easy chocolate pastry cream.
      Easy Chocolate Pastry Cream
    • The ultimate oat crumble topping in a skillet.
      Oat Crumble Topping
    • Firmly pressing golden Oreo sandwich cookie crumb crust into lined springform pan for cheesecake base.
      Golden Oreo Crust Recipe
    • Close up of chocolate pastry lined tart case.
      Chocolate Shortcrust Pastry - Easy Chocolate Pie Crust Recipe
    • Two ingredient Oreo crust pressed firmly into the base of a lined 8" springform baking tin and about 1 inch up the sides.
      Two Ingredient Oreo Crust - Quick and Easy Oreo Base
    • A selection of ingredients that require conventional US to UK baking conversions.
      US to UK Baking Conversion - Tried and Tested Substitutions
    • A guide to making your own Battenberg cake tin using a square baking pan, aluminium foil and parchment paper.
      Battenberg Cake Tin - An Easy How to Guide
    • Easy crushed lotus biscoff biscuit crust pressed into tart pan.
      Lotus Biscoff Biscuit Base - The Best Cookie Crumb Crust Ever
    • Digital scales next to cup measures.
      Baking Weights versus Cups - Weighing in on the Contentious Divide
    • Curdled cream with vinegar for buttermilk substitute
      Looking for a Buttermilk Substitute? A Quick Guide
    • All butter pie crust in the pie shell with crimped edges, ready for baking.
      Quick and Easy All Butter Crust
    • Piped stabilized whipping cream on a blue and white plate.
      Tips and Tricks for Easy Stabilized Whipped Cream
    • Bowl of smooth and creamy vanilla pastry cream.
      Vanilla Pastry Cream

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    Image of Liz Mincin blogger and recipe developer behind Waiting for Blancmange.

    Hi, I'm Liz! I'm an American expat in the UK, with over 20 years experience baking and creating desserts. Taught tricks and tips by my mother and grandmothers, I'm sharing recipes and baking tips from my Italian American and Southern roots, along with a few British staples picked up from my time living across various regions in the UK.

    More about me →

    Valentine's Treats

    • Homemade Puff Pastry Pop Tarts
    • Close up image of a slice of Dubai chocolate tart showing the layers of chocolate base, pistachio kataifi filling and ganache topping.
      Dubai Chocolate Pistachio Tart
    • A single cup of pistachio panna cotta topped with Amarena cherry syrup and pistachio brittle.
      Pistachio Panna Cotta - My New Favourite Creamy Dessert
    • Mini strawberry cheesecakes, some topped with whipped cream and slices of fresh strawberries.
      Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes

    Spring Baking Ideas

    • Overhead close up shot of a cardamom cinnamon roll drizzled in vanilla glaze and sprinkled with pearl sugar.
      Cardamom Cinnamon Rolls
    • Taking a fork full of light vanilla cake with strawberry jam filling and top.
      Strawberry Jam Cake - Light Vanilla Cake Layers with Strawberry Jam Filling
    • Seven layered chocolate cake, reminiscent of the smith island cake. Thin vanilla cake layers stacked with chocolate fudge frosting.
      Seven Layer Chocolate Cake
    • Mini egg cookie cake close up of slice.
      Mini Egg Cookie Cake - Ultimate Giant Easter Cookie

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