What you see is not a raindrop, what you see is a zero-calorie cake. The cake, which looks like a drop, originates from Japan, where it goes by the name Mizu Shingen Mochi. The transparent dessert is made from mineral water and agar, a gelling agent from seaweed (a vegetarian alternative to gelatin).
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The Quenary Cooking Academy from Malaysia is not an ordinary cooking academy, as food preparation is approached a little differently than the curriculum of other educational institutions of this type prescribes. They use unconventional methods of preparing meals, and the result is real culinary masterpieces. You can witness the creation of one of them below, where a confectioner in the style of a potter, who molds clay on a potter's spindle, prepares an extraordinary cake.
A sponge cake is to a cake what the foundation is to a house. Without it, the cake collapses. When we read about cakes, most of the time, people insist that the sponge cake falls down, so the belief has been created that making a sponge cake is a very complicated thing, reserved for master chefs. It's easiest to buy pre-made, but we know a great cake biscuit recipe that doesn't crumble and anyone can master it.
A photo of a cake, or rather a biscuit for the cake, has been circulating on the Internet, but when we take a closer look at the photo, we realize that it is not actually a biscuit. It is something very similar, also made from eggs, flour and with the help of oil, but it is far from a sponge cake. Guess what it is?
A cake that changes color? What kind of magic is this again? YouTube user CharlotteSometimes created a chameleon topping for a cake and shared the optical illusion with the web, which can't help but marvel at the cake. We know you were hoping there was a unicorn or fairy tale creature on the piece, but the trick is in the wavy glaze, which is colored differently on each side.
Check out the most elaborate cake decoration you've ever seen. If this chocolate cake looks amazing at first glance, wait until it spins. Namely, the cake comes to life in the style of a "flip book", i.e. consecutive thumbnails that create the impression of moving pictures when the notebook is folded, so that you could stare at it all day. If only it wasn't so tempting to the taste buds.
The no-bake apple tart recipe is perfect for fall, when apples are plentiful and we crave something sweet in the evenings. Try something new and prepare a healthy dessert in the company of your loved ones that does not require baking and disappears from the plates in an instant...
The easiest chocolate cake decoration involves two of your favorite things: chocolate and bubble wrap. This simple decorating method, which gives an amazing result, is even more fun and therapeutic than popping air bubbles or sweetening with chocolate.
Cutting the cake. How hard can it be? Stop living in error and learn once and for all how to cut a cake properly. Because, and this may shock you, you've been doing it wrong your whole life. Fortunately, British mathematician Alex Bellos is here to demonstrate a method that will keep the cake fresher for longer.
The Japanese always surprise us with their ingenious inventions and unusual ideas. This time they fascinated us with a simple chocolate cake, for the preparation of which we only need two ingredients...
There is nothing better than a good and simple recipe. This is also the case for an intoxicating cottage cheese cake made from only three ingredients. Impress your guests and prepare them this sila, a simple yet incredibly delicious dessert that they will literally lick off the plate. The best thing? You probably already have everything you need for it at home. At least eggs and cottage cheese, if not white chocolate.
Sometimes children really want all kinds of shapes and motifs on the cake, which can also be quite challenging if we are not the most skilled at decorating cakes. With this, we quickly learn the lesson that the job of a pastry chef is anything but easy. Check out our selection of fun disaster birthday cakes.