{"id":14941,"date":"2013-03-19T07:44:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T11:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/?p=14941"},"modified":"2017-03-28T07:44:42","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T11:44:42","slug":"tip-of-the-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/2013\/03\/tip-of-the-week-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have another post in our new series&#8230; the <strong>Tip of the Week<\/strong>!\u00a0 For years, you\u2019ve been sending in your questions.\u00a0 Asking for tips and advice on anything and everything baking related.\u00a0 For years, I\u2019ve tried to respond to as many of your questions as possible.\u00a0 I\u2019m honored that you would even ask me!\u00a0 But I have to admit that I struggle to keep up with the sheer volume of your emails.\u00a0 So I thought it would be fun (and beneficial for all) if we started to address some of the most commonly asked questions here on the blog.\u00a0 Each week we\u2019ll feature a new baking tip, trick or technique to officially kick off the conversation.\u00a0 Then, it\u2019s your turn to chime in!\u00a0 Our little community is filled with talented bakers and an abundance of knowledge\u2026 from which we can all learn and grow.\u00a0 And we\u2019d love to hear your thoughts!\u00a0 So let\u2019s get chatting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"left\" alt=\"How to Check if Ingredients Are Fresh  |  TheCakeBlog.com\" src=\"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/tip_of_the_week_2b.jpg\" width=\"546\" height=\"751\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing like following a recipe to the T&#8230; only to have it fail.\u00a0 Using fresh ingredients is a simple upgrade you can make, to help get the baking results you want.\u00a0 Here are some quick and easy ways to tell if your ingredients are fresh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BAKING POWDER<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd 1 tsp baking powder to 1\/3 cup hot water.\u00a0 If you see bubbles, the baking powder is still fresh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BAKING SODA<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd 1 tsp baking soda to a mixture of 1\/3 cup hot water and 1\/2 tsp vinegar.\u00a0 If you see bubbles, the baking soda is still fresh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EGGS<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace eggs in a bowl of water.\u00a0 Fresh eggs will sink to the bottom.\u00a0 Older eggs (which are still good for most purposes) will stand on one end.\u00a0 Bad eggs will float to the top, and should be discarded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a favorite way to check for freshness?\u00a0 Share it with us!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for the Tip of the Week!  There&#8217;s nothing like following a recipe to the T&#8230; only to have it fail.  Using fresh ingredients is a simple upgrade you can make, to help get the baking results you want.  Here are some quick and easy ways to tell if your ingredients are fresh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[216,295],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14941","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baking-tips","8":"category-blog","9":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14941"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14941\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14958,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14941\/revisions\/14958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecakeblog.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}