ARTICLES BY ANYA SHIELA RICHARDS

One of the most delicious confections ever made has to be chocolate This addictive, magical food has a long history, dating back thousands of years

A problem commonly found in the average household is not having enough cupboard space to store everything that we have Although the ideal solution would be to build more cupboards, that is not always possible or practical

Cupcake enthusiasts and denigrators alike will agree that a cupcake can be single-handedly saved or destroyed by its creamy topping Making a proper cupcake is an arduous task, not to be taken lightly

Any cake recipe can be converted to a cupcake one Consider cupcakes as mini cakes of whatever type of cake you are found of and using that cake’s recipes, create delicious mini cakes

A cupcake straight from the oven would be too plain to serve Even those being served would consider it bland just by looking at it

Cupcake decorating is fun and easy once you get familiar with the basics One of the biggest advantages of making cupcakes versus making a whole cake is that you can have much more fun with these bite-size morsels by getting creative with your frosting ideas

When your best friend suddenly falls ill and needs to go to hospital, you are probably wondering what to bring him or her as a present What is the etiquette

As any fashion expert will tell you, some of the newest fads are based on the oldest ideas, or in the words of the French, le plus ca change, le plus ca reste a la meme chose One example of this has to be the growing popularity of cupcakes, a confection that has been in existence for more than two hundred years

Christmas tree decoration is famed to have started in Germany somewhere near the 16th century Devout Christians would decorate trees or supplement with pyramids made of wood and candles

When you last walked past your local bakery, were you tempted by some of the great decorations that you saw on some of the cakes on display Decorating cakes is a very special art that is only growing, especially as food technology progresses

The air is colder; the trees are losing their leaves Old man winter gears up to change our landscape from autumn oranges to winter white and people replace their lawn furniture with plastic snowmen

How often do we search for the perfect personal gift to give to the people we love Perhaps we want to give them a birthday gift, say thank you, welcome home, or simply show them that we care

Christmas is the time of the year when the shops are full of decorations and wherever you go, you will see pretty lights and ornaments in many shops and houses Decorations at this time of the year take all sorts of forms

Most of us come from a Christmas tradition where baking cake is the norm We bake cakes for our families and bake cakes to give to our friends

When we make parties, receptions, or gatherings, we like to serve some kind of light refreshment Ideally, if we had a lot of time and money at our disposal, the menu would be very elaborate, with all manner of gateaux, desserts, fancy mousses, tortes, and other culinary works of art

It’s that time of the year again, and you are probably anticipating a big get-together with your friends and family Whether you are hosting it at your home or going to a friend or relative, you are most likely trying to work out what you could contribute to the festivities

When you think of sugar, the first thing that you are likely to think of is the white table sugar you add to a cup of coffee However, there are many different kinds of this sweet additive, although many are only used within the commercial baking and confection industry

There are very few people if any who can resist a good cheesecake The problem is that when a cheesecake is good, it is really really good and unfortunately when it is bad, it is really really bad

Is baking really a lost art as many people believe Not really