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Hi Bold Bakers!
Creaming is the very first method I learned as a young baker because we use it to make medira cake or fairy buns in Ireland. It’s important to know how to cream butter and sugar because it is the base of a lot of your baking like cookies, frosting, and cakes. As kids, we would make buns (which are cupcakes).
Lots of classic cake recipes begin with creaming butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy before then adding the eggs and flour. You can do this using a stand mixer or electric hand beater. Alternatively, you can use a wooden spoon but it will take longer.
I did it by hand as a kid because my mum used to tell me that chefs in kitchens didn’t use machines, they did it by hand. With all of my 8 years being on the earth I wanted to make sure I was doing it just like the chefs in professional kitchens. No cheating in my kitchen, well that’s what I thought it was then anyway. Now I ‘cheat’ every day and am ok with it. Also, she lied!
This creaming method is the first step in many recipes like my Victoria sponge Cake and many other cakes and cupcakes. Mastering this method is important because doing it is the building block for your baked goods.
To Successfully Cream Butter and Sugar:
When creaming butter and sugar the most important first step is to use room temperature butter. Whip the butter by itself first on medium speed until you reach a light and softened mix. This is imperative step before you can add your sugar.
Once you add the sugar go ahead and increase the speed to create a light and fluffy mixture. Stop whisking occasionally to scrape the mixture down from the sides of the bowl back into the middle, then continue whisking.
When the mixture is pale and airy it’s ready to your next steps e.g./ adding eggs for Victoria sponge.
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