Thula's Cake Lab

Dark Chocolate Cake with Cocoa-coffee Buttercream

  Who doesn’t love chocolate ?!!! If there is one thing that we universally love, it’s got to be chocolate!! This chocolate cake recipe is hands down one of the

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Yellow Sponge Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Hello there ! After publishing my post on “Cake Mix“, I was bombarded with requests for cake recipes! “how do I proceed to making cakes using your cake mix?” ……”

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Thula’s White Cake Mix

Here are two recipes for the white cake mix. The first recipe uses “Cake Flour”. Those of you with no access to “Cake Flour” proceed to the second recipe which

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Thula’s Brown Cake Mix

Here are two recipes for the brown cake mix. The first recipe uses “Cake Flour”. Those of you with no access to “Cake Flour” proceed to the second recipe which

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Thula’s easy homemade Cake Mix {The story}

This is an attempt at making baking more enjoyable! After weeks of testing and re-testing I have created two cake mixes- white and brown on which my future recipes will be

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Cake Pan Preparation

“greasing and flouring“….….”parchment circles“….Have you looked at a recipe and wondered what the author really meant by these phrases? what purpose does pan preparation serve in baking… is it really

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DIY Bake Even Strips

DIY BAKE EVEN STRIPS- ARTICLE & PICTURE TUTORIAL This article is part of a series, 10 steps to succeed in Baking.  Let’s talk Science ! How does a cake bake?

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CAKE BAKING 101: (Part 3) 10 steps to Succeed in Baking

Successful baking is an event series which starts with quality ingredients and ends with proper cooling and storage. What is a perfect cake? To me, a cake that is tender,

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Measuring DRY and WET ingredients- Know the difference

Accurate measurements and precisely followed recipes also are key factors to successful baking. Even a slight imbalance in proportion of wet to dry ingredients may affect the outcome in certain

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Secret to tender cakes!! Cake flour preparation: Mix-Sift-Fluff Theory

Flour preparation is the first most crucial step in baking. It is the process of combining dry ingredients together to create an evenly blended mix. Sifting is a common term

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