Annie's Cakeville

Image source: Nairaland.com I love my country Nigeria mostly because it is a country blessed with rich cultures and diverse ethnic groups with wonderful cuisines.  In the average Nigerian culture, When a man and woman are going to be joined together, one of the most important ceremonies, is the traditional wedding. This is very key as it is a symbol of the couple's parent being in total support of the union. There must be a traditional wedding before the church or court wedding, whichever way the couple chooses to be joined.  A typical traditional wedding tells guest, friends and everyone that needs to know, where the couple is from. In most traditional marriages, in the order of events, the bride's ethnicity is first represented with the bride dressed and dolled up in almost everything that represents where she is from and then after all the pomp and pageantry of the acceptance of the bride price, the bride then changes her attire into the grooms ethnic group i,e i...

Do you know that your favorite cake or dessert can say a lot about your personality?! Check out these cakes and choose your favorite, I bet you it tells exactly what type of person you are. Don't take it too hard, just choose one and make your comments below to see how right this post was. *winks Angel Food Cake                     Image Source: King Arthur flour - You are sweet, lovely and cuddly.                           - You love warm and fuzz.  - Maybe even a little angelic like the cakes name suggests.  - A little nutty at times and people sometimes  see you as immature and childish. Image source: Taste.com Ice-cream cake -You like variety in your everyday life. - For you, indulging is just as much an a...

This list will give you an insight into some of the most-loved cakes in the WAorld and I enjoin you to make sure you include them in your Bucket list (Lol) because they are that good!. Here they are; 1. Angel Food Cake Image Source: wikipedia.org   The Angel food cake is a very light in texture sponge cake and it is made by beating egg whites until stiff and then cream of tartar with other ingredients added to it. It is then baked in a tube pan. This cake has a melt-in-your-mouth feel and it is one cake that tops my list. 2.Black Forest Cake Image source: Foodimentary.com   This cake is of a German origin. It is mainly a chocolate cake with several layers laced with whipped cream and cherries. It is then decorated with more cherries, whipped cream and chocolate crumbs or shavings. The cherries are soaked in a popular brandy called Kirsch which is made from tart cherries. In Germany, this is a mandatory ingredient in the recipe as it gives the c...

Photo credit Thebridescafe.com The joining of a man and woman as one is a very sacred one. In Nigeria, this day is not taken lightly especially by the Bride. With the advent of all forms of Social Media platforms, having your wedding with lots of fanfare and a very glamorous cake is now the core of the ceremony in order for their wedding to be featured on popular social media pages and be the rave of the moment. Couples now shoot short films telling their love stories, of which some of them could be good contenders in Film Festivals.  Well, whether you want your wedding to be elaborate or serene. Or your are the bride who wants your wedding to be the talk of town, ignoring the real meaning of a wedding. Here are a few tips on how to choose your perfect Wedding cake. 1. Plan ahead             In order to have your perfect wedding and cake, you need to plan ahead of time. Place your order with the Baker 6months ahead of the wedding ceremony....

Photo credit: Flickr.com Baking unlike cooking requires  precision and adequate measurements. There is no room for errors, therefore the need to always follow the recipe accordingly and if you need to substitute any ingredient, make sure you are certain it will not ruin the outcome. Read my post on The Science of Baking.     Yours truly has had her own fair share of baking mistakes and mishaps (lol) My worst cake making experience . But that didn't stop me from pressing on. We are bound to make errors while baking, here are 10 common mistakes you can make while baking a cake and how to fix them.