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Nigerian Traditional Wedding Cakes

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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...
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HOW TO BAKE A CAKE WITHOUT AN OVEN

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For people like me who happen to live in a country where power supply is epileptic, one has not to solely rely on electricity for one's daily activities.   This is especially essential for cake makers like me. So in a case where there is no electricity and one cannot afford to use a gas oven, we are made to find a way out - IMPROVISATION.  This baking without an oven technique came in handy many times as a cake maker while studying in the University and still does when I want to be very economical. You can still try it out if you have a cooker that has a non-functional oven or if you find yourself in a situation where  an oven is not readily available Here is how to bake a cake without an oven.  Things you'll need; 1. A kerosene stove or cooker 2. Aluminum Pot - it can vary in size depending on the size of cake. Cupcakes don't require large pots but larger cakes do. 3. Baking Pans ( Aluminum foil pans or cupcake tins or aluminu...
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10 common Cake Baking Mistakes

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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.
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