Category: Baking with Kids

Best Fondant

What is the best fondant? First, what is fondant? Made from sugar, water and corn syrup (and gelatin or glycerin), it has a dough-like consistency so it can be sculpted and shaped. If you’ve ever watched baking show competitions you’ve seen the smooth, colorful designs indicative of this type of frosting.

We purchased it from 7 major brands and tried them out in our test kitchen. Then we surveyed the cake decorating enthusiasts among our parent readers to find their favorites. Which was easiest to work with? Tasted best? Here are the brands we recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Sprinkles

What are the best sprinkles for your baking projects? We ordered in 11 brands and types of sprinkles and then had experts (that is, kids) judge which were best. Rainbow sprinkles? Check. Tiny crunchy balls? Yep. We’ve also have recommendations for unicorn sprinkles. Here are the winners.

FYI: We’ve been rating and reviewing products for kids, families and the home since 1994. To keep our work independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review. Our reviews are 100% reader-supported, so we appreciate your time reading this article!

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Best Honey Powder

What is the best honey powder? To find out, we did a blind test. We stirred honey powder from seven brands into smoothies and hot drinks. Which had the best flavor? Dissolved the quickest? Best for skin care? Here are the best bets for honey powder. FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Rainbow Sprinkles

What are the best rainbow sprinkles? To find the best bets, we baked up some cupcakes and then did blind taste tests. Which sprinkles tasted the best? Looked the best? Here are the ones we’d recommend!

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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The Best Vanilla Powder

What’s the best vanilla powder? Looking for a vanilla boost for your coffee? Smoothie? Or do you want a substitute for vanilla extract for baking? Vanilla powder may be the answer—if you understand the different types. We tried six brands of vanilla powder in drinks and recipes for cakes. Which was best? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Cake Decorating Tools

Want to try cake decorating—but don’t know where to start? Cake decorating tool sets are great for beginnings, with dozens of tools and supplies. We tried out 11 of the more popular sets and started baking. Which offered the best bang for the buck? Here are the ones we’d recommend. FYI: We’ve been reveewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep our work independent, we don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Yeast

What’s the best yeast for baking? For bread machines? What about nutritional yeast? We fired up the bread machine and tried out different yeasts to find the best bets. Here’s what we recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and ratings products for the home, families and kids since 1994. To keep our reviews independent, we don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported. Thanks for reading this article!

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Best Coconut Flour

What is the best coconut flour? We tried out 9 top brands and baked a vanilla coconut pound cake—nine times! Then we did a blind taste test. Which had the best coconut flavor? Here are the ones we thought were best.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review. Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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Best Dough Scraper

What is the best dough scraper? Also called bench scrapers or bowl scrapers, these tools help portion dough, chop food and smooth icing. We tried out several top brands to find the best. Here are the ones we’d recommend. FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home, parents and families since 1994. We don’t take money or freebies from the brands we review—that keeps our work independent. Our reviews are 100% reader-supported! Thanks for reading this article.

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Best Black Cocoa

What is the best black cocoa? And what exactly is black cocoa anyway? To find out, we tried out several brands in cookies and frosting recipes. We also asked our parent readers for their favorites. Here are the ones we’d recommend.

FYI: We’ve been reviewing and rating products for the home and families since 1994. To keep things independent, we don’t take money or freebies from brands we review! Our work is 100% reader-supported!

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