Category: Baking with Kids

Best Mexican Vanilla

What’s the best Mexican vanilla? We tried vanilla extracts, flavoring and beans from Mexico in several recipes. And then we did blind taste tests with vanilla enthusiasts. Here are the ones we liked the best.

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Best Food Coloring For Kids

What’s the best food coloring for kids’ baking projects? We whipped up cupcakes and cookies to test 9 different food coloring brands. Then we tried the colors in craft and science projects like slime. Which brands make the best pastels? Brighter colors? What about natural food coloring? Here are the winners of our bake off!

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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 Peach Syrup

What is the best peach syrup? To find out, we did a blind taste test with six major brands. Which had the best peach flavor? Best for tea? What about sugar-free options? Here are the best bets.

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Best Matcha Green Tea Powder

What is the best matcha green tea powder? We sampled 13 different varieties, from culinary to ceremonial grade. Which was best for baking? Smoothies? Here are the ones we’d recommend.

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Best Cake Pan

What are the best cake pans? We tried out several popular pan brands and started baking. Which was best for layer cakes? Sheet cakes? 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 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 Pineapple Syrup

What is the best pineapple syrup? To find out, we took the seven top brands and had the pineapple enthusiasts do a blind taste test—we turned the syrup into pineapple popsicles. Which had the best pineapple taste? Best for summer drinks? Here are the winners.

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 Fondant

What is the best fondant? We purchased fondant 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 fondants 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 Gel Food Coloring

What’s the best gel food coloring? And why is gel food coloring better than liquid? To find out, we started baking . . . and trying out 7 different brands of gel food coloring in icing, cakes and cookies. What worked the best? Had the best color? Here are the winners.

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Best Brown Sugar

What’s the best brown sugar? We tried 9 brands of brown sugar and started baking cookies! Which worked the best? Organic? Here are the brands we liked the best.

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