In an ideal world, we’d all be able to whip up beautiful cakes from scratch whenever a birthday, office party, or bake sale is called. Most of us don’t have that kind of spare time. When time is short and a fresh-from-the-oven cake is required immediately, there’s no shame in using a boxed cake mix. …
Pearl sugar is a decorative sugar that consists of irregularly shaped lumps or fragments of sugar. It can range in size from small crystals the size of pretzel salt to large peas. It’s also known as nib sugar or hail sugar because it resembles hailstones. Pearl sugar is popular in Europe, particularly in Scandinavia, Belgium, …
