Kitchen HACK: How to DE-CLUMP Sugar FAST
Clumpy, hardened sugar getting in the way? Here's the simple solution to this common baking problem.
Even with the simplest recipes, bakers frequently encounter the same problem: brown sugar that's hardened into a solid, unmeasurable mass. Rather than waste time hacking away at the clumps, consider this easy technique:
The day before you plan to bake, place your brown sugar in an air-tight container. Add a slice of bread to the container and seal. By the time you're ready to start baking, your brown sugar should be softened and ready to use!
Why it works:
The moisture from the bread will seep into the brown sugar over time, leaving the bread stale and the brown sugar clump free!
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Ingredients
- 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 sticks butter
- 6 eggs
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
- Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
- Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
- Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
- Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
- Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
- Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
- In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
- Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
- baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
- Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
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