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What Causes Sponge Cakes to Be Domed or Sunken in the Middle and How to Avoid It

Sometimes it seems like there is nothing complicated about beating eggs with sugar and adding some flour to a mixture. However, baking a sponge cake is a true science. Slightly incorrect proportions of the ingredients, the smallest miscalculation, and the wrong oven temperature can completely ruin the sponge cakes you worked so hard to make.

How to Make Homemade Doughnuts

Doughnuts originated in Holland where they’re known as “oliebollen,” but they’re such a good snack that you can now find them all over the world with tons of variety. They’re delicious at any time of the day, and you can prepare them with just a few inexpensive ingredients. 5-Minute Crafts will show you how to make these goodies the easy way.

7 Easy Ways to Make Nougat at Home

If you have a craving for something sweet or want to try a different snack to boost your energy, nougat can be a very good alternative. Whether it is made of dried fruits or cereals, with sugar or honey, this bar has the particularity of being perfect for any occasion. 5-Minute Crafts has compiled 7 easy recipes you can prepare in the comfort of your own home.

How to Make Vegan Milk: 7 Ways

Plant-based milks are an excellent alternative to regular cow’s or sheep’s milk if you want to change your diet to a vegan one or if you need to replace animal milk due to allergies or intolerance to its components. However, these drinks can be difficult to find and very expensive depending on where you live. 5-Minute Crafts has compiled 7 recipes that you can easily use to make alternative kinds of milk.

How to Make Iced Tea

Iced tea is a refreshing drink that is perfect for keeping you hydrated during warm periods. Making it yourself is easy and very fun. You can experiment with the flavors and add anything you’d like to it. 5-Minute Crafts wants to show you some variants that you can use as a base and develop your own recipe.

How to Cut a Cake

Cutting a cake properly is an art of its own. This skill can come in handy whether you love baking or just want to divide pieces evenly among many guests. In both cases, 5-Minute Crafts has got you covered thanks to our easy tricks.

How to Make Mole Verde (or Green Mole) Step-by-Step

Mole verde (green mole) is a typical Mexican recipe and can be combined with chicken or pork. Although it has a large amount of ingredients, its preparation is simple. 5-Minute Crafts shows you how to make it in 5 steps.

How to Prepare Coated Stuffed Peppers

When we talk about chiles rellenos capeados, we are referring to a classic of Mexican cuisine. Some may think that the preparation of this delicious dish is very complicated, but it can actually be prepared very easily at home. 5-Minute Crafts brings you a step-by-step recipe for chiles rellenos con carne molida (stuffed peppers with ground beef) so you can show off for your family.

What You Can Make From Sweetened Condensed Milk

We usually use sweetened condensed milk with coffee or as a base for pastry creams. However, you can also use condensed milk to make a sweet and sour dressing, a spicy tea latte with thick foam, delicate milk limeade, or even an original breakfast dish, in which the taste of fried bacon, avocado, and poached eggs is emphasized with a sweet dressing.

How to Make an Ice Cream Cake

This ice cream cake is easy to make, especially because there is no need for baking and you will only need a few simple ingredients like ice cream sandwiches.

How to Make Coffee Without a Coffee Machine

You don’t need to buy a coffee machine to enjoy a delicious cup of coffee. 5-Minute Crafts will show you 3 easy ways to do it.

How to Choose Coffee Beans

If you enjoy drinking coffee and want to always have the perfect cup, it’s essential to learn how to choose the right beans. There are a few factors that you should consider when choosing the right coffee for you, like the specific roasting levels, for example. It will tell you how much caffeine is in your coffee.

How to Make a Princess Cake

A princess cake can be the perfect gift to surprise your child with on their birthday. And if you think that it’s something super hard to make, or that it’s beyond your culinary skills, you’re definitely wrong. It’s actually fairly easy. And while it’s true that this type of cake usually looks expensive when it’s made by professionals, the same can also be said when you invest some of your time and have the right supplies to obtain amazing results. 5-Minute Crafts has prepared a simple guide so you can do it with utensils you probably already have in your kitchen.

How to Quickly Make Delicious Sandwiches

A sandwich can easily be called one of the most convenient snacks. They’re nutritious, and you can even eat them on the go. Plus, sandwich filling options are so diverse, you can try something new every day.

What a Mediterranean Diet Is

The Mediterranean Diet has its roots in the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea, like Italy, Spain, Greece, and Morocco. The Mediterranean regime is more like a lifestyle that goes beyond food. It strongly focuses on the flavor and pleasure at the table. If this way of life is something you’re curious about, then 5-Minute Crafts will highlight the best bits of the Mediterranean diet below.

How to Make 5 Simple Vegetarian Recipes

Vegetarian dishes don’t have to be bland; they can actually be so tasty that you might prefer some of them to your regular meat dishes. Besides, they require few ingredients and don’t take a lot of time to prepare, which makes them practical to serve during the week, when you’re busy. 5-Minute Crafts shows you how to prepare 5 of them.

How to Make Dandelion Jam

A jam that can be made even in spring is dandelion jam. It’s sometimes called dandelion honey. This jam is tasty and aromatic and it can be served with tea, pancakes and crepes, used in different drinks, or used for soaking cake layers.

How to Cook Shawarma

Shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish made from pieces of fried meat, vegetables, and lettuce, seasoned with a sauce boasting numerous spices, and wrapped in pita or any other kind of flatbread. The original recipe is prepared from meat cooked on a vertical skewer, but in home conditions, it can also be prepared on a regular grill or roasted in the oven on a wire rack.

How to Make a Birthday Cake for Your Dog

If you want to celebrate your best friend’s birthday or simply give them a delicious surprise, you can bake them a cake with ingredients that won’t harm them and that they will find delicious. Remember that this is just a treat and should not replace their traditional diet. 5-Minute Crafts will show you how to prepare a cake for your dog. Just remember, the portion of cake for each dog will depend on their weight and health, consult with your veterinarian before giving them any food that is foreign to their diet.

How to Make Mexican Spicy Shrimp Soup

The recipe for Mexican shrimp soup can change according to the region where you’re having it. However, no matter what the recipe is, it is a dish that can be served at any time of the year, and that tastes great.If you want to prepare it at home in a simple and flavorful way, 5-Minute Crafts will show you how to do it step-by-step.