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Indulging in a sinful sweet treat once in a while is essential to add that much needed sweetness to life. Baking a cake or making cookies at home can be very rewarding and requires the right baking materials. Listed below are some baking essentials that are a must-have for novices and keen pastry makers alike. Cookie Cutters Cookie cutters are available in an array of fun sizes and shapes and can make baking cookies exciting and interesting. You just need to roll out the dough on an even surface and use a cookie cutter to cut the dough into desired shapes. You can choose from a variety of cookie cutters ranging from iconic characters to everyday objects to decorative shapes. Making delicious chocolate, cinnamon, and attractive rainbow cookies are simple and quick with these cookie cutters. Baking Tins A baking tin is the most important utensil required for baking a cake. Baking tins, just like cookie cutters, are available in a variety of sizes and shapes to accommodate different amounts of batter. While round-shaped tins are commonly used, you could also opt for shapes like hearts, stars, and other novelty-shaped tins depending on the occasion and the guests you will be serving. From mouthwatering cheesecakes to creamy fruit cakes and gooey chocolate cakes, baking tins can be used to bake a variety of delicious desserts. Beaters and Mixers Whether you want to blend dry or wet ingredients together, mixers and beaters are two baking essentials that combine ingredients instantly. A beater can be used to beat eggs or fold egg whites into a batter. Similarly, a mixer is another great tool for whipping cream, eggs, sugar and cream together. This versatile tool is beneficial since it reduces the time taken to manually blend all the ingredients together. Mixing spoons, spatulas and whisks are hand-operated tools you should have handy when baking. Muffin Tins Muffin tins are another baking essential that you can use to make muffins as well as cupcakes. These tins are usually available in a variety of materials like aluminum, stainless steel, silicone and cast iron. Muffin tins are offered in a variety of sizes so choose a tin that best suits your baking needs. Some other baking essentials are a baking sheet, pie plates, rolling pins, measuring spoons, cooling racks and oven gloves to name a few. Author Profile: William Socket is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. William especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. William loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here he writes about Baking essentials and Cookie cutters.
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