In this episode we look into: * Colour blind glasses to see what they actually do. Do colour blind glasses even work? * Fire Reveal cakes, are fire reveal cakes dangerous? * Five minute-crafts has a new channel, reacting to five-minute crafts videos. Colour blind tests Colour arrangement tests: hue-test colour arrangement test Ishihara style tests: ... »
Cookie recipe used in the tests: 175g (6.17 ounces) (1 cup) brown sugar 165g (5.82 ounces) (165g (5.82 ounces)) white sugar 150g (5.29 ounces) butter 1 teaspoon vanilla paste 1 egg 225g (7.94 ounces) (1 1/2 cups) plain flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 400g (14.11 ounces) chocolate chips (normally for cookies I'd use chopped chocolate but considering how many batches I had to make... »
A subscriber recently sent me a link to a video where the creator used berries from the Linden tree to make chocolate. They said it "tastes exactly like chocolate". Which of course means we have to try it. Cocoa beans are special. They contain the chocolatey flavour, colour and smell of chocolate. ... »
Have you ever tried dry aged steak? What about ice cream bread? Or hacks to reduce blood glucose spikes? Let's look at the science behind these and test out what works. »
Meringue Cylinders 200g (7.05 ounces) egg whites (approximately 6) 200g (7.05 ounces) sugar 200g (7.05 ounces) icing sugar Place all the ingredients in a bowl and whip on high speed until you have stiff peaks. Take a small amount of mixture out and colour it using pink gel food colouring. Cut acetate strips that are 5 x 24cm (9.45 inches). Pipe two stripes of ... »
Meringue recipe for domes and circles (makes 45 domes and bases when piped in 3.5cm (1.38 inches) circles) 300g (10.58 ounces) caster sugar or super fine sugar 6 egg whites Beat on high speed until glossy and thick. Pipe as shown in the video and bake for 90 minutes at 100C (212 degrees Fahrenheit). Crispy meringue for the outside 250g (8.82 ounces) caster sugar or super fine sugar 4 egg wh... »
A recent video by Blossom (First Media) showed all sorts of apparent food adulteration and left people questioning 'is my meat stuck together with meat glue?' ... 'is my salt fake?" ... "is there plastic in rice?" and "is there washing powder in ice-cream?" All these questions and more will be answered in this video. Claim: ... »
Have you ever wondered if they had cakes and desserts in Ancient Rome? Well back in 79AD Mt Vesuvius erupted burying Pompeii and other villas and areas nearby in ash, debris and lava. Because the remaining people believed the area to be cursed they did not rebuild. Nearly two thousand years ... »
Cocacola gave me a challenge to create a new recipe using coke. I experimented with the coke cake and cookie recipes that already exist, but none of them tasted of coke. Although the flavour of coke is distinct it is also quite subtle. After several more experiments I was super excited with ... »
Panasonic invited me to an event in Sydney and requested that I bring along a camera cake that I was filming. I live in Melbourne - a hour and twenty minute flight away, so I forewarned them that the cake may not travel well. Walking through the airport carrying a cake was ... »
A solid chocolate shoe! Sometimes even I wonder where these strange ideas come from. Somewhere deep in my creative brain, I start thinking about making something. Then it becomes a challenge to see if I can actually pull it off, on camera while filming of course. There are no practice runs in my kitchen. ... »
This dessert looks like a real coconut but in fact it has a chocolate husk filled with coconut cream mousse and fresh fruit. The servings are rather large if you make them the size of a real coconut, so you'd want to share them between two or make them smaller for individual serves. To ... »
This week I'm making a desk cake complete with a cute little laptop, deep enders book, Make It A Great Week mug, pencils and of course a camera. Watch to the end of the video to see how you can enter to WIN your very own laptop or camera. COMPETITION has now closed. Thank you ... »
I've seen chefs make apple shaped desserts but they all use expensive apple-shaped silicone molds. If you want to make these at home the expense for the mold can't really be justified. So my challenge today is to find a way to make apple shaped desserts without using a mold. How To ... »
Chocolate cigarettes or cigarellos has been getting lots of requests recently. But when I looked online, I found videos showing pastry chefs making them with ease ... which made me wonder why people wanted me to do it? And then I tried them!!! After 5 very frustrating failed attempts, I finally learnt the SECRET ... »
Filming this video was so much fun. Make your own prank chocolate truffles and watch the reactions of your friends as they eat them. With thanks to Draw with Jazza, Jayden Rodrigues and Jamie for being such good sports and eating the whole box. Chilli V Raspberry Chocolate Truffles To make raspberry chocolate truffles filling ... »
Cotton candy or fairy floss takes on different forms all around the world. Although the starting point of melted sugar is similar the texture and taste of variants like pashmak and dragons beard are quite different altogether. If you are one of those people who bakes to relax try out the dragons ... »
The Moana movie came out a while ago now but there have been lots of requests for a cake. So to help out the mums who have to make a Mona birthday cake I thought I'd make a fondant free version with chocolate flowers. To make this Moana cake you will need: Double quantity of ... »
cute unicorn drawing: 1 and 2 This 3D unicorn cake is a 4 out of 5 for cake decorating difficulty so if you're just starting out you may like to try this easier unicorn cake. Or you could use the unicorn on the surprise cakes app and add it to the top of any ... »
Do you fancy some meat in your fruit pie? The ingredients for this pie used to be mixed together and then stored for up to four months before baking. I know that both sugar an alcohol can be used for preserving but I just do not like the idea of using ... »
Ice-cream cakes are so quick and easy to make, but you do need to allow time for it to set in the freezer. Pull it out just prior to serving, decorate it on top and you're good to go. This week we reached 3 million subscribers on YouTube. I have been trying ... »
I love desserts that have the wow factor when you serve them to the table. This one has the double whammy, when you slice it open it reveals the heart eyes emoji smiley face on every slice. After your guests have finished instagramming photos of their dessert the finale is that it ... »
Today we are making TEN best recipes using marshmallows ranging from some old favourites right through to brand new inventions that you've never seen before. In this series I've also done 10 best nutella and 10 best peanut butter recipes. Once I'd filmed about 6 recipes I realized that was about it ... »
There's a sweet, sticky tug-of-war that occurs every week in my kitchen as I film my latest crazy creation - the wrestle between making beautiful food and also getting the perfect shot for video. I still shoot and edit all my videos personally, which is probably why I have chocolate ingrained into the ... »
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