Once the weather turns warm, I love making a refreshing smoothie that I sip all afternoon
My Favorite Smoothie
Once the weather turns warm, I love making a refreshing smoothie that I sip all afternoon. It’s milk, J&J vanilla yogurt, frozen strawberries, frozen mango, and Goya frozen passion fruit pulp. The passion fruit adds the perfect tart kick. Blend and enjoy!
—Esti Vago
I’m having a problem with my Bundt cakes. When they come out of the oven, they shrink! I try to cool them in the pan before inverting and other times I invert straight from the oven, but the results are the same. I’m left with a beautiful pancake! What am I doing wrong?
There are a number of reasons why this could happen. First, the ingredients MUST be fresh — mainly baking powder, baking soda, and flour. (If flour absorbs moisture because it’s a very humid day, that could also do it.) All the ingredients should be room temp, including margarine and eggs, and measured accurately. If you add ingredients at the wrong time, your oven is too hot, you’ve over- or under-mixed the batter (too much or too little air incorporated), or underbaked the cake, it’ll shrink too. Also, if you let your cake batter sit on the counter for 20 minutes because the oven is occupied, quality is compromised and the cake will sink.
Finally, don’t overcrowd your oven. Air has to circulate. You can always add extra frosting to cover up for the deflating!
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