Oh the science you will learn…
Introduction: My goal of this blog is to focus on a simple brownie recipe and see how changing certain factors will affect the overall taste. I choose to focus on brownies because it is a dessert that most people love and doesn’t require too many ingredients. Within this experiment, we will see chemistry present through …
Within this section of the blog, we will explore the science of baking brownies. Before tackling the brownie recipe and adaption, we must first examine the roles of each ingredient for Brownies. Below I have included a chart that explains the role of each ingredient: Function Of Ingredients: butter The Purpose of butter is to …
Hi! I’m Victoria, and I’m a sophomore double major in Educational Studies and French. I’ve been known to be a terrible chef almost all of my life, until this year. After learning more about the chemistry behind cooking, and after being at home with nothing other to do than practice, I have improved my skills …
Purposes of Ingredients All-Purpose Flour – Includes starch and gluten-forming properties which allows it to keep all of the ingredients together Sugar – Adds texture, and caramelizes which adds the ever-important sweetness to the cake Cocoa powder – Chocolate flavor Baking powder and baking soda – Leavening agents. These are used to release gases inside …
Here’s a time and activity chart for making the Super Decadent Chocolate Cake. It’s a fairly straight forward cake recipe, despite being homemade! For a printable version of the Super Decadent Chocolate Cake Recipe Card, click Here! If you would like to learn more about the science behind this recipe OR use the full instructions, …
Hi everyone! I’m Julia and I’m currently a Freshman at Dickinson College. I don’t know what I’m going to major in yet, so I’ve been enjoying exploring different subjects. I usually go through my day listening to whatever type of music fits my mood, so if you say “hi” and I don’t respond there’s a …
I have adjusted the preparation and cooking time, based on my experience in making this recipe. Previously the preparation time was two and a half hours, which is given that the refrigerator time is included within that time allotment. However, for my recipe, the prep time is strictly the time preparing the ingredients to be chilled.
Below is a Time and Activity Chart that will display how to complete the Brownie Recipe with frosting. Kalaria Obasi Chemistry In the Kitchen Time Card Activity (2)
In hindsight this recipe is very simple and straight forward. Basically you are making two mixtures and then combining them to make these delicious cupcakes. To see the actual science involved in this recipe click here. Above is the time card for this recipe: TACglperine
Gracie P is currently a first year student at Dickinson College, and has recently declared herself to be a History Major. When she isn’t tirelessly studying the effects of the American Revolution, one thing she likes to do is bake! While she mostly bakes brownies, and lemon bars, her favorite thing to make is her …
