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What Is Reverse Creaming?

By Molly Allen

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Published on Jul. 30, 2025 Save Saved Saving

Learn how to use the reverse creaming method for the most tender homemade cakes.

Many baking recipes call for creaming ingredients in the directions. Creaming butter and sugar means beating the two ingredients together, which aerates the butter, dissolves the sugar and leads to a light and fluffy texture. This method is used when making chewy cookies like chocolate chip cookies or sugar cookies . It’s also crucial when baking homemade cakes. But there’s more than one way to cream ingredients. The reverse creaming method can also produce wonderful results.

What is the reverse creaming method?

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