As universal as vanilla flavoring is, there's a time to use vanilla bean paste and another to use extract. Understand when to ...

Vanilla is one of those ingredients that shows up in nearly every baking recipe. Whether it’s the central flavoring agent in a vanilla custard, or a supporting ingredient in a cake or cookie, vanilla ...

Pure vanilla extract is made from soaking vanilla beans in water and ethyl alcohol. It tends to have a stronger vanilla flavor than vanilla essence, or artificial vanilla extract. If you’ve made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. slice of vanilla cake with vanilla frosting - Nata_vkusidey/Getty Images We're all familiar with vanilla extract. It's called for ...