Generally, one vanilla bean equals about one tablespoon of vanilla extract or one tablespoon of vanilla paste. Vanilla paste is a convenient and time-saving alternative to whole vanilla beans.

Vanilla beans are the pods of a flowering plant. And then there's vanilla paste; a thick paste made from vanilla extract and vanilla bean powder, or dried vanilla beans. Though all peas of the ...

The ingredient is versatile in both its use and its form. With vanilla bean, vanilla extract, and vanilla paste all on the market, how do you know which is best to use in your cake recipe?