Vanilla extract is a food flavor extracted from vanilla and is one of many flavors. There are two kinds of pure natural flavors (artificial) and artificial flavors (artificial). Although the two flavors are similar in taste, the price difference is considerable.
It is commonly used in pastries to remove egg flavors or to make vanilla-flavored desserts. Because it is concentrated flavor, so the amount should not be too much, so as not to overly strong vanilla taste to cover the original taste of the cake.
In addition to concentrated essences, there are also powdered vanilla and vanilla-like tablets that are crushed into powder and used in the same amount as vanilla powder. However, the amount of vanilla powder should be slightly more than that of vanilla.