Ina Garten has taught me how to conquer chocolate layer cake, recreate her iconic coconut cake, and take any carrot cake over ...

Elevate any spring gathering, Mother's Day lunch, or girl's birthday party with this stunning (and surprisingly easy) cake. A ...

A cookbook can change your life. Two years ago I reviewed one called “Southern Cakes,” which did just that. Like most people, I’d always thought making a cake from scratch was only for the heroic. In ...

Warm, pillowy dough rolled up with a sticky-sweet spiced filling and slathered generously with thick cream cheese frosting is enough to entice just about anyone, but cinnamon rolls hold a special ...

3 Quick Pumpkin Recipes: Pumpkin Cake, Fried Pumpkin in Sour Cream & Pumpkin Pancakes — all made with one small pumpkin.

Gingerbread is one of the coziest flavors of all. Whether you are baking gingerbread cookies, decorating gingerbread houses or drinking ginger chai, ginger really spices up the season. For this ...

Pouring the batter into a hot skillet ensures a perfectly cooked, dark golden–bottomed crust with a fluffy, golden interior. To check for doneness, rely on the visual cues for browning—a cake tester ...

Set ice cream out to soften. Prepare loaf pan by lightly coating with cooking spray. Place a large piece of plastic wrap in loaf pan, leaving a slight overhang, pressing plastic to pan as smoothly as ...

When I baked in a restaurant, one day someone gave us a flat metal instrument called the Wacker. It was basically a shovel-shaped tool normally used for scooping ice cream, but the slogan on the ...