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Welsh Cakes

Serve these raisin-studded griddle cakes hot or cold, with butter, jam or ice cream, as a mid-morning snack, or as a stand-alone dessert.

These 14 Beautiful Bundt Pans Make Effortlessly Fancy Cakes

Making a gorgeous cake is as easy as choosing an incredible Bundt pan.

This Danish Dough Whisk Can Make Any Bread, Cake, or Muffin Better

No more over-mixed batter. No more dough hands.

19 Cake Frosting Recipes So Good You’ll Lick the Bowl

Here’s how to make different types of frostings and cake fillings.

How Baking Soda Really Works

That orange box is good for way more than just leavening in your cakes.

The Best Nondairy Yogurts for Baking

We tested 10 leading plant-based brands to find the top contenders for your next baking project.

How to Bake a Cake: 11 Tips for Perfect Cakes, Every Time

No dessert is quite as impressive as a beautifully baked and finished cake. Here's how to pull it off.

Deep, Dark Chocolate Cake

This incredibly dark, extra-moist cake is meant for serious chocolate lovers. Dutch-process cocoa powder and baking soda give it a deep color. Top with light, fluffy meringue or your favorite frosting.

Sour Cherry and Lemon Ice-Box Cake

You can either freeze this, akin to a semifreddo, which is my preference, or simply chill it in the refrigerator, which will, of course, give it a softer finish.

Apple and Jam Oil Cake

Dairy free, rustic and easy to make, this fruit-layered cake works equally well with stone fruit in summer or firm pears in winter.

Milk Powder Is the Key to Better Cookies, Brownies, and Cakes

Consider this pantry staple your secret ingredient for making more flavorful desserts.

A Pastry Chef’s Guide to Baking on a Budget

Nobody knows how to control costs like a professional chef. Here, the owner of Savannah’s Back in the Day Bakery breaks down how to bake without breaking the bank.

Why You Should Crumple Your Parchment Before You Use It

This quick trick puts parchment in its place, which is good for your cakes, your cookies, and yes, your Thanksgiving pies.

Extra Can of Cranberry Sauce? Make This Post-Thanksgiving Snack Cake

What else is there to do on Black Friday but shop online and eat cake?

Cranberry-Orange Snacking Cake

This simple snacking cake could be breakfast—or an afternoon pick-me-up. It’s a great way to put any lingering cans of cranberry sauce to good use.

Baked Chocolate Tofu Cheesecake

This cheesecake has a chocolatey rich mousse-like texture that is absolutely amazing.

Apple Cider Doughnut Loaf Cake

This is the cake you bake on the weekend and then eat a slice of every evening (or morning) throughout the week. It’s called meal prep.

Sooji Halva

These pistachio- and almond-studded sweets are made with semolina and ghee. Eat the halva hot and soft out of the frying pan, or press it into a cake tin and cut it into squares.

This Easy Cream Cheese Cake Is Not a Cheesecake—It’s Better

Folding bits of cold cream cheese into cake batter means you get the tangy richness of cheesecake without the fuss.

Berry Cream Cheese Cake

The dark brown sugar gives this cake a little molasses edge, which cuts the sweetness of the berries and the richness of the cream cheese.
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