Baking a birthday cake — whether it's for yourself or others — is a much-loved tradition. When Ella Rossanis shared her 20-minute tutorial for turning a simple cake into a sun (or lion) cake for kids, ...

Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several successful monthly columns: Food & Wine Handbook, Tasting & Testing, Flavor of the Month, Power Pantry, and ...

Buttercream is delicious and can be used to decorate cakes and cupcakes. Here's a super simple recipe, whipped up in just a few minutes. Buttercream is a simple cake topping made with butter and icing ...

This layer cake combines moist, spongy cake and frosting that's a perfect balance between sweet and buttery. Grace Parisi a former senior test kitchen editor for Food & Wine, where she wrote several ...

In a climate like the American South’s, you’d think people would want light, refreshing desserts -- sorbets, maybe. Actually, Southerners are crazy for cake. Crazy-kooky-nutsy, with frosting on it.

Cupcakes. Layer cake. Graham crackers. Sugar cookies. All of the above are totally magical, but what’s the common thread? They’re all freaking amazing when they have a perfectly light, fluffy, sugary ...