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 ...

Growing up, my ideal birthday cake knew no season. Funfetti cake (from the boxed mix, naturally) or Dairy Queen ice cream cake for me, please. I still have a sweet spot for both of those, but now that ...

This video demonstrates how to make an elegant raspberry velvet layer cake with smooth cream filling and a glossy fruit glaze. The step-by-step guide covers baking the sponge, preparing the frosting, ...

“This cake is on the less-sweet side, precisely my intention,” Roman writes of her raspberry ricotta cake recipe (from her new cookbook, Sweet Enough). Even better than its balanced fruit flavor, the ...

This is a story about cake. But it’s also a story about giving in without giving up, of lofty ideas and the pesky reality that intervenes, and eggs—lots and lots of eggs. For our spring Travel Issue, ...

"I snagged this dessert from my Scandinavian grandmother," says Mehmet Gürs. "She used a wood-burning oven, a cast-iron skillet and fresh island berries." Use additional raspberries when figs are not ...