Cakes, Baking, Crafts, Creativity.

I tested three homemade red velvet cake recipes to see how they came out and what was different about them. Red velvet cake is something that people seem to have a lot of questions and misconceptions...

Salty sweet chocolate cookies are delicious, but it's a combination that not everyone likes, and if you do, you can use it to your advantage. I finally found a way to prevent my family from eating...

Lemon curd is a delicious addition to tarts, icing, and baked goods. If you make a lot of meringue-based buttercreams, or even a lot of white cakes, you’ll eventually have a day that you have a lot...

This pumpkin cake is totally fat-free because I developed the recipe for a specific customer. Fat-free cake is a big challenge, but I once had a client who had gone through liver failure, and she...

Oven hot spots are one of many, many things that can ruin a cake. I recently got an email from a reader asking for ideas about why her cupcakes didn't bake the way they should have. Some of...

The question of putting food coloring in cakes and icings has been around for a long time, but it's more of a concern now because of food sensitivities and generally wanting to avoid...