Rhubarb Cake Always Soggy? Here’s The Mistake You’re Probably Making (And How To Fix It)
If you've ever made rhubarb cake before, you'll know that sometimes, it can turn out waterlogged. Here's why that may be the case, and how you can avoid it.
If you've ever made rhubarb cake before, you'll know that sometimes, it can turn out waterlogged. Here's why that may be the case, and how you can avoid it.
I’ll be baking Christmas cookies on repeat for the next few weeks! They’re one of my favorite parts of the holiday season—sweet, festive, and perfect for making with family and sharing as a gift. If you ask me, there’s no better way t…
Want picture-perfect pie slices that hold their shape? Try this easy, game-changing tip to make your dessert photos look professional and appetizing.
Ran out of brown sugar? Honey should be your go-to substitute in a baking emergency, but you'll need to know how to use it in your recipes.
Every winter holiday season since the 1960s, the White House kitchen has prepared an elaborate gingerbread house and dessert display for Christmas.
These pignoli cookies are a new addition to my holiday cookie lineup, and I already can’t get enough of them. A toasty, crunchy pine nut crust surrounds the chewy cookies, which are bursting with almond flavor (my favorite at Christmastime). They…
There are so many different ways that home bakers can mess up an apple pie, including choosing the wrong apples. Here's what to watch out for.
Need a pie that makes plenty of extra servings? Try baking your favorite recipe in a sheet pan instead of a pie pan. Here's how to do it successfully.
Let’s make Christmas sugar cookies! My family loves breaking out our cookie cutters to bake these cookies for the holidays every year. They’re classic cut-out sugar cookies, with crisp edges, soft middles, and a warm, buttery flavor from va…
This old-fashioned cake is a fun spin on a favorite vintage cocktail from the 1970s, and it's quick and easy to bake at home yourself, too.
This spritz cookie recipe comes straight from my mom’s recipe box! My family has been making it every Christmas for over 40 years—my first kitchen memory is of baking these spritz cookies with my mom and sister for the holidays. Made with a 6-ing…
No cast iron skillet? No problem. It's easy enough to make cornbread in a sheet pan so long as you make a couple adjustments to avoid common pitfalls.
When it comes to making the best homemade chocolate chip cookies, it's important to use quality ingredients. This is one you won't want to skimp on. Here's why.
Before it was a theme park, Knott's Berry Farm was a 20-acre berry patch. The farm began attracting customers en masse thanks to Cordelia Knott's iconic pie.
Don't give up on a dry, depressing cake. You can probably salvage it (and its flavor) with a few simple steps. All you need is the power of steam.
A classic blueberry pie is delicious, but this Northwestern state's locals swear this fruit is even better; especially in a fresh pie!
A cup of chai can warm your mood, but you can take the coziness to the max with a professional baker's advice on incorporating chai spice into sugar cookies.
Put your oven on the back burner, because you can make bread with a slow cooker instead. You just need to make a few simple tweaks to the process.
Martha Stewart has many tips and tricks for making decadent desserts. This tip for an amazing apple pie involves some butter and a little bit of time.
If you keep getting gummy, bouncy, not-so-awesome results when you make banana bread, the texture may be caused by overlooking a common mistake.
Learn how a private chef turned a small social media presence into one of Los Angeles’ most talked-about bakeries that's drawing lines out the door.
When the kitchen is cold, your oven can take much longer to heat up. Does this mean you should bake food for longer to ensure it's done? Here's what to know.
There are plenty of ways to make pumpkin pie. But there's a reason why Martha Stewart's version tastes so much better. She starts with these secret ingredients.
Celebrate the season with eggnog pie, a mid-century dessert that turns your favorite festive drink into a creamy, custardy, spiced holiday treat.
Dig into the archives with us to find some of the more popular cookie flavors that your grandparents and great-grandparents will likely recognize.