Baking

Heavy, dense cake is so last season. Bake up a delicately sweet, fluffy, cloud-like treat using this proven technique for cake that tastes lighter than air.

You've likely baked your cakes before, but steaming is another possible cooking method. Between baking and steaming, which gives cake the best texture?

You may think sheet cakes are basic, but we consulted cake experts, and they gave us the best ways to spruce up sheet cakes using decorating techniques.

One mistake you might be making with baked potatoes is topping them with cold ingredients. Luckily, it's easy to keep everything on your spud melty and warm.

If you're getting ready to take on a complicated baking project, it might be a good idea to become familiar with caster sugar beforehand.

Baking trays are commonly used to cook frozen fries at home, but this isn't the best option. One affordable tool can maximize the crispiness of your fries.

If you're baking bagels at home, here are a few common mistakes home cooks and experienced chefs make that may compromise the taste or texture of your bagel.

If you want to easily elevate your next batch of butter cookies, there’s one sugar swap you need to make.

Martha Stewart, reigning queen of entertaining, has a foolproof way to make your French toast extra tasty, and it doesn't require any fancy ingredients.

You don't have to wait days for your under-ripe bananas to be ready to eat or bake with. Here's how you can ripen them faster with a bit of heat.

Cinnamon rolls are lovely on their own, but you can make them even better with a tasty fruit you might already have on hand. Here's what to know.

Sometimes you just need to make yourself a cake with gold old fashioned store-bought frosting, and this one tip can satisfy your sweet tooth in brand new ways.

Oatmeal cookies are great, but the oats have a tendency to turn the texture of the cookie into something oddly cakey. Here's the ingredient you need to fix it.