Oh, how I love a snack cake. It just feels so friendly. It's doable, casual, and unassuming—and thus you'll find one in my house way more often than a layer cake (which suits my kids just fine). Don't ...

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine granulated sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl; rub with fingers to disperse lemon oil until sugar feels moist, about 1 minute. Whisk in olive oil. Add eggs; whisk ...

Let’s all be honest: When we reach for a slice of cake, we’re in it for the frosting more than anything else. There’s nothing that can transform a cake from just OK to practically heavenly like a ...

This homemade cream cheese frosting is incredibly easy to make with just a handful of staple ingredients. It’s the perfect icing for spreading or piping onto our favorite cakes and cupcakes like ...

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Here's how to store your favorite carrot cake or red velvet cake recipe so it stays fresh longer. Cream cheese frosting is a tasty topper for cakes and cupcakes, brownies and cinnamon rolls. Made with ...

I think I made the first version of this carrot cake back when I was pastry sous chef at Gilt, the now long-ago shuttered restaurant inside New York’s Palace Hotel. My pastry boss at the time, David ...