Having the oven switched on to satisfy a craving for sponge cake will have your air conditioning on overdrive, or your fan ...

Mayo may seem like an unusual ingredient for cake batter, but it’s a classic, old-fashioned hack used to create a cake with a decadent, tender crumb. Even better news? This cake is made with a handful ...

No fancy techniques, no boxed-mix shortcuts—just a really good cake.

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

When it comes to special-occasion desserts, one bake is king: a gorgeous layer cake. Out of all of our impressive layer cake recipes, one of our Test Kitchen’s favorites is the appropriately named ...

If you have pound cake mix on hand, a few extra ingredients beyond what's on the box will turn it into a moist banana bread ...

Welcome to Baking Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing all the bakeware, tools, and gadgets that can make you a better baker. For more, head to our Baking Week ...

If you’ve been tiptoeing around your kitchen, being extra careful not to make noise while baking a cake, you aren’t alone. Many people are scared to make sudden loud noises when a cake is in the oven ...