As partial as I am to layer cakes, sometimes I need a simple, low-maintenance cake to bring to a party or to serve at a brunch with a bowl of fresh berries. And sometimes a light dusting of powdered ...

As usual, I was running around my kitchen at the last minute, still needing to make frosting and slather it on the cake before leaving for the potluck. I needed a stick of butter, a block of cream ...

Los Angeles paper artist Anna Bondoc, whose how-to behind seasonal place cards was posted Friday on L.A. at Home, has offered a bonus DIY project for readers: a snowflake cake stencil that you can ...

Decorating pastries, cakes, and cookies seems like an impossible mountain of work for most home cooks, but it isn't a skill strictly for professional bakers armed with intricate tools and gadgets. In ...