Moist, dense, and delicious–pound cakes have proven the test of time, but it’s important to know how to properly make a pound cake and how long to bake it. In this article, we will demonstrate the steps to making a… Read More »How to Bake a Pound Cake
These are my favorite cupcakes—and you can make them a batch of 18 in 15 minutes prep time, about 30 minutes elapsed time with baking. Boston cream pie cupcakes are made with a vanilla bean cake mix, filled with Bavarian… Read More »How to Make Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes in 15 Minutes
We served traditional strawberry shortcakes in our store on Saturday. That means 400, maybe 500 desserts and 30 pounds of strawberries. How do you make 500 desserts in a hurry? You take every shortcut you can without sacrificing quality. We… Read More »Traditional Strawberry Shortcakes with Flavored Whipped Cream
(With tips from experts) Slow-baking, jiggle testing, careful cooling, adding structure, and 150 degrees— these are just a few principles to making the perfect cheesecake. Along with knowing how long to bake a cheesecake and understanding that it is not… Read More »How to Bake the Perfect Cheesecake
(Updated From May 10, 2014) Cheesecake is the million-dollar dessert that you just can’t bear to throw away. They are so good but so rich. Unless you have a real party, there’s likely to be some left over. Before you… Read More »What To Do With Leftover Cheesecake? Refrigerate or Freeze?
When we started our lava cake project, we were looking for not only the best tasting lava cake but the most practical recipe. We would then use that recipe as a template to create variations on the type. So we… Read More »How to Make Molten Lava Cakes
This is cool stuff! Not only can you use it as a frosting, look what else you can do with homemade marshmallow cream. Spread it on your warm brownies and then sprinkle nuts of candy pieces on top. Make sandwich… Read More »Cherry or Strawberry Marshmallow Cream
Valentine’s Day is just days away. Are you ready to wow your sweetheart? We have dinner in restaurants often. That’s nice, but we do it often enough that it doesn’t have the impact that Merri Ann deserves for Valentine’s Day.… Read More »A Guy’s Blueprint for Valentine’s Day
This cake is simple—but good. It’s a moist, dense cake, nearly like a pound cake. It only has a few ingredients, is simple to mix, and uses one pan. Yet it is attractive enough for company. Serve this cake with… Read More »A Simple Chocolate Cake
This fabulous flourless cake is easy to make. And it is so good—moist, dense, and fudgy. For a nice presentation, make it in a springform pan. Be sure to use the very best intense chocolate. The recipe calls for bittersweet… Read More »“Death by Chocolate” Flourless Cake Recipe