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Most flour today is pre-sifted, but when it’s humid or your cake needs a light touch, it can help

Streamlined assembly, whipped cream filling make this coconut meringue cake easy and fun to bake

I first stumbled upon an old-fashioned blitz torte, a German layer cake traditionally filled with custard and topped with meringue, when researching recipes for my second cookbook, "The Vintage Baker."

Yes, you can make ice cream without a machine: All this no-churn vanilla ice cream recipe requires is three ingredients, salt, and a freezer

The “trend” of bleached furniture has been widespread in the world of interior design for many years, but with supply chain delays causing more people than ever to consider vintage options, it's worth another look.

Every few weeks, people on the internet obsess over a recipe, and it spreads like wildfire. The source is often social media, frequently Instagram and TikTok, but more and more, Reddit seems to be the source. For most, Reddit is a never-ending list of community-driven forums on everything from news and hobbies to fandom and Bitcoin advice. But it’s also an increasingly popular platform for recipe discovery, especially in the subreddit channel...

One-bowl snacking cakes are everything exhausted bakers need now G. Daniela Galarza, The Washington Post Dec. 15, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3Simple Sesame Cake.Photo by Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post.Show MoreShow Less 3of3 Cake, for a celebration or a snack, is always a boon, but the snacking cake was made for this moment. "A single layer cake, with no topping or a really easy topping, a glaze or simple frosting," is how Yossy Arefi, baker and author of the new book, "Snacking Cakes:...