We're wild about plum desserts. The plum has enough tang to stay interesting in a sweet dessert, and it also tends to bake into a jammy, gooey texture we adore. So we just had to try this totally clas...
This month has been all about COLOR in the kitchen, in food, and in harvest. Well, to cap it off, we have to show you these jolly little platters, made from refinished old candlesticks! ...
A dry, crumbly cake when you've been anticipating a moist, delicious one is a very sad thing. Learning how to tell the exact moment when a cake should come out of the oven can take some practice. Luck...
We don't know exactly what's going to happen to Gourmet's gorgeous, gorgeous website now that the magazine is closing. But we're getting our fix while we can, and this easy applesauce cake looks like ...
Autumn is a time for office potlucks and holiday parties, and we're always looking around for a no-fail dessert. The bundt cake is impressively shaped, feeds a lot of people, and when properly made, i...
Hello, new favorite fall dessert! Peach cornmeal upside-down cake — we love you. We've made this cake no less than three times in the last couple of weeks. Here's why....
School and work are back in session, and so cupcake season is fast upon us. We don't bake a lot of cupcakes; we usually prefer the ease of one whole cake. But when it comes to school classrooms and wo...
This is one of our very, very, most very favorite cakes. And yet the photos don't quite do it justice. This is a moist, tender cake with a gooey topping of broiled coconut and sugar, and while "oatmea...
Q: I am going to attempt an ice cream cake from scratch for my boyfriend's birthday. I have an idea of how to proceed, but I was also wondering if anyone has any helpful suggestions. I plan to follo...
We received mixed reviews after sharing our thoughts on the Cake Love cookbook last week. We'd tested 5 or 6 cakes from the book with extreme success, but those who live near the bakeries were in dis...
One of our favorite ways to garnish cupcakes isn't with extra chocolate or sweets, it's with vegetables! They're cheaper, more cheerful and usually results in a good wow factor from your friends and...
It's summer and we have better things to do than slave over decorating a cake for your next weekend get together or outdoor party. It's often easier to think about doing desserts that don't require ...
This weekend, we were halfway through assembling ingredients for a yellow cake when we realized that we'd forgotten to set out butter to soften. Again. We keep sticks of butter in the freezer, so set...
We recently realized that we tend to only bake cakes when there's a special occasion to be celebrated. Right now we're going through a stretch with no cake-worthy events on the horizon, so we thought ...
Kitchn Reader Carolyn wants to make her boyfriend this classic dessert for his birthday. Think we can help her out? Help! The Boyfriend's birthday is this Sunday (eeeeeeek!). Being the Boston native ...
Pops! Cake pops, cheesecake pops and even bacon pops have been on our radar lately, and it seems like bakeware manufacturers are eyeing them as well. Take a look at these new Brownie Pop molds from Wi...
Here's a good question from Amanda. Can you help her? My boyfriend has been talking about these small tarts his dad used to bring home from a Scottish bakery when he was a kid. We figured out that th...
I have been saving this still life for a very special post and a very special day. It is the perfect cake for afternoon tea, and with my house guests leaving tomorrow, I thought it would be an appropr...
A couple weeks ago I asked you what kind of cake I should make in a new cake pan from IKEA. Well, we had a couple guests over Saturday night, and I had a chance to use the pan for the first time. Here...
Maya asked us how to make the fluffy pink strawberry cake she remembers from childhood. The problem with that cake is that it uses Jell-O and boxed cake mix, and now she wants to make it more naturall...
Spring is here, strawberries are about to arrive, and Maya has a special request. Can you help? I am about to be inundated with strawberries, and it's also about to be my birthday and I’d like to ba...
When we're throwing a dinner party or any other kind of gathering, we like to do as much of the cooking ahead of time as we possibly can. We love this trick of freezing baked, unfrosted cake rounds be...
Until it showed up in the bulk bins at our local co-op, we had no idea that whole-wheat pastry flour even existed! When we asked what recipes we should try first, one of the recommendations was the sa...
Have you tried making cake pops yet? We love them, but we do think they tend to be on the kitschy side of cute. Here, though, are some inspiring ideas for cake pops sophisticated enough for a swanky c...
Easter is one time of year when I am seized with the desire to bake a pretty cake. I always feel that the Easter meal should be one of the most special of the year, and what's more special than a lovi...
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