THE CAKE RECIPE from the back of the Queen Guinevere Cake Flour bag has become my go-to recipe for party cakes of all sorts. At some point, I started wondering just where that anonymous recipe came ...

I used to think that cake flour was merely a suggestion. Maybe a strong suggestion, but a suggestion nevertheless. I understood on a vague level that cake flour would make a cake more fluffy and ...

With tender buttermilk cake layers, a cranberry jam so good you’ll want it on toast, and a silky white chocolate frosting, this is a cake that’s equal parts impressive and achievable. A slice of this ...

Speaking of gravy, the frosting on this Golden Vanilla Cake has been called many things, including “gravy icing” or “white icing.” Cooked-flour frosting became popular during the Great Depression, ...

This plain, buttery cake, full of berries, is my top pick for snacking on a summer afternoon. Because the berries in the batter tend to sink to the bottom when the cake bakes, scatter more berries on ...