Sometimes the shortest path between making cake and eating it is opening a can of ready-made frosting. Here are easy upgrades to make it taste better.

If there’s only one cake you ever learn to make, let it be this. Yellow cake swaddled in chocolate frosting is perhaps the gold standard cake for birthdays, and for good reason–it strikes just the ...

From classic chocolate to hazelnut buttercream, these creamy, buttery recipes are ones you'll turn to again and again. Pastry chef Paola Velez makes this simple, sweet, and buttery frosting by ...

Let’s all be honest: When we reach for a slice of cake, we’re in it for the frosting more than anything else. There’s nothing that can transform a cake from just OK to practically heavenly like a ...

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Tricia is a recipe developer and tester for People Inc. with a focus on baking and pastry as well as a passion for all things food-related. She has developed over 1,200 recipes, which have appeared ...