An L.A. Times poll asked readers what their favorite birthday cake is. Here are all of the most popular components — the layers, the filling, the frosting — that make the ultimate birthday cake. L.A.

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Learn the essential techniques behind baking light, flavorful cupcakes with consistent results. From mixing the batter to ...

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Having the oven switched on to satisfy a craving for sponge cake will have your air conditioning on overdrive, or your fan ...

We compared five popular methods for cooking homemade pizza, from grilling to baking on a pizza stone. This one yielded the crispiest crust and meltiest cheese. A baking steel produced the best ...

Learn foolproof methods and techniques behind baking the juiciest chicken breasts, with tips on seasoning, temperature, and ...

Rainy evenings call for warm and comforting desserts fresh out of the oven. And what’s a better ingredient than cherries to ...

Cotton candy ice cream is a flavor that exists in the world, and you can get it in a kit and bring it home to Needham, or ...

A dessert called confetti cake has sprinkles mixed with the batter, where they slowly dissolve and form little colored spots ...

Aki’s Bakery has long been closed, but Sue’s Bites and Delights as well as Honey and Pearl have brought the beloved guava ...

Several Kats responded to my plea for help finding a long-lost recipe for red velvet cake (published October 2000). Although ...