Though its origins date back to Medieval times, carrot cake is as popular today as ever, and virtually every bakery and grocery chain worth its salt has its own variation for sale. That said, the ...

You can be a good cook, but a terrible baker. While cooking offers room to improvise, baking often requires that you follow the directions to a T. If you are someone who likes to use recipes as ...

The recipe looked perfect, the ingredients were measured, and somehow the cake still came out dense as a brick or sunken in the middle like a sad little crater. Baking isn't quite the exact science we ...

One of the most captivating aspects of food television—whether it’s a lushly shot documentary, a fierce competition series or an intimate "come into my kitchen" show—is that tantalizing thought: “That ...

I made common baking mistakes (on purpose!) to see how they would affect chocolate-chip cookies. As it turns out, there's a lot that can go wrong, like mistaking baking powder for baking soda. Leaving ...

It’s easy to become a better baker if you have these kitchen tools. Liv Dansky has worked for Food & Wine since 2019 as a recipe tester and developer and, more recently, as a writer. Her work can be ...

Charlotte Rutledge is the former recipe testing and development manager for King Arthur Baking Company. She has worked in professional kitchens since she was a ...