Despite the fact that I’m a cooking editor, I don’t have much experience with cake decorating. I bake a lot, sure, but I typically top my cakes with dollops of whipped cream and sliced strawberries or ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. Despite the fact that I’m a cooking editor, I don’t have much experience with cake decorating. I bake a lot, sure, ...

Emulsifying fats and liquids can be a slow process for smooth cake batters, but in a blender it takes mere seconds. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree ...

In typical cake recipes that involve a stand mixer, the beginning stages look a lot like this: cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then slowly incorporate eggs one at time. These ...