The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar.

Blend the syrup, milk, oil and egg together. Add the dry ingredients and stir into a liquid, beating well. Then, pour the liquid into a greased cake pan and bake it in your oven at 350° F for 30 to 40 ...

Pastry chef Jane Soudah says many people see dessert as something sweet to end a meal, but she sees it as an extension of the meal, “bringing together different flavors and textures to create unique, ...

Prepping a recipe that calls for simple syrup? Your grocery store will likely stock bottled simple syrup, but it will ...

This dense, syrup-soaked cake is a triple orange threat, full of zest, juice and whole slices of candied orange. For the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9- to 10-inch springform pan and ...

Is it cake? Yes, it's definitely cake. Dessert Week continues with a Puerto Rican recipe from The Cake Girl.

Imagine a homemade cake mix that kickstarts a dizzying variety of cakes. Caroline Wright's latest cookbook, Cake Magic! ($17.95, Workman), delivers on that dream. With a make-ahead dry mix as a base, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This recipe is lovely with crème fraîche or Greek yoghurt - Haarala Hamilton I’ve made this cake more often than any other. It’s ...

What has just two ingredients and seemingly endless uses? You guessed it — simple syrup. It’s probably the most aptly named recipe in the world. It’s made with equal parts sugar and water, so it’s ...