Also called yellow butter cake, yellow cake is the quintessential vanilla-flavored cake that’s beloved for layered birthday cakes and casual snacking cakes alike. It gets its golden color primarily ...

There are innumerable types of cake in the world. So many, in fact, that whole tomes have been written on the many different cakes of France alone (start with Gâteau by Aleksandra Crapanzano).

The idea of cake in India did not come only from European ovens. While sponge cakes and layered gateaux arrived through colonial kitchens, India quietly developed its own baked traditions, shaped by ...