Like a fancy Fig Newton, this cake balances honey-sweetened jammy figs with toasty, bitter rye flour in a simple two-layer cake covered in a thin layer of brown butter frosting. Some of the jam — ...

Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine milk, orange zest, and orange blossom water in a small bowl. Split vanilla bean half in half lengthwise, and scrape vanilla seeds into milk mixture; stir to combine. Add ...

Q: My sister insists you need to refrigerate a cake made with buttercream frosting (just the simple type with powdered sugar, butter and a splash of milk) because it contains butter. Our mother never ...

Buttercream is delicious and can be used to decorate cakes and cupcakes. Here's a super simple recipe, whipped up in just a few minutes. Buttercream is a simple cake topping made with butter and icing ...

This is how to make vanilla buttercream frosting that’s easy, homemade, and Valentine’s Day–ready. The classic buttercream frosting recipe uses butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, then a ...

Master bakery-style frosting with 10 key hacks. Use butter and shortening, add cornstarch, beat 3+ minutes, sift sugar, add salt, use room-temp liquids. Fix consistency, store right, and adapt for ...