A water bath can keep your cake nice and moist as it bakes. Read an expert's advice on how to set one up, plus which cakes ...

A tired cake does not ask for much. It only wants a brief vacation in warm fog that melts the stiffness right out of its crumb. Many dry cakes do not actually lose flavor. They only lose swagger. They ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. “Cake is good” is a statement that needs no ...

Tips and techniques for keeping layers, sheets, Bundts, and other cakes moist and delicious. Who wants to go to the trouble of baking a cake only to end up with a dry or dense disappointment? Baking ...

This is probably the biggest culprit behind your dry mug cake disasters. If you're scooping flour directly with your measuring cup, you could be using up to 20% more flour than the recipe calls for, ...