Many people find baking a pie intimidating -- that it's too complicated to get the dough shaped perfectly for laying into the pie plate, and there's c...

Are you sick of that sheet cake that comes around every July? You know the one we're talking about -- it's covered in whipped cream, strawberries and ...

Mint makes its way into many recipes when the weather warms up. Its cooling properties have a refreshing effect on a hot, sunny day. We like it in our...

Things used to be simple. If we wanted something sweet, we turned to sugar, or honey or maple syrup. But now we've got options when it comes to sweetn...

When you've got fruit that's past its prime, or maybe it's just not very flavorful to begin with (either pithy or rubbery), what do you do with it? Do...

Picnics are great in theory, yet can be a little less than ideal to execute. There's a reason that we dine indoors, because we have everything we need...

If you've ever made puff pastry from scratch, you know how difficult it can be -- there are layers and layers of butter sandwiched between sheets of d...

The summer is hot, way too hot for turning on the oven. But that doesn't mean we want to miss out on homemade desserts for three whole months. Well, i...

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are good, but Reese's Peanut Butter Cup cake is infinitely better. And the same is true when it comes to Snickers. Who woul...

What would chocolate chip cookies be without chocolate chips? If it wasn't for Ruth Wakefield, who in 1937 chopped up a Nestle chocolate bar to make h...

As you've probably heard before, baking is a science -- and that's very true, especially for cakes. Everything must be just right to bake the perfect ...

Unless you have a brand new or regularly calibrated oven, chances are your oven's temperature is not accurate. You may set it to 400 degrees, and it m...

Bacon has a large, loyal fan base that has a deep love for this breakfast meat. People just can't get enough of it. So it's only natural that it would...

It will officially be summer this month, and what better way to celebrate this season than with a good old-fashion summer pie? Concord grape, peanut b...

A sky-high layer cake is one of the most impressive ways to end a meal (unless you're a pie person, in which case you can get your fix here). Just thi...

Have a pound cake lying around your kitchen? Throw it on the grill. If you don't have one of those at the ready, get baking and then grill it up. Poun...

Have you ever stopped to think what makes bread so delicious, airy and light? Yeast -- it's the little guys that help breads rise and give flavor. Unl...

If you've ever made fresh bread at home, you know it's a labor of love. It takes a little bit of trial and error to get it just right, but once you ha...

And it's the best thing you can make with crepes.

Candace Nelson is considered by many to be the queen of cupcakes. She's co-owner of Sprinkles Cupcakes, the world's first cupcake bakery, and a renown...

Chocolate chip, double chocolate, jam-filled or hazelnut-based, the possibilites are endless when it comes to baking cookies. It's why they're the mos...

Listen up, chocoholics. In search of the best of the best milk chocolate bar, we decided to put 30-plus different kinds to the test. We scored the bar...