Cake

How To : Blueberry crumb cake with the Barefoot Contessa

The Barefoot Contessa demonstrates how she makes Blueberry Crumb Cake. First, grease and flour the pan and set it aside. Put some soft butter into the mixer with some granulated sugar and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add eggs, some lemon zest and sour cream. Ne ...more

For Sale : JFK's Crusty, 48-Year-Old Birthday Cake

Up for auction at Heritage, JFK's crusty old birthday cake, presented to him at his 45th birthday party in Madison Square Garden back in 1962. Marilyn Monroe performed her legendary “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” at this very event. The bidding is currently at $2500, but not ...more

How To : Make the cherpumple aka the "monster" pie-cake

Charles Phoenix teaches the secrets of making the cherpumple aka the "monster" pie-cake. An excellent summary is given below. First take already baked apple pie, pumpkin pie and cherry pie and keep it aside. Add the cake mix with some water, oil and eggs and stir it well using ...more

How To : Make a Cola cake

This quick video will show you how to make a delicious cola cake. To make a cola cake you will simply need a boxed cake mix, such as Betty Crocker Chocolate Cake, and a can of Coca Cola. Pour the cake mix into a mixing bowl and add the whole can of coke. Mix well. Bake the cak ...more

Wedding Cake Toppers on Etsy : Blue Butterfly Design

Over the weekend I was informed by my newly engaged girlfriend that it's impossible to find unique wedding cake toppers... that don't suck. Lo and behold, "Blue Butterfly Design" on Etsy, specializing in custom made, super cool wedding cake toppers!

How To : Make a basic hot milk sponge cake

Try out this basic hot milk sponge cake, which is a kind of egg foam cake, that you can use as a base for any cake art creation. It's super tasty, and you can add anything you want to it. Try it out and see for yourself. A Hot Milk Sponge Cake is a type of "egg foam" cake – a ...more

How To : Make the ultimate rich and gooey chocolate cake

To make this delicious and decadent dessert, you will need: 3 cups flour, 1 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 1/4 cups melted butter, 2 tablespoons white vinegar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 1/3 cups warm water, 1 ...more

How To : Make a tres leches sponge cake

In this video from foodwishes we learn how to make a tres leches sponge cake. Grease a baking pan with shortening. Take a box of cake mix (yellow preferred), 3 eggs, cup of cold water, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, teaspoon vanilla. Beat in a bowl with electric mixer until very smoot ...more

How To : Make summer crab cakes with Martha Stewart

Making crabcakes for a summer get together on the beach is a yummy, season-appropriate way to integrate the goodies of the ocean into your cooking. Entertain with a delicious plate of Maryland crabcakes by watching this segment of "The Martha Stewart Show." "Everyday Food" ho ...more

How To : Make pineapple cake

You only have one hour before company is coming. So make this 40 minute, delicious pineapple cake. Think of the fragrance that will fill the house when your guests arrive. Ingredients needed: 2 cups self-rising flour (if you can't find this ingredient, use plain flour with b ...more

How To : Make a sundae-in-a-pan ice cream cake

This video is about how to make an ice cream cake. First step is to lay the first ingredient which is the Ice Cream Sandwiches on the pan. Then, start spreading the cool whip on top of the Ice Cream Sandwiches. The next ingredient is the chocolate syrup. Just simply squirt it ...more

How To : Make a rainbow birthday cake

Lactose Overdose demonstrates how to make a rainbow cake. Use either a store bought mix or use your own recipe. A white cake mix works the best. You will also need two canisters of white frosting and food coloring. Make the cake according to the directions or recipe instructio ...more

How To : Bake chocolate lava cakes with strawberries

This romantic chocolate recipe will help you create the perfect romantic evening .In this how to video we will show you step by step how to make a chocolate lava cake which without doubt is irresistible. Its perfect liquid center literally melts in your mouth.

How To : Make Pac-Man shaped cupcakes

Follow this fun technique for creating Pac-Man cupcakes with two different colors of frosting. You can do this on cookies and cakes, too. Kids can line the muffin tins, mix the ingredients, spoon the batter into the muffin cups and of course, supervise the icing. Make Pac-Man ...more

How To : Bake a tie shaped cake for Father's Day

If your dad is a suit-and-tie type of guy, why not celebrate that on Father's Day by making him a delicious Tie-shaped cake? This video will teach you how to make a chocolate tie cake that will make the whole family weep with pleasure.

How To : Create a Valentine's Day cupcake holder

We believe that cupcakes are as cute and pretty as they come, but when they're given out as party favors (pending they don't get entirely eaten beforehand) they have to be packaged and carried home. But don't dampen the beauty of these miniature cakes by stuffing them in insu ...more

How To : Bake a funfetti cake from scratch

Funfetti cakes are a common site at children's birthday parties, but most of the busy parents who make those happen go with the boxed cake mix version. It's really not too hard to make from scratch for extra flavor! Watch this video to find out how.

How To : Assemble and crumb coat a cake

There is nothing better than a homemade layer cake. Learn how to assemble one like a pro with the help of Bon Appetite Magazine. This how to video shows you how to get a professional look when assembling and frosting a layer cake. Assemble and crumb coat a cake. Click through ...more

How To : Make fall themed cupcakes

Once Upon A Cake shows you how to create beautiful fall themed cupcakes to be the hit at your next Autumn party. Start with basic supplies such as cupcakes, icing of various colors and knifes to spread the icing. Using modeling chocolate you can mold leaf shapes and attach it ...more

How To : Make a brownie screwball cake

In this video, we learn how to make a brownie screwball cake. First, add in flour to a mixing bowl, then add in powdered cocoa and a teaspoon of salt. Next, add in baking soda ( 2 tsp) and mix everything together. Now, pour into a cake pan and make three holes in the pan with ...more

How To : Make a vanilla chiffon cake

Preheat the oven to 170¬8C Sift the flour 3 times with the baking Powder whisk half the sugar with the egg yolks until thick tripled in volume and has reached the Ribbon Stage (you can draw a ribbon with the mixture when you lift the whisk up and the ribbon stays for about 3 ...more

How To : Make a root beer glaze butter pecan cake

Root beer has a bunch of yummy functions, though usually they involve ice cream sodas. But there's more than just one way to enjoy this delicious carbonated drink. It may seem odd at first, but you can actually use root bear to create a glaze for cakes. Check out this food vi ...more

How To : Make sprinkle topped chocolate high-hat cupcakes

We never thought that yummy chocolate cupcakes could get any better...until we saw this recipe. Combining the godlike perfection of chocolate cupcakes with oodles of chocolate icing, pilled on until tipping point, these high-hat chocolate cupcakes are outrageously overdone tre ...more

How To : Make easy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

In this clip from Betty Crocker's kitchen, chef Jaden Hair shows you how to make a yummy, classic and very easy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Carrot cakes are the tastiest way to enjoy your veggies and in this tutorial you will get a step by step so you can serve it ...more

How To : Make peppermint ice cream cake

Top off a festive holiday meal with this tasty peppermint ice cream cake. A candy-studded layer of peppermint hides a rich center of chocolate ice cream. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make this decadent dessert.

How To : Make Betty's Valentine's Day red velvet cake

Right from Betty's kitchen learn the simple recipe for red velvet cake specially for Valentine's Day. Just follow Betty in creating this delicious and beautiful cake you can make specially for your sweetheart. This short instructional video will tell you the needed ingredients ...more

How To : Frost a cake easily in two steps

Back in college, frosting a cake was pretty much a one-step process. You took the cake out of the oven, let it cool for a bit, then whipped out your Pillsbury Doughboy rainbow sprinkle frosting and slapped it onto the cake using a spatula. But, admittedly, the results didn't ...more

How To : Make a strawberry cheesecake

This fun video set to some piano playing is perfect to put you in the mood to make some delicious classic strawberry cheesecake. Cheesecake factory and the rest of the family with be envying you for years to come. Step 1: Ingredients: 1 Cup graham cracker crumbs 2 1/2 tbs. un ...more

How To : Make red velvet cake

Get tips from our expert, Jennifer Cail on mixing in each of the ingredients, baking red velvet cake, and making the frosting for this dessert. Finally, learn how to frost each layer of this red velvet cake with expert tips in this free video recipe. Part 1 of 14 - How to Make ...more

RECIPE : Pink Lady Cake

Another recipe via Smitten Kitchen. This cake is so pretty! I might just have to make it as a ... VERY ... belated birthday cake for my friend, Elizabeth. I'll post images of my attempt next week.

How To : Make an upside-down caramelized pear cake

Lots of experiences are more exciting when one is upside-down. Riding the loop on a rollercoaster, for instance, or walking on your hands while doing a handstand. In fact, being upside down is so thrilling that cakes enjoy it too. Take your next baked good on an unexpected fu ...more

How To : Make a mini Christmas log cake for a dollhouse

Here is another video by a woman named Angela on how to make a miniature Christmas log cake for a dollhouse. The first thing she does is roll out a sheet of brown clay with a pasta maker on a setting of 4. Then she rolls out a white sheet with smaller setting of 6. Use a razor ...more

How To : Bake a chocolate loaf cake with Erin McKenna

When BabyCakes NYC founder Erin McKenna realized there was not a single bakery out there that catered to people with food allergies and sensitivities, she decided to make her own. The BabyCakes owner and founder creates luscious desserts including red velvet cupcakes, cookies ...more

How To : Make baby pound cakes

Chef Johanne Killeen demonstrates how to make baby pound cakes - a perfect dessert or sweet to accompany tea. Baby cakes are butter cakes and are very easy to prepare. She dresses them with a rich cream cheese. Make baby pound cakes. Click through to watch this video on pbs.org

How To : Make a chocolate chip cookie cake

It's your birthday and your tired of the same old typical cake you buy every year. Well its time to change things up. This video shows you how to make a delicious chocolate chip cookie cake. Perfect for both adults and kids, and of course everyone is welcomed to make it. You'l ...more

How To : Make a Noel cake with Sandra Lee

To decorate a noel cake, buy four layers of chocolate (two large sized, two small sized), two layers of spice cake (two medium sized), and a chocolate cupcake. Using a long serated knife, trim the tops of the cake to make the even. Put the one of the large chocoate cakes on yo ...more

How To : Bake a bourbon apple cake with the NY Times

Here is a streamline and completely grownup dessert recipe. In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, lets a sweet, buttery apple cake have a drink. Watch as he prepares a bourbon apple cake. Use quartered apples, sugar, butter, eggs, flour, ...more

How To : Make ice cream cupcakes in ice cream cones

Cupcakes are really quite good as they are - we don't care if they're iced or have a cute little sugar daisy on top for decor. In the end, they're just yummy. But if you love dressing up your cupcakes to make the package look as appealing as the taste, then check out this fun ...more

How To : Bake spooky Blackout cupcakes for Halloween

Serve your Halloween party guests a dessert that's both a treat and a trick by baking and decorating these spooky Blackout cupcakes. Made from copious amounts of chocolate and cocoa powder, these cupcakes are darkly delicious. Check out this cake tutorial for the how-to. Thes ...more

How To : Make a popcorn cake

This dessert recipe for popcorn cake shown in this how-to video is simple enough for kids to make. You will need half a cup of un-popped popcorn, a dash of salt, four cups marshmallows, half a cup of margarine, and two thirds cup of candy-coated chocolates. Popcorn cakes are d ...more

How To : Make a pirate cake

This video shows us how to make and decorate a cake that looks like a pirate. You will need 1 baked 9' round cake, 2 1/2 cups of white frosting, 1 1/2 cups red frosting, 1 TBSP. brown frosting, chocolate cookie crumbs, mini jaw breakers, fruit leather, an M & M, a peppermint ...more

How To : Create a gumpaste bow for cake decorating

For many, taking a bite out of a red velvet cupcake is a delicious treat, and even a present of sorts, especially if you generally deny yourself of such sweets during the rest of the week. So why not make your next batch of cupcakes look like literal gifts by adding a bow on t ...more

How To : Create candlewicking embroidery on a cake

In order to create Candlewicking Embroidery on a cake, you will need the following: prepared icing, a #4 decorating tip, #2 decorating tip, a cake that has been iced, and decorating bags filled with icing. Use the #4 decorating tip to create and ornate dot pattern along the s ...more

How To : Make Polish coffee cakes - kids can cook!

Watch this cooking video tutorial on how to make Polish coffee cakes - kids can cook! You will get all the necessary information to make this Polish coffee cakes recipe, including a list of all the ingredients needed, all right in the video. Jr. Chefs of America features orig ...more

How To : Make a Death By Chocolate cake

This is one intense cake. Follow along with this video series as Karen shows you how to make this Death by Chocolate cake. Filled with raspberry glaze and chocolate ganache, and covered with chocolate roses and leaves, you'll impress any chocolate lover. Part 1 of 18 - How to ...more

News : National Cake Day!

Apparently it's National Cake Day today. To celebrate, here's a nice list of the best cakes in Los Angeles.

How To : Make Maryland crab cakes

Crab cakes are best when kept simple and light. Try the recipe in this video for an authentic Chesapeake Bay taste. You'll need to gather these ingredients: two eggs, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, lemon, bread or cracker crumbs, seafood seasoning, baking pow ...more

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