Sometimes the shortest path between making cake and eating it is opening a can of ready-made frosting. Here are easy upgrades to make it taste better.

Combine the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners’ sugar in a mixer and whip together at high speed until light and airy, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Using a small offset spatula, apply a ...

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always found excuses to bake. In high school, I would bring in baked goods every Friday. And even now, I’ll bake for no good reason — just for love! This cupcake ...

Joanne Chang is a James Beard award-winning pastry chef, restaurateur, and five-time cookbook author with close to 30 years in the culinary industry. Since 2000, she's been the owner of Boston's Flour ...

Preheat oven to 335°F / 190°C. Spray an 8×8 square dish or a 8 inch round cake pan with non stick cooking spray and set aside. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients except for the sugar.

These brownies are appropriately named. The lush, chocolate brownies are tinted red to deliver a lovely red velvet brownie. The boozy frosting includes coconut-flavored vodka and is for adults only.