Heralded as “the first new cake in 100 years” when it was introduced, the chiffon cake -- one of the darlings of midcentury cuisine -- became famous for its wonderfully light and airy texture, ...

There’s an episode of the late-’90s PBS series “Baking With Julia” that features Berkeley-based pastry chef Alice Medrich (in some circles, fondly referred to as the Queen of Chocolate) and one of her ...

A bûche de Noël is only as good as its cake. This recipe for vanilla chiffon cake delivers a perfect, fluffy, thin sheet of deliciousness that’s easy to make and even easier to roll up — if the pastry ...

Chiffon cakes are, as the originator Harry Baker opined, “something cosmic.” A chiffon cake is in the family of aerated, egg-based foam cakes — like sponges and angel food cakes — all sky-high and ...

This cake recipe is the perfect weekend snack for the family or a holiday cake to bring to a party. But to create this delicious treat, you need a bunch of ingredients for both the Cake and Fruit and ...

Dear Lisa: As a little girl my grandmother taught me how to make a cake from scratch. I can remember some of the ingredients but not all, can you help? I know the recipe called for flour, eggs, sugar, ...

Enjoy a twist on a classic lemon cake with this yuzu chiffon cake, complete with a whipped yuzu cream cheese frosting.

Most people wouldn’t think of strawberry shortcake as a divisive dessert. But it is. The debate centers on the base: biscuit or cake, and then it can delve into what kind of cake — angel food or ...

Separate the eggs while and yolks. Place the egg yolks in one bowl and the whites (along with the extra egg white) in another bowl. 2. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees C and have a 9 inch (25 cm) cake ...