For a dose of holiday-inspired flavor to accompany any number of cookies or cakes, try adding eggnog into your favorite ...

When it comes to recipes, it boils down to following directions. Sometimes. I don’t claim to be the best baker or cook in the kitchen, but I do well. My favorite “wins” are when I try something and it ...

Penuche frosting is an old-fashioned boiled frosting that's made with brown sugar, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and butter. The cooked frosting has a caramel-butterscotch flavor and a thick, ...

If you’ve done your fair share of baking, you may already know that there are many types of frosting. However, that doesn’t mean you know all of them or what sets each one apart. Many baking recipes ...

Sweetened condensed milk is the ingredient behind many delicious treats, like dulce de leche, brigadeiro, Thai iced coffee, and a host of other delights. This viscous, sweet dairy is celebrated for ...

A few weeks ago, a reader named Barbara asked for a replacement recipe for frosting that used condensed milk and Cool Whip. I have to admit this was a harder request than I expected. My frosting ...

Note: This model butter cake recipe is perhaps the best you’ll ever eat--three sumptuous chocolate layers. Sylvia Thompson, who developed the recipe for her “The Birthday Cake Book” (Chronicle Books: ...

Recipe from Maida Heatter's Cakes (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $23). I tested this on colleagues without mentioning the sauerkraut. It was a hit. Butter, line with parchment paper and flour 2 (9-inch) ...