My inbox sees more questions about building beautiful cakes than nearly any other subject (okay, maybe it’s tied with pie dough queries of all sorts). Layer cakes are daunting: They’ve got that whole ...

With only eight ingredients, this many-layered cake makes an impressive centerpiece to conclude any dinner party -- and it’s both gluten-free and dairy-free. Created for Passover but suitable for any ...

Proof’s justly famous chocolate espresso cake is three exquisite layers of cake, crémeux and buttercream, topped with bittersweet chocolate glaze. It is a simple cake, refined for a layer cake, and ...

If you’ve never tackled a layer cake, the whole process can be a bit intimidating ... and it can become a bit of a mess if you don’t know what you’re doing. But assembling and frosting a layer cake is ...

Even the most fastidious pastry chef (I may or may not have two pairs of culinary tweezers, X-Acto knives, and a protractor in my kitchen drawer) can acknowledge the charm of an imperfect-looking ...

Walking into Untitled, now settled into its new, glass-walled Meatpacking District home at the relocated Whitney Museum, a few things might catch your eye. There’s Robert Indiana’s lightbulb-lined EAT ...