To produce the rich, moist chocolate cake which every home baker longs for but all too often results in disappointment with the end result: a desiccated, crumbly wasteland. Up to 78% of homemade ...

Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

Kat Thompson is the associate editor of Eater at Home, covering home cooking and baking, cookbooks, and kitchen gadgets. Despite the fact that I’m a cooking editor, I don’t have much experience with ...