For that, I skipped melted chocolate in favor of cocoa powder. Melted chocolate tends to dry out cake batter, and unless you’re using 100 percent unsweetened chocolate, adding bar chocolate also ...

Let cake layers cool in baking pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove cakes from baking pans and let cool completely, parchment side down, on racks, 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours. Make the icing ...

Eating king cake during Carnival season likely became a tradition in the 1980s. Getty Images/iStockphoto The colorful king cakes weren’t always a staple of Mardi Gras, but they definitely are now.

1 box yellow cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Butter Golden) 1 stick butter, melted. 1 egg. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. For the filling. 1 block softened cream cheese (8-ounce block) ...

Serve the cake as a brunch treat, with afternoon tea, or as a dessert with a dollop of whipped cream. 10 Exceptional Upside-Down Cake Recipes, From Peach to Pineapple Frequently Asked Questions ...

“Vanilla extract [adds] that homemade touch,” says Adams. If you’re baking a white cake, you can also add a splash of almond or cardamom extract, or coconut extract for a coconut cake.