Recommend cheap, delicious/impressive, easy-in-large-batch (cup)cake recipes, methods, or mixes. [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 15 answers

Can my batch of (sorta)buttercream frosting be saved? [more inside]
posted on May 29, 2008 - 14 answers

Where can I find a Barbie cake in Seattle? It would have to be a place that could make it by tomorrow....
posted on May 9, 2008 - 4 answers

After 50 years of success, my Mom's favorite chocolate cake recipe is now failing to meet expectations. Betty Crocker blames Crisco, and Crisco denies blame. Not only do the cakes not rise like before, they tend to sag in the middle. It's a devil's food recipe from the original BC Cookbook, and she has been using the same ingredients forever. I calibrated the oven, and even watched her make one to insure it wasn't due to an error by a sometimes forgetful 84 year old baking Ninja. Any ideas on how Mom can get her Mojo back?
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 18 answers

Where can I find a cheap (but not cheap looking) wedding cake in the Toronto area? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 8 answers

ModFilter: I've been dating a gal for under a month. She's great! Her birthday's this weekend. What do I get her here in Chicago? Hint: She's really into '60s mod culture. [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2008 - 18 answers

Whenever I make a cake or pie in a baking dish, I always find that once it's done, I always wreck the first piece while trying to get the first piece out of the dish and onto a plate. After the first piece, getting subsequent pieces out is easy but that first piece is impossile. But there must be a way! Share your tips on how to get the first piece of pie/cake out of the baking dish and onto a plate without destroying it!
posted on Dec 24, 2007 - 15 answers

I would like to make some Halo (the video game) things for my husband's birthday (next week). I am thinking about a Halo-cake (any good ideas? I don't want to make a photo cake) but don't have any other ideas. I don't live in the US and cannot buy many special products here. I also don't want to spend a lot of money. It's the idea that counts. Any ideas?
posted on Oct 7, 2007 - 11 answers

Your best red velvet cake recipe! The caveat: I want to make it the traditional way, with red sugar beets instead of red food coloring. I've heard the beets add a moistness that simple cakes with food coloring cannot hold up to. Does anyone, anywhere, have tried-and-true recipes? I have Googled a few but know not their reliability.
posted on Oct 6, 2007 - 11 answers

What kind of birthday cake should I make for my Brother-in Laws 24th birthday. [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 4 answers

What are some Spanish-language idioms or expressions for "Goodbye" (or similar) to put on a going-away cake? [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2007 - 17 answers

I'm looking for a place in Seattle or nearby that makes wacky and creative custom cakes similar to those featured on the Food TV program "Ace of Cakes". [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2007 - 4 answers

Where do hip girls shop in NYC? And eat cake? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2007 - 18 answers

What's the best cake to mail? What's the best way to mail a cake? When should I send it to arrive in time? [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2007 - 30 answers

As a recreational baker, am I crazy to make my best friend's wedding cake?? [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 44 answers

I'm baking a cake on short notice. How should I substitute vanilla essence for vanilla extract? More importantly, the cake pan is a different size than is called for in the recipe, so how long and hot should I cook it? [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2007 - 10 answers

Is it possible to create edible ink for an edible silkscreen? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2007 - 11 answers

Help my friend figure out what kind of cake she ate on Malaysia Airlines! [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2007 - 11 answers

Two questions about baking. [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 13 answers

What are the finest mail-order food goods available at reasonable prices? I'm talking best bread, brownies, cakes, fruits, frozen pizzas, cookies -- any recommendations for extraordinary food at not-exhorbitant rates.
posted on Feb 6, 2007 - 33 answers

I believe that Bajan Black Cake is a traditional holiday treat. I sampled some last year and was immediately hooked. I considered making my own (http://www.visitbarbados.org/explore/black.aspx) this year, but am beginning to think I don't have the time. Where can I find an authentic version in NYC?
posted on Nov 12, 2006 - 1 answers

Is Coca-Cola cake a product of wartime privation? [more inside]
posted on Nov 12, 2006 - 8 answers

Burnt Almond Torte? [more inside]
posted on Nov 10, 2006 - 2 answers

[DessertFilter] I'm looking for some tried-and-true apple cake recipes. What are your favorites? [more inside]
posted on Nov 6, 2006 - 10 answers

My wife is thinking about starting a cake making business for kid's cakes. She is planning on buying a bunch of molds (like a ducky mold) and then putting the animal on a sheet cake. [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2006 - 15 answers

I need a birthday cake for Friday (Sat morning at the latest). Doesn't have to be anything exciting, just something that can feed about 20 people, and says 'Happy Birthday' on it. I live in London - where on earth would I go to get such a thing? I guess I could try large supermarkets, but there aren't many in central London, and it would be nice to get something 'handmade', by a decent bakery. All suggestions gratefully recieved!
posted on Oct 18, 2006 - 10 answers

What are your favorite bakeries with beautiful cakes that display samples online? [more inside]
posted on Oct 13, 2006 - 22 answers

What's the best vegan substitute for lard? [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2006 - 30 answers

Chocolate Cake for SWMBO's birthday: Give me your most absurdly good, chocolate-coma inducing cake recipes! [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2006 - 24 answers

Birthdayfilter: What's your favorite low-fat(-ish) cake recipe? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2006 - 20 answers

Where can I find recordings of the Test Match Special radio program from the Seventies on MP3? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 2 answers

What sort of stuff do I need to bake a big sheet cake? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2006 - 14 answers

While on exchange in Russia (near Novgorod), I was served two foods that I loved but have not been able to find again, and don't know the names for. First was a confection -- semi-dried but juicy berries covered in powdered sugar, about the size of blueberries, but red with lots of little seeds, that came in a small box. Second was a cake that seemed to be made of dozens of layered pancakes with some sort of cream or frosting in between. Anyone know what these are, and where I can find them or a recipe for them in the US?
posted on Jul 11, 2006 - 13 answers

BabyShowerFilter: What to write on the cake? [more inside]
posted on May 8, 2006 - 15 answers

How do I alter this cake recipe to bake successfully at low altitude? [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2006 - 9 answers

What's the best way to keep a cake from going stale? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2006 - 14 answers

Looking for unique dessert celebration ideas for our one-year-old's birthday. What are some good alternatives to the 'smear cake everywhere' tradition?
posted on Apr 5, 2006 - 15 answers

How can I prevent my cake from being dome like? [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2006 - 20 answers

Are you an expert cake baker who can tell me why my cakes are exploding? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2005 - 25 answers

Looking for great non-traditional wedding cake in New York. [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2005 - 7 answers

So I'm making a yellow cake from a mix...I added the water and the oil, then reached into the refrigerator for eggs that weren't there. What will happen if I bake this without the eggs? Or is there any normal pantry item that I could substitute for them? All the substitution recommendations I can find online are like substituting whites for whole eggs and using those non-egg egg substitutes. I'm not going to leave the house. Can this cake be saved?
posted on May 15, 2005 - 18 answers

Tomorrow is Secretaries Day and I need a latin saying to go on the cake I am baking. [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2005 - 11 answers

Cake emergency! Bakers please hope me! It's my husband's birthday, and I want to actually make him a cake for a change, but I can't find cake pans where I am for some reason... So, I finally got hold of a couple of pans that look like they might do, but they aren't the right size... [more inside]
posted on Apr 16, 2005 - 19 answers

I'm in dire need of a chocolate icing recipe. I know the basic ingredients but need the ratios. 2 cakes await! [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2005 - 8 answers

Scientists (and others) are using modified inkjet printers to print a wide range of really nifty things, such as working electronic circuits, 3D architectural models, and living tissue like organs and skin. My question is, do you have to modify one yourself, or are they for sale? Where would I get an inkjet printer that was capable of printing out a layer of resin or wax or whatever? The only one I can find is the kind that prints out edible birthday cake photos.
posted on Mar 26, 2005 - 9 answers

Cake! I'm looking for a fabulous, over-the-top cake recipe for my Mother-In-Law's birthday.
posted on Sep 30, 2004 - 21 answers

So, it's Pesach, and time for me and other jews to engage in a culinary tango dictated by what can often seem like an ever shifting sheaf of talmudic law. I've recently started playing around with almond flour - specifically a wonderful lemon pound cake (I use sugar - I'm a natural man!), and was pondering making it this week. But then it occurred to me - is using almond flour in this way - or almond flour at all - kosher for Pesach? And does anyone know of a good one-stop list of the rules and, to my mind more importantly, the reasons behind each?
posted on Apr 5, 2004 - 13 answers