Turning a plain cake into something beautiful doesn't have to be complicated or stressful. With just a few clever tricks and basic supplies, anyone can create eye-catching desserts that look like they ...

The local stone fruit season is winding down. Even as it does, the farmer's markets are loaded with the last burst of gorgeous peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums. I can't resist! Often, I buy ...

Mallory Valvano is a roaming party, and never more than when she’s piping rainbows of buttercream across sweets; you can already understand where she got the moniker Party Girl Bake Club. At the ...

Make this cake, slice it up and give it away as a party favor, a treat for guests to enjoy in their own time. When baking a cake like this, I prefer to use a large Bundt pan, which gives cakes with ...

Don’t roll your eyes! There IS a universe in which fruit cake can actually taste good and have a place on the holiday dessert table. I promise, this fruit cake is not the doubles-as-a-doorstop variety ...