At République, the bell tower-topped church of a restaurant on La Brea Avenue that was once Campanile, there are many things you could order for dessert after you’ve polished off chef-owner Walter ...

Yesterday I finished making my first cake with fondant! It was so much fun, I used an easy marshmallow fondant recipe that turned out easy to handle and delicious. I first put a layer of Marzipan on ...

What’s the first thing you remember baking? I was raised by a single mom and was alone a lot in the kitchen—I would just fend for myself. It was always a place of total freedom to me. I distinctly ...

What is a cake without its fondant? The fondant is what adds beauty to cakes. Making fondant requires a precise technique; it needs to be smooth and preferably have a clean finish, as it can make or ...

In this video I show how I make a simple fondant bone topper for a puppy day cake. I roll out fondant, emboss the birthday pup’s name, then cut it with my bone cutters and dust it with pearly luster.

If you make this cake well in advance and plan to store it, you’ll need to “feed” it with extra rum every week or so. Unwrap the cake, drizzle rum over the top, wrap it up again and re-seal in its ...

Automated kneading and microscopy yield new findings in how sugar crystals form in confectionery, showing promise for improved texture control and potential for healthier, low-calorie alternatives ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Why is it that the food in cartoons looks so tasty? Something about their bright colors and dimensions that defy the laws of ...