The best cake stands should give you a little pep in your step, on both a practical and aesthetic level. As the former king of “buying a little pastry for later” at a coffee shop that I often ...

Step 3: Assemble the Layers. Before stacking layers, you’ll first want to select the cake stand or serving plate you ...

Convert your favorite layer cake recipe into a cupcake recipe with these five easy steps from our Test Kitchen. Cakes and cupcakes are just as similar as you'd think, making it super easy to ...

And cake stands needn’t be reserved for your large-scale baking efforts — they can be used to elevate just about any kind of confection. “Cupcakes are great on a cake stand,” Ms. Chang said.

Skip this step if you’re using leftover cake. Break the cooled or leftover cake and put in a food processor. Add the frosting and process for 30 seconds or until the mixture forms a ball.

Step 2. Before you get started, adjust your recipe to fit your pan size if necessary. You don’t want to bake a 10-inch round cake in an 8-inch round pan. Step 3 James Ransom/Food52. Figure out ...

Skip this step if you’re using leftover cake. Break the cooled or leftover cake and put in a food processor. Add the frosting and process for 30 seconds or until the mixture forms a ball.

Create this fun santa cake with your kids. Dec. 12, 2011— -- intro: Buddy Valastro, author of "Baking With the Cake Boss," showed us this morning on "Good Morning America" how to create his ...