The secret to your best-ever pound cake involves skipping a crucial step: preheating the oven before the cake goes in. Although preheating usually begins the baking process, heating the oven once the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of steps that go into baking a layer cake. From measuring all the ingredients properly and evenly mixing the batter (without ...

You've done all the prep, mixing, pouring, and clean-up, and now that your cake is in the oven, there's nothing left to do but wait. As the heavenly smell of fresh-baked goods wafts through your home, ...