Let’s get one thing straight: We love chocolate frosting and could never complain about anything frosting-related. It’s just that in fall and winter when the holidays start up, we’re in full-on baking ...

Let’s all be honest: When we reach for a slice of cake, we’re in it for the frosting more than anything else. There’s nothing that can transform a cake from just OK to practically heavenly like a ...

Cream cheese as Americans know it dates back to the late 1800s, when a businessman named William Lawrence started the brand Philadelphia. A hundred-plus years later it’s become all but synonymous with ...

This 3-ingredient cream cheese frosting without butter recipe is the easiest and quickest frosting to whip up cakes and ...

Q: I saw your July 24th column (“Rye bread recipe lost … and found,” Good Eating) in which you tracked down a missing beloved rye bread recipe. Could you work that magic again? I had a Trib recipe for ...

Cupcakes. Layer cake. Graham crackers. Sugar cookies. All of the above are totally magical, but what’s the common thread? They’re all freaking amazing when they have a perfectly light, fluffy, sugary ...

Tangy chocolate sour-cream icing for cake; learn to blend chocolate, sour cream and icing sugar into a smooth, versatile ...

Canned frosting is undeniably convenient, but it simply doesn’t hold a candle to homemade frosting. Common critiques of store-bought frosting include tasting too sweet, lacking a light, fluffy texture ...