Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Slicing the top, rounded portion off of a cake ...

How to cover a cake with fondant icing for a perfectly smooth finish with Martha Collinson. When using fondant icing it is important to place it on top of a cake covered with marzipan or buttercream, ...

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Many factors influence our choice of the recipes we bake: mood, the season, enticing ingredients, ease of preparation, economy of time and money, to name a few. Like so many of us, you probably have a ...

If you've ever had to deal with crumbly cake pops or are simply not a fan of the sometimes overly sugary frosting binders, there's good news: your cake's warmth can do all the heavy lifting. When you ...