Heralded as “the first new cake in 100 years” when it was introduced, the chiffon cake — one of the darlings of midcentury cuisine — became famous for its wonderfully light and airy texture, seemingly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All cakes descend from one of two methods: creaming (like Jesse's Chocolate Guinness Cake) or foaming (like my Strawberry ...

Heralded as “the first new cake in 100 years” when it was introduced, the chiffon cake – one of the darlings of midcentury cuisine – became famous for its wonderfully light and airy texture, seemingly ...

A chiffon cake is a splendidly tall, wildly easy, oil-based cake. It is rich in flavor from egg yolks, yet wonderfully light in texture because of copious amounts of stiffly peaked whites. The cake is ...

Most people wouldn’t think of strawberry shortcake as a divisive dessert. But it is. The debate centers on the base: biscuit or cake, and then it can delve into what kind of cake — angel food or ...

Chiffon cakes were popular in the ’50s and ’60s. There is no butter in them; oil gives the cake moistness instead. Egg whites and baking powder provide the leavening. Chiffon cakes differ from sponge ...

Over the decades, the Southern Living Test Kitchen has developed quite a few fantastic cake recipes. Among our favorites are snack cakes that come together in just one bowl, our popular white layer ...

First it was cupcakes, then it was macaroons, and now we have the chiffon cake phenomenon. After the final of the Great British Bake Off, this heavenly light cake has come back into fashion. Like many ...

Coffee chiffon cake – almost as airy as a cloud. Considering how widely available and affordable chiffon cakes are, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a local invention. However, it was created in ...

Heralded as “the first new cake in 100 years” when it was introduced, the chiffon cake — one of the darlings of midcentury cuisine — became famous for its wonderfully light and airy texture, seemingly ...

Welcome to Bon Appétit Bake Club, a community of curious bakers. Each month senior Test Kitchen editors Jesse Szewczyk and Shilpa Uskokovic share a must-make recipe and dive deep on why it works. Come ...