Cakes are delicious. This is a fact. But did you know they can also be used for science? Enter the Great Science Cake-Off, sponsored by Cancer Research UK, an organization that funds nearly half of ...

Before she became a sous-chef at McMurdo research station in Antarctica, Rose McAdoo was a pastry chef in New York City. But even on the other side of the world, surrounded by polar research staff, ...

Smithsonian archaeologist Eric Hollinger makes science sweet with elaborate, science-themed cakes. Bailey Bedford A chocolate model of the African Bush Elephant in the rotunda of the Smithsonian’s ...

It’s one of the first lessons in culinary school: Baking is a science. Any slight changes in a recipe — too much baking powder, over-mixing a batter — can make the difference between a moist cupcake ...

Watch pretty much any baking-intensive show (not cooking — baking), and you'll hear, "Baking is a science" repeated over and over and over again, a mantra for the flour-covered. And it's true — baking ...

Carnival is here, meaning the king cake season is wide open. Until Mardi Gras, we're sampling far and wide around the king cake realm. Here's today's cake: When I walked into Coffee Science to pick up ...

Who remembers Kaldi’s? It was a legendary French Quarter coffee shop, a fixture of lower Decatur Street through the 1990s, and sadly gone since the dread year 2000. It felt timeless, and also ahead of ...

Baking is such a simple way to invite a little bit of calm and joy into your life and, for some, nothing is more joyful than a slice of chocolate cake. There are many great recipes out there, and your ...