The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar ...

Ginger adds a burst of fresh flavor to mocktails, cocktails, coffee, cookies, cakes, pancakes, and much more. Simple syrup is really easy to make, basically, you just dissolve sugar in water and ...

This Most Loved Italian Cake is a soft, fluffy dessert that turns any day into a celebration. With an easy-to-follow method, ...

Cover and let the herbs or spices infuse the syrup for 30 minutes, then strain. Make-Ahead: Simple syrup can be stored up to 1 month in the refrigerator in an airtight container such as a mason jar.

Blend the syrup, milk, oil and egg together. Add the dry ingredients and stir into a liquid, beating well. Then, pour the liquid into a greased cake pan and bake it in your oven at 350° F for 30 ...

This dense, syrup-soaked cake is a triple orange threat, full of zest, juice and whole slices of candied orange. For the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9- to 10-inch springform pan ...

Pound cake’s “perfect plainness” is amazing on its own, but this special syrup elevates it even more Pound cake is "the most beloved Southern cake I know . . . it is for every season and ...

Apple cider reduces alongside maple syrup to sweeten this handheld cake. A rich maple–cream cheese frosting pulls it together ...