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. I can make a delicious tasting cake but—when it ...

My inbox sees more questions about building beautiful cakes than nearly any other subject (okay, maybe it’s tied with pie dough queries of all sorts). Layer cakes are daunting: They’ve got that whole ...

Canned frosting, sprinkles and gels can make cake decorating fairly easy, even for the amateur. Piping with design tips, rolling and shaping fondant, can be a little tricky. Perhaps one just needs a ...

Meet Brent. My name is Brett, uh 70 years old and I work at *** hotel engineer, maintenance department and I'm retired this year. So I'm gonna do something else. I've been here since 2000, but I like ...

There are a lot of bakeries selling kosher baked goods, but only a few teach you how to make the goodies, which you will learn about in our list of 4 kosher cake decorating classes in NYC and NJ. The ...