The cake decorating subject provides skills-based educational experiences that provide an opportunity for mastery before building on that experience to develop more advanced skills. This subject area ...

There's a whole world of home science projects beyond the vinegar and baking soda volcano. Credit: peopleimages via Getty Images The vinegar and baking soda volcano is a science fair classic, but ...

Why buttermilk matters: Its acidity reacts with baking soda to create lift, moisture, and tender crumb in cakes, biscuits, and quick breads. Mixing like a pro: Properly creaming butter and sugar, and ...

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, ...

From fluffy vanilla cupcakes to rich coffee cakes, perfect texture comes down to ingredient science and technique. Sour cream, the right flour, and thoughtful handling can transform your baking. These ...

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 ...

A former sous chef at Antarctica's McMurdo Station is making cakes inspired by her colleagues' research projects. She says cake can be a gateway... When Rose McAdoo got back to New York after spending ...