For all who love to bake (or read about) cakes... new feature at the NYT

[housewolf]

Cake: The Essentials
http://www.nytimes.com/info/cake/

Main article by Rose Levy Berenbaum,

Table of Contents
* Overview
* Current Trends in Cake Baking
* What Exactly is a Cake
* Different Types of Cake
* Cake Ingredients
* Major Variables in Cake
* Essentials for Successful Cake Baking
* Other Cake Pages
Links at the bottom of the page for Cake Recipes and Cheesecake Recipes that appeared in the NYT from 2009, 2008 and earlier


With additional frequent (daily?) articles (information, videos, discussion, techniques, etc) from other bakers/writers/sources such as Sarah Phillips, founder, baking911.com; Kate Coldrick, who blogs about food and related thoughts; Zach Townsend, baker and chocolatier; Lisa Yockelson, baking journalist and author of CHOCOLATECHOCOLATE; Marcy Goldman, baker, cookbook author and host of BetterBaking.com.

This is a new feature from the NYT so expect it to grow in the coming months.

Table of Contents

* Overview
* Current Trends in Cake Baking
* What Exactly is a Cake
* Different Types of Cake
* Cake Ingredients
* Major Variables in Cake
* Essentials for Successful Cake Baking
* Other Cake Pages


Enjoy!

[hippywife]

1. I'm really glad to see this!

Ought to be very interesting and encourage folks who think they can't bake to give it a whirl, hopefully. Unless it stays too overly wordy.

I don't however like this recommendation: "Most cakes require bleached flour for the best texture."


Thanx for the link, B. :hi: