While most baking recipes call for all-purpose flour or sometimes cake flour, you’ll occasionally see self-rising flour listed as an ingredient. There’s a reason for this: Self-rising flour acts ...

It's natural to assume that because self-rising flour eliminates the need for leavening agents in your baked goods that it is a better choice than all-purpose flour for baking. In some cases, this is ...

Garten demonstrated how to make her sour cream coffee cake recipe on her Barefoot Contessa cooking show. You can easily make this ahead of time when having guests over as the crowd-pleasing cake is an ...

Remember the delicious old-fashioned pound cakes your grandmother used to make? They were glorious with a thick, crunchy crust and a delicious, dense and moist interior. Minnie Lee Croley’s recipe for ...