Combine sugar, syrup, salt and water in saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Cook without stirring to 250 degrees or until a little of the mixture dropped into cold water forms hard ...

When it comes to recipes, it boils down to following directions. Sometimes. I don’t claim to be the best baker or cook in the kitchen, but I do well. My favorite “wins” are when I try something and it ...

When I worked at Williams-Sonoma I first heard of a boiled frosting for cake. The manager made lots of jokes about it and with royal wedding cake on our minds, I am wondering about the origin, the ...

Combine sugar, flour, cornstarch, salt and cocoa powder in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in milk until smooth. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh strainer into a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat, ...

This cake is perfect for lemon-lovers: a light, subtle lemon cake paired with a very tart lemon filling. The light and fluffy boiled icing (a.k.a. Seven-Minute Icing) adds just the right amount of ...