Making even the simplest cakes can sometimes be fickle. Baking is a science, and not paying attention to details like measurements, rest times, and even the impact of altitude are all considered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you know that the traditional carrot cake originated from a Chinese Teochew dish called Char Kueh (fried rice cake) and was ...

Edited version of a story first published Dec. 15, 2009: This old-fashioned charmer is from Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters by Marilynn Brass & Sheila Brass (Black Dog & Leventhal, $29.95).

This recipe for Steamed Taro Cake (Wu Tao Gou 芋頭糕) is a classic dim sum dish, featuring taro, Chinese sausage and mushrooms mixed together to form a dense, savory cake. Enjoy it freshly steamed, or ...

The simplest way to transform a ho-hum sweet into something that jumps out at customers is to make it look like a different foodstuff altogether. I've lost count of how many bland creampuff-like ...

I make this cake all the time, and it almost never makes it to the next day. Steamed like a pudding, but it comes out light, ...

Every afternoon, it is common to see Hanoians wandering into small alleys in search of snacks. The small eatery is located deep inside an alley, where customers can sit inside or outside the house.

Make sure you have a wok and lid big enough to accommodate a 22 to 23 centimetre round cake tin. Place a cooling rack in the wok to sit the baking tin on. Fill with enough water so there's about two ...