Immerse yourself in simplicity and pleasure with our plain cake, a recipe that is as easy to make as it is delicious to taste! This cake, although simple in appearance, hides an irresistible secret: ...

THE CAKE RECIPE from the back of the Queen Guinevere Cake Flour bag has become my go-to recipe for party cakes of all sorts. At some point, I started wondering just where that anonymous recipe came ...

I’ve always called this a pound cake. According to my mother’s recipe notes, though, it was my Aunt Mildred’s “plain cake.” Maybe she used that name because she never glazed or frosted it—just served ...

This plain, buttery cake, full of berries, is my top pick for snacking on a summer afternoon. Because the berries in the batter tend to sink to the bottom when the cake bakes, scatter more berries on ...

1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square pan. 2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to blend them. 3. In another bowl, toss the blueberries with 1 teaspoon ...