Especially pertinent to the "science" component is deciding how long (and at what temperature) to bake your cake.

Don’t look now, but baking season is breathing down your neck. (I know, already?) This column will help you understand some of the science that goes into baking perfect cookies, cakes and breads. This ...

In cake making sugar and flour are combined to make a sweet batter. The lightness is obtained by entangling air in the eggs and by the formation of a gas resulting from the union of soda and cream of ...