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dot cakes with a bit taken out

How to make Dot Cakes at home

Bring the latest cake craze to your own kitchen.

Jun 16, 2026
Detroit pizza on a baking rack showing the cooked pizza edges with crispy cheese and dough and a thick overall pizza.

8 beloved regional pizza styles, from New Haven to Chicago

A (virtual) pizza road trip across the country.

Jun 15, 2026
pies using fancy foldable pie topper

To make your best summer fruit pies, start here

These pie tools and ingredients will have you baking like a pro. 

Jun 11, 2026
Brown Sugar Sour Cream Pound Cake

How one cake — and its unexpected baker — helped shape my queer identity

My great-grandfather's pound cake showed me how to authentically express myself.

Jun 9, 2026
A slice of pizza with broccoli on top

This rule makes every pizza better 

Toppings may go on last, but they’re the part of the pizza you should think of first.

Jun 8, 2026
Two pizzas seen from above on wooden pizza peels

How to make homemade pizza: a beginner’s guide 

From pizza dough recipes to top tools and expert instruction, we have everything you need to make pizza at home.

Jun 3, 2026
Brown Sugar Strawberry Frosted Cake seen from the side showing a thick layer of frosting and a golden cakey interior.

The 13 best recipes to bake in June

Berry-filled cakes and cobblers, seasonal pizza, chilled bars, and more.

Jun 1, 2026
Stack of three brownie cookies on a colorful napkin.

11 unique hybrid dessert recipes 

Because two desserts are better than one.

May 25, 2026
Slices of rustic sourdough bread

Sourdough schedule: How to plan your bread baking timeline

A tactical guide to managing your sourdough baking (while still having a life).

May 20, 2026
Everyday Bread

The best everyday sandwich bread (that's secretly whole wheat!)

A recipe to make again and again.

May 18, 2026
Two tiered wedding cake

How to make your own wedding cake

With advice from bakers who lived to tell the tale. 

May 14, 2026
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake on a counter with slices removed.

12 birthday desserts that aren't cake

Because sometimes you want to deviate from birthday tradition. 

May 11, 2026
Small bowl of brighter orange frosting next to a small bowl of pale orange frosting

The simple, one-tool trick to make bright frosting

Putting a popular method to the test. 

May 6, 2026
A group of Maple French Toast Mini Muffins with some broken in half to show the interior crumb.

The 12 best recipes to bake in May

Ruby-red rhubarb bars, chewy banana bread blondies, blueberry-speckled bread, and more.

May 1, 2026
A few big chocolate chip cookies on a kitchen counter with glasses of milk

How to make thick, puffy bakery-style cookies

Our top tips for making these at home.

Apr 28, 2026
Chocolate Sourdough Babka sliced and arranged with other elements on a counter and seen from above.

12 unexpected sourdough bread recipes that aren't crusty loaves

From sourdough flatbread to sourdough milk bread — and even sourdough babka.

Apr 22, 2026
Pile of macarons with one split in half

The secret to mixing macarons

Macaronage is key.

Apr 16, 2026
The Book of Pizza cover

The world needed a pizza book. So we wrote one. 

Introducing our newest cookbook, The Book of Pizza.

Apr 14, 2026
Detailed view of French Buttercream from above.

The glossy, golden frosting you probably haven't made yet

Courtesy of the French.

Apr 13, 2026
Two slices of focaccia

How can I get a more bubbly, open crumb in my focaccia?

Two key focaccia tips from our recent podcast episode.

Apr 9, 2026
Hand holding slabs of grated butter in biscuit dough

For the flakiest biscuits (and more!), grate your butter

Break out the cheese grater.

Apr 8, 2026
Karpatka Cake on plates showing the layers of cake and filling.

The 14 best recipes to bake in April

Celebrate spring with these fun and festive bakes.

Apr 1, 2026
Peanut Butter Cookies with Self-Rising Flour

How to substitute self-rising flour for all-purpose flour (and vice versa!)

A guide to baking with self-rising flour.

Mar 30, 2026
Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake

12 Passover recipes for your Seder menu

Holiday desserts to end your meal.

Mar 26, 2026