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Cake recipes are everywhere online. Where should a budding baker turn for the sweetest confections? Whether you are a beginner or a culinarian par excellence, we've got your back.
Beginners: For beginning bakers, cake mixes are a good place to get your culinary feet wet. If you don't think it's possible to mess up a cake when its made from a mix, well... trust us. It can be done. It may be in a box, but you still have to do some measuring, mixing, and baking. AOL Shopping has a good variety of cake mix products to help you get started. Slashfood recommends Naturally Nora's Cake Mixes for a cake mix that you don't have to feel guilty about.
Intermediate: Once you're comfortable with Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker, try something a little more advanced, but still not too hard. Orange Polenta Cake with Mascarpone Dolce and Orange Sauce sounds like a cake recipe that Martha Stewart invented specifically to torment you (see below for more Martha), but Slashfood swears it is "very easy to make." As evidence, the site tells us that the recipe calls for only one bowl, and even offers the option of replacing the mascarpone with easier-to-find-at-the-corner-store cream cheese.
Advanced: The name Martha Stewart brings shivers to the uninitiated. But the fact is, if you've got the time, Martha's got the goods. Holidash has a fantastic collection of delicious birthday cakes from the queen of the kitchen. Highlights include the No-Bake Birthday Cake recipe made from marshmallows, crisp-rice cereal, and -- are you sitting down? -- chocolate marshmallow icing INSIDE. (Um, yes please.) Also included in the gallery are a Moist Devil's Food Cake, Caramel Cake, Lemon Meringue Cake, and even a pretend-it's-healthy-because-it-has-carrots-in-it Carrot Cake. Martha Stewart cake recipes are not for the faint of heart, but look at it this way. When you're done, you get to eat cake. How great is that?
Frosting: What is cake without frosting? Well, it's still cake, but let's face it. Cake without frosting is like... well, cake without frosting. Who wants that? There's nothing wrong with packaged frosting; AOL Shopping has tons of frosting products that will save you time and satisfy your sweet tooth. But eventually, you should take a shot at making your own cake topping. Slashfood offers what they call the last cream cheese frosting recipe you'll ever need, and even tips on making your own frosting piping bag so you can feel like a real chef. You'll have to get your own funny hat, though.
Here are more cake recipes from AOL:
Healthier Carrot Cake from That's Fit
10 Classic Cakes from Kitchen Daily
A Birthday Cake Recipe That's a Keeper from Slashfood
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Cake recipes are everywhere online. Where should a budding baker turn for the sweetest confections? Whether you are a beginner or a culinarian par excellence, we've got your back.Beginners: For beginning bakers, cake mixes are a good place to get your culinary feet wet. If you don't think it's possible to mess up a cake when its made from a mix, well... trust us. It can be done. It may be in a box, but you still have to do some measuring, mixing, and baking. AOL Shopping has a good variety of cake mix products to help you get started. Slashfood recommends Naturally Nora's Cake Mixes for a cake mix that you don't have to feel guilty about.
Intermediate: Once you're comfortable with Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker, try something a little more advanced, but still not too hard. Orange Polenta Cake with Mascarpone Dolce and Orange Sauce sounds like a cake recipe that Martha Stewart invented specifically to torment you (see below for more Martha), but Slashfood swears it is "very easy to make." As evidence, the site tells us that the recipe calls for only one bowl, and even offers the option of replacing the mascarpone with easier-to-find-at-the-corner-store cream cheese.
Advanced: The name Martha Stewart brings shivers to the uninitiated. But the fact is, if you've got the time, Martha's got the goods. Holidash has a fantastic collection of delicious birthday cakes from the queen of the kitchen. Highlights include the No-Bake Birthday Cake recipe made from marshmallows, crisp-rice cereal, and -- are you sitting down? -- chocolate marshmallow icing INSIDE. (Um, yes please.) Also included in the gallery are a Moist Devil's Food Cake, Caramel Cake, Lemon Meringue Cake, and even a pretend-it's-healthy-because-it-has-carrots-in-it Carrot Cake. Martha Stewart cake recipes are not for the faint of heart, but look at it this way. When you're done, you get to eat cake. How great is that?
Frosting: What is cake without frosting? Well, it's still cake, but let's face it. Cake without frosting is like... well, cake without frosting. Who wants that? There's nothing wrong with packaged frosting; AOL Shopping has tons of frosting products that will save you time and satisfy your sweet tooth. But eventually, you should take a shot at making your own cake topping. Slashfood offers what they call the last cream cheese frosting recipe you'll ever need, and even tips on making your own frosting piping bag so you can feel like a real chef. You'll have to get your own funny hat, though.
Here are more cake recipes from AOL:
Healthier Carrot Cake from That's Fit
10 Classic Cakes from Kitchen Daily
A Birthday Cake Recipe That's a Keeper from Slashfood