I have lofty aspirations of being a Martha Stewart / Becky Home-Ecky type. More often than not I just end up being a Becky Home-Icky. Case in point: The birthday cake. Our birthday girl, Vivian, ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Have you ever fallen victim to a cake with a sunken center? You spend hours laboring over your batter, tirelessly whisking together your wet and dry ingredients before painstakingly pouring every last ...