The perfect layer cakes assemble with flat, even cake layers. But so often, cakes are domed on top when they come out of the oven. Baking with cake strips minimizes doming, but even the tiniest domes ...

According to pastry chef and four-time James Beard Foundation Award finalist Natasha Pickowicz, the best way to slice a cake ...

Even the most fastidious pastry chef (I may or may not have two pairs of culinary tweezers, X-Acto knives, and a protractor in my kitchen drawer) can acknowledge the charm of an imperfect-looking ...