If you're not familiar with mahogany cake, you are likely unaware of its importance to a very popular chocolate dessert.

"Velvet cakes" date back to the Victorian era. Unlike the heavier, denser cakes that early settlers were used to, this method combined vinegar or buttermilk and baking soda, resulting in a softer, ...

Red velvet cake sounds so luxurious—like a soft, creamy, and expensive version of a regular cake, but so much better. Despite red velvet cake's popularity in recent years, most people have no idea ...

Red velvet cake has traditionally been made with red food coloring. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a nationwide ban on artificial food dye Red 3. This recipe for Healthful Red ...

"The colors are perfect for the holiday, and it’s a gorgeous presentation," says the star of the Food Network series 'Super Mega Cakes' Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food ...

Shilpa Uskokovic spent days in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen making tray after tray of red velvet cake to develop her perfect recipe. Watch as she experiments with every variable to arrive at the ...