When I learned that baking powder wasn’t invented until the late 1840s, I wondered how cakes ― which need some type of leavening agent to produce a fluffy, soft crumb ― used to get made. Ancient Roman ...

This vanilla sponge cake is the best sponge cake I’ve ever made! The cake is pillowy, soft, spongy, and yet, a bit moist. The sponge cake is perfect for so many cake recipes. This sponge cake is also ...