When it comes to baking, I mostly stick to my tried-and-true single-layer cakes. This is largely because I don’t want to deal with decorating a layered cake, let alone having to think about how to ...

Blend and bake the batter. Butter a 9- x 13-inch pan, then add a layer of parchment paper. Pour the cake batter in the ...

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine granulated sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl; rub with fingers to disperse lemon oil until sugar feels moist, about 1 minute. Whisk in olive oil. Add eggs; whisk ...

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When Matt Lewis became a baker, he started a quest to re-create the lemon Bundt cakes of his youth. After “a million different versions,” he says, he achieved lemon-cake bliss, using the zest of 10 ...

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