Plenty of things can go wrong when it comes to baking. Batters get overworked, doughs underproof, things spill, topple, and fall apart. But there's nothing worse than the panic that hits when ...

It seems as if every time a recipe calls for baking powder, I never get the rise I expect. I have made cakes and pound cakes that flopped with fresh-from-the-market baking powder, and they have been ...

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