The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Molly Bolton/Southern Living When it comes to celebratory treats, layer cakes, well, “take the cake.” They stand tall on a cake ...

Light and creamy, this layer cake recipe is bursting with lemon flavor. Brushing a lemon simple syrup on the airy cake adds flavor. The frosting is like a dense whipped cream. It makes the dessert not ...