Use this recipe, or any other cake recipe — even a boxed mix will do. What makes this cake exciting is the surprise element, not the actual recipe. Then again, if it tastes like sawdust, that’s not ...

SALISBURY — At first glance, the kitchen is unassuming. Faint yellow cupboards border a refrigerator, sink, microwave and oven. A raised table and chairs offer a place to enjoy an informal meal. Even ...

Q: What do you do? A: I bake at Tip Top Cakes, and I waitress at Caucho and Cobble Hill. Q: How did you get into baking? A: When I was a teenager, on my 16th birthday I really wanted to get one of the ...