Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray. Line with a circle of parchment paper. Spray the parchment with more cooking spray. Set aside. Sift together the ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Imagine it: A person bakes a cake. A group of friends come together at someone’s home. There are snacks, as well as cups of tea and coffee.

No celebration is truly complete without a cake. Whether it is a birthday, anniversary party, farewell or wedding, that sweet, fluffy bite marks the perfect ending (or beginning) of a special day.

So it’s quite the process.” Pichakron says she has fond childhood memories of the cake. Her parents didn’t let her eat a lot of sweets, but there was always king cake in her home throughout ...