Historical Cakes

Season 2, Ep. 213

Bridget Lancaster bakes our bright and tender Red Velvet Cake and Erin McMurrer updates a 100-year-old recipe for Cold-Oven Pound Cake.

In this Episode
  • Cold-Oven Pound Cake RECIPE

    Cold-Oven Pound Cake

    A 100-year-old recipe claims that starting in a cold oven yields a pound cake that is especially tall and boasts a crisp crust. Can this unlikely recipe really work?

  • Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting RECIPE

    Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Beyond this dessert's shocking bright red color, there's something more-an extra-tender cake and fluffy cream cheese frosting.

  • Loaf Pans EQUIPMENT

    Loaf Pans

    Loaf pans range in price from $4 to $75. Are the higher prices justified?