A recipe from the boss himself. This is a home-cook ... before testing recipes for this book. Use this cake as the basis for everything from birthday cakes to strawberry shortcake.

As a professional recipe developer focused on baking ... needs eggs for structure but not really for flavor? Enter the birthday cake. Even folks who rarely bake will whip up a birthday cake ...

These half-baked ideas turn into decadent desserts. Although “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro gets many unusual and seemingly daunting requests from clients, he finds a way to hit the sweet spot ...