Read more: 30 Types Of Cake, Explained To make a Duff Goldman-approved cake ... Goldman had another easy first step: Stir in pumpkin puree or crushed nuts like pecans or walnuts.

My dad, as you may have gathered, is very into chocolate. The first step to making the cake is melting the chocolate. My dad does this with an improvised bain-marie, a fancy French term for ...

Step 6: To assemble, level the cake layers and stack them up with a layer of frosting in between them. Frost the cake all over. Note: You can also make this into 32 cupcakes or a 9-by-13-inch cake.