We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A dry, crumbly cake is one of the most disappointing tragedies in baking. While you can always break down those dry crumbs and repurpose ...

While baking for too long in the oven can also contribute to a dry, crumbly cake, an imbalance of flour and liquid in the cake—whether it's oil or butter, milk or buttermilk, and eggs ...

It's also tasteless, fitting seamlessly into every gluten-free cake imaginable. Since xanthan gum is a powder, it should be whisked with the flour, baking soda, and other dry ingredients.

Under the burnt tops, the cake barely holds up with a fork, so dry and crumbly they disintegrate inside a glass of milk. Believe it or not, there's a reason all those "Bake Off" contestants sit in ...