When I was in high school, I worked at a popular cake boutique in town. Every Saturday morning, opulent, multi-tiered wedding cakes would emerge from the back, freshly decorated for their big debut.

Sometimes you want dessert but don’t have the time or energy to deal with preheating ovens, waiting 40 minutes, and cleaning half the kitchen afterward. This is where microwave cakes step in. They’re ...

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