Like zucchini bread, yellow squash cake is a sweet treat with some bonus nutrients. The shredded squash doesn't impart a ton ...

As a professional recipe developer focused on baking, I am more aware of the cost of eggs than most folks. Try making a custard tart that calls for eight egg yolks, then testing it three more times.

As a professional recipe developer focused on baking, I am more aware of the cost of eggs than most folks. Try making a custard tart that calls for eight egg yolks, then testing it three more times.

“Baked this today, the lightest, softest gluten-free cake I’ve made over 20 years of gluten-free baking.” By Mia Leimkuhler Brian Levy’s gluten-free yellow sheet cake.Credit...Julia Gartland for The ...

For yellow cake, egg yolks also add a deep yellow color. Eggs contribute to the volume of a cake, too. So an egg-free cake needs more of all of the other ingredients to make the same amount of sponge.