Is birthday cake the world’s most popular baked good? We think so, and today’s guest fully endorses anything birthday cake related! Joy Wilson, aka Joy the Baker, one of the Internet’s favorite bakers, joins host Jessie Sheehan to share her secrets for making the best birthday cakes around. The two chat about Joy’s health food-focused parents, her stint decorating cakes at Ben & Jerry’s, and her foray into blogging. They also do a deep dive into Joy’s birthday cake process so you can learn why Joy doesn’t use a cake tester, why a baking pan with tight corners is key, what form of vanilla rocks her world, and what frosting hack she picked up from her days as a bakery employee. She and Jessie also share how to elevate boxed cake mix. 

Click here for Joy’s chocolate birthday cake recipe.

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