The secret ingredient in many professional layer cakes and a kind of magic to the home baker is called simple syrup and it’s precisely that: a syrup made simply of equal parts water and sugar.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. MAKE THE CRUST:Place graham crackers, sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Grind until fine. With the processor running, ...

Simple syrup is a liquid sweetener made by dissolving sugar in water. That’s literally it. Simple syrup disperses sweetness evenly throughout beverages of any temperature, making it a key component of ...