When it comes to baking, exact measurements are the key to a great bake. Here are our tips for the best way to measure wet ...

Dear C: Adding the liquid and dry ingredients alternately to the batter helps to reduce the amount of mixing needed to make a smooth batter. Why is this important?

Although wet and dry ingredients can be measured using the same cups, it's better to use specialized tools. Do you need two types of measuring cups?

You'd end up adding more flour, which could throw off the whole recipe. By the way, how you get the flour in the cup -- whether you spoon it in or dip the cup -- can result in too little or too ...

Slowly add your dry ingredients to your wet before placing tablespoon-sized dollops on a baking dish and tossing them in the oven for about 15 minutes.