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.

This rhubarb simple syrup is something you’ll crave all year.

The concept of simple syrup is, well, simple. Take equal amounts of sugar and water, cook and use as a sweetener. It is indeed quite simple to make, but the name almost obscures the many directions ...

A simple homemade syrup recipe for making creamy, sweet soda at home using just a few basic ingredients. #CreamSoda #Homemade ...

Floral, herbal, and sweet—the taste of fresh lavender cannot be replicated. This simple syrup recipe captures the essence of the herb beautifully, and adds an aromatic aroma to any drink. Allrecipes ...

Steeping chiles and fresh ginger slices in basic simple syrup infuses it with a kick ideal for the holidays. You can add more of one or the other if you’d like more warm gingery heat or chile spice.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. agrobacter / E+ via Getty Images There's nothing better than that first sip of a coffee-house hot beverage, fragrant, warm, and ...

1 teaspoon super-fine sugar, OR 2 tablespoons simple syrup 4 dashes Angostura Bitters or Fee Brothers' Old-Fashioned Bitters 1/6 medium orange, a nice thick wedge 2 to 3 ounces Bourbon or rye whiskey ...