How to make simple syrup to sweeten cocktails, iced coffee, and other cold drinks

Simple syrup is sugar dissolved in water. Use it plain in cocktails, cold drinks, or in baking or flavor it with cinnamon, ...
Los Angeles Times

Basic simple syrup with variations

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.
Los Angeles Times

Hotel del Coronado's red velvet cupcakes

Dear Linda: The Hotel del Coronado’s red velvet cupcakes are rich and chocolatey, yet with a nice hint of tang from the cream cheese frosting. The landmark hotel was happy to share its recipe. In the ...
Hartford Courant

Create your own simple syrup for the best summer drinks

Making simple syrup is ridiculously easy — boil sugar and water — but most cocktail formulas call for only a spoonful. Do I really want to wash a pot just to have a splash of plain liquefied sugar? I ...
Texarkana Gazette

Create your own simple syrup for summer drinks

Making simple syrup is ridiculously easy - boil sugar and water - but most cocktail formulas call for only a spoonful. Do I really want to wash a pot just to have a splash of plain liquified sugar? I ...