Bibi Hutchings, a lifelong Southerner, lives along a quiet coastal Alabama bay with her cat, Zulu, and husband, Tom. She writes about the magical way food evokes memories, instantly bringing you back ...

I love this recipe, which I found years ago in a Hershey cookbook. I've adapted it over time, so that it is the easiest cake to whip up -- with less than 5 minutes prep time. Q. I've tried to cut out ...

Whisk together the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, cold water, vegetable oil, rum and maple extract in a large bowl until ...

Imagine a homemade cake mix that kickstarts a dizzying variety of cakes. Caroline Wright's latest cookbook, Cake Magic! ($17.95, Workman), delivers on that dream. With a make-ahead dry mix as a base, ...

What has just two ingredients and seemingly endless uses? You guessed it — simple syrup. It’s probably the most aptly named recipe in the world. It’s made with equal parts sugar and water, so it’s ...

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Warm lemony syrup is poured over this Spanish cake, making it moist and fragrant. A modest slice is just right after a generous Seder meal. This recipe is an adaptation of an almond and orange ...

Once upon a time, training as a pastry chef often meant family birthdays featured elaborate buttercream and spun sugar creations. Nowadays, simple cakes full of flavor earn repeat requests from the ...

If I ask three people what their favorite chocolate cake is, I’ll get three completely different answers. One might say chocolate mousse cake, while another might share theirs is a three-layer devil’s ...

This dense, syrup-soaked cake is a triple orange threat, full of zest, juice and whole slices of candied orange. For the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9- to 10-inch springform pan and ...