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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is a great cake for those of you that do not have a mixer or processor. All you need is a saucepan, wooden spoon, a 23cm cake tin, and a set of scales! It’s a great cake for keeping moist and ...

Broma Bakery blogger Sarah Fennel joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Heather McMahan to make two delicious recipes from her debut cookbook, “Sweet Tooth.” She makes an espresso martini ...

An anonymous reader inquired about a recipe believed to have been published around the time of World War II, when sugar rationing was going on. The recipe used primarily corn syrup as the sweetening ...