Who doesn’t love a slice of chocolate cake when celebrating a special occasion? Whether you’re preparing to host a kids’ birthday party or planning something special for you and your friends, and you ...

3:00 a.m. — Alarm rings and it's time to start a new day. My husband Joe and son Benjamin, 20, get ready for work. They refuel both coal stoves for the day while I pack their lunches and make grilled ...

In my life as a pastry chef, I’ve always held fast to the belief that there are certain flavors -- specifically coffee, lemon and chocolate -- that are best taken to the extreme. If I create a coffee ...

I’ve always loved Passover, ever since I was a little girl. Long before I understood it as the Festival of Freedom that celebrates the ancient Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, to me it was ...

We’ve all had that store-bought versus homemade dilemma before. Baking cupcakes from scratch for a birthday party or classroom celebration can be difficult and time-consuming. And store-bought sweets?

We hopped into the way-back machine for this week's recipe for the Tunnel of Fudge Cake. In 1966, Ella Helfrich invented this cake to win the Pillsbury Bake-Off contest. The cake was so popular that ...

1. Have on hand two microwave-safe mugs (8 ounces each). 2. In a bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt to blend them. Whisk in the milk, melted butter, and ...

Cookbook author and blogger Sallie Swor featured two recipes - Mom's Strawberry Cake and Just Like Ireland's Fudge Pie. (see recipes below) You can find the cake, the fudge pie she showed and more of ...