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Cake mix magic for busy home cooks

There’s something comforting about recipes that remind us of Grandma’s kitchen. The warm smell of fresh-baked cake, the sound ...
Whether you stack together two cake layers or six, bringing any one of these showstopping cakes to the table is an act of pure joy. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than ...
Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer for 2–3 minutes, then blend in the vegetable oil. Beat in ...
It’s unusual to be served a homey wedge-shaped slice of layer cake at an ambitious restaurant. It’s even more surprising when it’s a fluffy coconut number, as shaggy and proud as anything you’d see on ...
Our Italian Love Cake leans on another boxed cake mix hack, but adds even more flavor with a cheesecake-like ricotta filling ...
MINI OREO ICEBOX CAKE Ingredients: milk for dunking mini oreo cookies (desired amount) light cool whip (desired amount) 1/3 ...
A great chocolate cake goes like this: Start with a layer of devil’s food cake, nearly obsidian dark from Valrhona cocoa powder. Then add a thick strata of buttercream, another of chocolate crémeux, ...
1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Dust the pan with flour, tapping out the excess. 2. In a large bowl that will hold all the batter, whisk the all-purpose flour, ...
We’re still feeling a bit sleepy from Sunday’s time shift, but we know the extra hours of sunlight are so worth it. (Now excuse us while we go grab some more coffee.) But we also know a cure for ...