Whether you buy vanilla, chocolate, or another flavor, softened cream cheese or mascarpone are great ways to adjust the ...

There are many easy ways to improve boxed cake mix and make it taste homemade. Replacing the water with milk adds fat, richness, and flavor. Mix-ins, flavor extracts, and spices can take the texture ...

Cakes made with a mix are so notoriously unremarkable that many recipes guide users to doctor them for a better end product.

When you need to whip up a last-minute celebratory dessert, store-bought cake mix is the obvious choice. But I'm here to convince you to ditch the box—because homemade cake mix is a lot easier to make ...

A wave of nostalgic desserts from Midwestern staples to retro cakes is making a comeback, drawing from decades-old recipes and regional favorites. From Ho Ho Bumpy Cake and Indiana’s sugar cream pie ...

As an avid baker, I’m tired of being embarrassed to admit that I am a huge fan of cake mix. There’s no doubt that homemade cake has superior flavor, but there's also no denying the ease of a quick and ...

Cakes that have been refrigerated properly can last up to one week, but how long your cake actually lasts will depend on what ...

I’m at an age where I hear a lot of wedding talk. All my friends are in wedding parties or traveling to weddings or planning one for themselves—and the cost comes up a lot. Weddings are a $70 billion ...

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, ...