Serious Eats on MSN

After Taste-Testing 8 Chocolate Cake Mixes, This Is the 1 Our Editors Would Serve to Guests

We taste-tested eight boxed chocolate cake mixes you're likely to find at your local supermarket or online. To find the very ...
The Boston Globe

Recipe: An old-fashioned buttermilk gingerbread makes one simple layer and it’s a gem

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, ...
The New York Times

The Best Boxed Cake Mix

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Mace Dent Johnson Mace Dent Johnson is a writer on the kitchen team. To test stand mixers, ...
Food & Wine

21 Layer Cake Recipes From Chocolate to Lemon Poppy Seed

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 ...
The Pioneer Woman on MSN

Skip the box mix! Master these classic cakes from scratch instead

But if you're looking to step up your baking skills or you just want a show-stopping dessert for a special occasion, these ...
Bon Appétit

Layer Cake

Our best gluten-free chocolate cake recipe combines oat and rice flours for a tender fudgy all-occasion dessert. The pudding-like frosting is just a bonus. A one-bowl vanilla cake, doctored ...
Berkshire Eagle

Serve this carrot cake with cream cheese frosting at your next party

(Excerpted from "The Berkshires Farm Table Cookbook" 2nd edition by Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner with chef Brian Alberg. Used with permission from Countryman Press.) This handsome carrot ...