What makes this cake truly special is the unexpected checkerboard design hidden within. We've made it easy by using two boxed white cake mixes with a few simple additions to make it almost ...

1 box chocolate cake mix, batter mixed according to package instructions 1 box vanilla cake mix, batter mixed according to package instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two ...

I've never, not once, not even against my own child while I was actually trying, won a game of checkers. I have a stubbornly clear childhood memory of playing checkers with my brother and getting into ...

Bakers, you may start your ovens. Longtime readers of this column know that there are definite patterns to the subject matter. Some have to do with ingredients. Apples ripen in the autumn, so you can ...

Have you ever seen one of those striking checkerboard cakes and wondered “How’d they do that?” As some of you already know, checkerboard cakes are created with the help of a ringed cake divider — a ...

To celebrate the new year, for as long as I can remember, my mom has baked a cake called punch torte, a tradition started in her family back in the former Czechoslovakia. "At midnight, we pour ...