Tired of having guests ignore the fruitcake that somehow survived Christmas past? Toss aside the dried out, stale pastry and delight loved one this holiday season with a luscious, boozy dish. While ...

Heat the oven to 325°F with a rack in the middle position. Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan evenly with the tablespoon of softened butter. In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, combine ...

Christopher Kimball visited Claire Ptak at London’s Violet Bakery in the first season of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television, for an episode called “The New Baking.” He picked up tips to ...

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly spray or grease 10” bundt pan. Evenly sprinkle chopped nuts around the bottom of the pan. Sift together the cake and pudding mixes; add oil, egg, water, and rum.

Makes 1 (12-cup) Bundt cake pan. Recipe is by Teresa B. Day. 3 cups all-purpose flour 1½ teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips 1 ½ cups butter (3 sticks) ⅓ cup dark ...

We have adopted our third Springer Spaniel! In the 14 years I have been writing this column, we have had three wonderful dogs. Nisse was our first Springer Spaniel who we adopted when our kids were ...

This chocolate rum cake shows how a box of Devil's Food cake mix can be transformed. Once baked, it's a smooth and chocolaty cake that's moist. Coffee enhances the chocolate flavor, and the dark rum ...

Having grown up loving prunes — including my mom's prune cake with chocolate frosting — I was drawn to this recipe from the first issue of Milk Street magazine. It's an adaptation of a recipe from ...

1. Preheat oven to 300 F. Grease or butter Bundt pan very thoroughly. 2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside. 3. In a double boiler simmering over medium heat, melt ...