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This authentic gooey butter cake from my blog Grandbaby Cakes has a chewy blondie texture on the bottom and is topped with a custardy cream cheese layer. Don't frown on using cake mix for this recipe; ...

Boxed cake mix and required ingredients arranged together on a counter - Arina P Habich/Shutterstock Boxed cake mix is one of those convenience foods that you may not have yet realized is even more ...

It's school week on GBBO and that means Bake Off fans will want to try out this classic school cake recipe. It’s back to school week on The Great British Bake Off tonight as GBBO tasks its cohort of ...

Winter festivities call for a delicious chocolate cake, and this recipe makes it surprisingly easy to bake at home. Using a ...

Boxed cake mix is a pantry classic for a reason: It delivers a crowd-pleasing cake with almost no effort. The basics haven’t changed much since John D. Duff of P. Duff and Sons, a now-shuttered ...

If you love desserts, a new baking hack that’s trending on TikTok will change the game for whipping up a quick treat. This viral TikTok cookie recipe uses a box of cake mix as a base for cookie dough, ...

Cake can be this light! Discover how easy it is to make our apple sponge cake today and find that you may never be able to ...

Speaking about the recipe, Mary commented: "If you ask anybody what their real favorite cake is, it's nearly always lemon drizzle. It's certainly mine." The baking icon has spent years refining her ...