My mother always made a big deal about our birthdays when we were growing up — and she always made my favorite chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. Today, cupcakes are all the rage. Kids and ...

Let’s face it, cupcakes are fun. Familiar, colorful and oh-so-cute, these whimsical little cakes are famous for full-on flavor and mile-high frosting. And don’t forget the decorations. Best of all?

You've just found the perfect Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Frosting! This one is a soft, fluffy vanilla cake baked up in an easy, one layer 9x13 pan. It's made from scratch but is far from complicated, ...

Chocolate cake is always, always a good idea. And pretty much every occasion calls for chocolate cake. Birthdays, weekdays, rough weeks, major accomplishments — chocolate cake makes it better.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch pans or three 8-inch pans. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of coloring and cocoa and add to mixture. Blend in vanilla. Sift ...

Like peanut butter and Fluff, espresso and chocolate were destined to be together. To create a full-bodied coffee flavor, I use espresso powder, coffee extract and a Kahlua icing. Espresso powder, ...