Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non-stick spray. Mix pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, eggs, milk and orange zest together. Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle cake mix over top of the pumpkin mixture then ...

Some cakes are an architectural feast for the eyes, precisely constructed and splendidly decorated in eatable bling for a wedding, birthday or other special occasion. Others are more like grandma's ...

In our "What People Are Cooking" column, see how our recipes turned out in other cooks' kitchens. Every week we choose a recipe that several food bloggers made and feature it here with photos and ...

Last week I mentioned a cake that a friend of one of my sisters had told her about enjoying so much. I described it as a cake made from a German chocolate cake mix with a can of coconut-pecan frosting ...

Instructions: Arrange two oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scatter the pecans on a small rimmed baking sheet and bake on the lower rack, shaking ...

Naughty, rich and uber-tasty, this is a most unusual but very satisfying cake. SERVES 12 400g pumpkin (or butternut squash), peeled, deseeded and coarsely grated (to give about 300g flesh) 350g ...

Yvonne Allen of Jamestown, N.C., was looking for a recipe for a butter pecan cake. Mary Blair of Ellicott City sent in her recipe for the cake that she says won second place in the open division at ...

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more to prepare pan All-purpose flour, to prepare pan 21/4 cups sifted cake flour (sift before measuring) 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 ...

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These easy shortcut recipes turn boxed cake mix into desserts that look like they came from a bakery. With a few smart a ...

So I decided to indulge my husband in his favorite German Chocolate cake for his birthday. Before, I had always made the cake from a box and tub icing. But this time, I wanted to try my hand at ...