Cowboy Cake is an example of American baking deliciousness born of hard times. When cowboys moved out West, they didn't bring hens with them. Instead of eggs, they "made do by cooking down raisins ...

“American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes” by Anne Byrn, Rodale Books, $29.99, 344 pages, hardcover Don’t expect ...

Craving cake at dawn? Weber's Bakery in Illinois has been serving up the legendary Atomic Cake since 1930. Come for the ...

From Devil's Food cake in the US to Austria's Sachertorte, you'll find a variety of takes on chocolate cake around the world. Have you tried any of these?

Angel food cake has a texture and appearance (and even some necessary equipment) that's entirely its own. It's sweetness and light, in dessert form. Yet it remains something of a kitchen curiosity.

Christmas celebrations are incomplete without Plum cakes, aren’t they? The rich moist cakes, filled with dried fruits, with a hint of rum, which leave a bitter-sweet aftertaste with every bite, are an ...