When I hear the words “Jello poke cake,” I’m instantly reminded of potlucks and family gatherings from my childhood. This retro dessert, with its jiggly, fruity center and fluffy cake base, was a ...

For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 13-by-9-inch cake pan with cooking spray. Place the cake mix in a large mixing bowl. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together 1 cup of cold water, oil, ...

I usually cringed when my friend Gary Stubblefield would post a social media picture for me. Many times it was a picture from “Dirty Dancing” with our faces replacing Baby and Johnny’s. He was ...

Getting back to Betty Joe Brown’s request for a certain gelatin cake, three Forum cooks share very similar, yet totally different, lemon variations on the theme. Everett cook Darlene Gregg starts us ...

If you think creating a moist cake requires a lot of skill and takes a lot of time, we’re about to poke holes in your theory. Since 1976, even amateur bakers have had the ability to do so. That’s when ...

Desserts in the 1960s were often homemade, sweet, and built around simple pantry ingredients. Many of these treats once ...

Cake is a carbolicious creation of flour, sugar, butter and eggs, with a top layer of extra calories in the form of sweet, creamy frosting. There’s nothing not to love about the whole ensemble. But if ...

Tip: Lightly sweetened whipped cream or even Cool Whip also work well as a topping. If ever a dessert could be described as retro-cool, it’s this jello cake. The company behind Jell-O invented a ...