There’s no better way to complete a meal or a celebration than with cake. No matter the reason, a birthday or a wedding, or the season, cake is the one confectionary constant that bakes our day. Cakes ...

If you think finding the best holiday gift is hard, try finding the best dessert for a mixed crowd at holiday parties. While it’s smart to play it safe with pies or cookies, that means you might miss ...

All this talk about Thanksgiving pie has made me crave cake. Pie is ubiquitous for Thanksgiving, but sometimes, enough is enough. Its multiple components, time- and heat-sensitive nature, and finicky ...

FARGO — I’ve watched in delight these last couple of weeks as the world seems to have picked up on the fabulousness of cakes that look like one thing but are actually something completely different.

Fruit cake is a dense, moist dessert made with a mix of nuts, dried fruit and spices. The finished cake is “soaked” in brandy, rum or whiskey and wrapped in plastic wrap and foil for a few months. As ...

Don’t roll your eyes! There IS a universe in which fruit cake can actually taste good and have a place on the holiday dessert table. I promise, this fruit cake is not the doubles-as-a-doorstop variety ...