If you only have regular cake pans, they'll work just fine, and are actually my preference since you have more control over the shape. You just need at least two different sizes. For mine, I used ...

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the vanilla pudding mix, milk, and sour cream until smooth. Set aside. In a 9x13-inch baking dish, layer half of the cubed angel food cake.

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Instructions: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease three 9-inch cake pans, lining them with parchment paper for easy release if desired. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy.

As expected, the cake was easy to make. I pulsed the ingredients in the blender about 10 times, scraped down the walls of the container, and pulsed it again.

¾ teaspoons kosher salt. 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg. 1/8 teaspoon almond extract. 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest (chopped) ...

If you want to go a step further, BA’s Easiest Vanilla Birthday Cake isn’t that much harder to make than a boxed mix. And yes, you can make a burnaway design on a simple chocolate sheet cake, too.

“Vanilla extract [adds] that homemade touch,” says Adams. If you’re baking a white cake, you can also add a splash of almond or cardamom extract, or coconut extract for a coconut cake.

My great-grandmother on my father's side lived a block away from my childhood home. By the time I reached 14, she and I were tight. (She appreciated conversation more than babies.) ...

Not only does the cake get a spray of the birthday person’s saliva — but the cake is iced with a layer of bacteria. “There are studies that show media plates designed for growth of bacteria ...