One of the best parts of my job is the recipes that people give me to test and share. This recipe came from my sister, Amy Gates in Southern California. She sent this one to me asking for a thumbs-up ...

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare one 10 inch Angel Food cake pan or Bundt pan. Lightly grease the pan with shortening and dust with flour. By hand, break the ...

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 ...

Growing up, we cut Coca-Cola Cake into fat squares straight from the pan. It was the fudgy, pecan-topped cake of barbecue suppers, neighborhood get-togethers, family trips, and pretty much all my ...

Edited version of a story first published Dec. 15, 2009: This old-fashioned charmer is from Heirloom Cooking with the Brass Sisters by Marilynn Brass & Sheila Brass (Black Dog & Leventhal, $29.95).

2 C. unsalted butter, softened 2-1/2 C. sugar 6 large eggs, at room temperature 3 C. flour, sifted 1-1/2 C. buttermilk 2 C. chopped pecans 1 tbsp. vanilla extract Preheat oven to 325 F. In a mixing ...