In the Southern Kitchen series Saving Southern Recipes, Associate Editor Kate Williams explores the deep heritage of Southern cooking through the lens of passed-down family recipes. Unless you grew up ...

Each slice has a whole lot of love and sugar. I couldn't even count how many times I've heard my grandmother lament about the same exact problem that, I'm pretty sure, she made up entirely in her head ...

The perfect caramel cake is many things. But ask any professional Southern baker to describe it and they will first tell you the one thing it is not: just a dessert. When it’s done right, caramel cake ...

Indulge in a taste of heaven with my recipe for this decadent caramel cake. Golden-brown layers of moist cake are perfectly complimented by rich, buttery caramel frosting. Unlike traditional Southern ...

With these delicious dessert recipes that lean on box cake mix, no one will know you had a little help from the baking aisle.

If you’ve ever made a caramel cake from scratch, you have a war story. Whether it's your first attempt or your 50th, the fickle icing tries the patience of even the most experienced cooks. From ...

Q: I have scoured the internet, and cookbooks in the library and bookstores, all to no avail, in an effort to find a recipe for a 7-layer caramel cake. Can you help? Thanks so much. A: The 7-layer ...