Pillsbury held the first contest for home cooks in 1949, selecting finalists from the thousands of entries to participate in ...

The full recipe can be found on Baumgartner's blog, The First Year, but here's the general idea: ...

A historical look at Mrs. Rorer’s 1886 chocolate cake recipe, showcasing the classic ingredients and baking traditions of early American cookery.

Here's a treasure trove of vintage baking recipes from our favorite community cookbooks, newspaper clippings, and family ...

Holiday Mahogany Cake. This vintage cake is considered the original chocolate cake, and it's covered in a swirly coating of Ermine Frosting.

Whether you stack together two cake layers or six, bringing any one of these showstopping cakes to the table is an act of pure joy. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, and confectioner with more than ...