In a climate like the American South’s, you’d think people would want light, refreshing desserts -- sorbets, maybe. Actually, Southerners are crazy for cake. Crazy-kooky-nutsy, with frosting on it.

Similar to many of her other cake recipes, and cake recipes in general, the bestselling cookbook author makes this particular recipe with to-be-expected ingredients. Like traditional cakes, the ...

During the holidays, Tom Cruise’s friends and family go coco-nutty! The 63-year-old “Mission Impossible” star has a list and he’s checking it twice to make sure his talk-of-Tinseltown gifts — White ...

A coconut cake consists of white cake, coconut filling, meringue or coconut buttercream frosting, and a coating of shredded coconut. You can toast the coconut to golden brown for a variation, but the ...

Slightly sweet and a little bit nutty, there’s nothing like coconut to take dessert to the next level of deliciousness. We like to add it to all sorts of goodies to treat ourselves to a taste of the ...

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based award-winning food writer and author of 10 cookbooks. She is a regular recipe tester and editor for Eater as well as for restaurants and appliance brands. When ...