I’m a big proponent of smart shortcuts in the kitchen, and this Cream Cheese Squares recipe uses a yellow cake mix to pure perfection. What I love most is how the cake mix transforms into a chewy, ...

Cool the cake: Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer it to a cooling rack to cool completely. Make the frosting: Using a mixer, blend the butter and cream cheese until smooth.

The first step, inspired by Patty’s recipe for Lemon Cream Cheese Dump Cake, involves making a quick 2-ingredient crust using boxed cake mix and melted butter, which really gives the dessert a ...

I add orange zest and juice, because my mom added orange to hers (in her case a spoonful of frozen orange juice from concentrate; it was the 1970s, after all), a trick she learned from a recipe ...

1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup light brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 4 large eggs 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1½ teaspoons baking powder 1/2 ...

Yellow cake mix: Look for a 15.25-ounce box of yellow cake mix, which serves as the base for this dump cake. Butter: Melted unsalted butter is the only wet ingredient needed for the crust, adding ...