I recently had the pleasure of judging a mug-cake bake-off at Prairie Winds of Urbana, an assisted-living center where apparently, a healthy sense of competition thrives. Mug cakes are just what they ...

Most box cake mixes call for a few key ingredients: Namely, eggs, water, and oil. Though these ready-to-bake mixes are engineered to come out nice and tender every time, there are plenty of ways to ...