This "doctored" apple kuchen recipe uses a boxed mix cake as its base. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9-by-13-inch or 10-inch springform pan Place dry cake mix, cinnamon, egg, sour cream and butter ...

Whenever I suffer an emotional blow, I have a coded phrase that my husband and daughter both understand. I say, “The urchin has been activated.” That’s because I have a sea urchin living in my chest ...

Kuchen (German for "cake") is a kind of catchall name for several different pastries. Some are cakes with fruit, while others are more like custard tarts, or they can be a combination of the two. A ...

Betty Bensel from Columbia, Md., was looking for a recipe for a butter kuchen like the one made by the Heitzman Bakery in Louisville, Ky. She said this was a favorite of hers but that she’d had no ...

In the brief time toward the end of summer when Italian prune plums are available, a kuchen is an excellent way to use the fleshy fruits. Originally grown in France, these plums have thin skins and ...