Parents offered advice on how to avoid common birthday party pitfalls. Prioritizing quality over quantity, minimizing stress for parents & children.

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Dear Abby: My 40-year-old daughter is on weight-loss injections and a no-sugar diet. I offered to bake her a sugar-free cheesecake, and she agreed, but she asked me to make a “tester” cake ...

Danielle Stradling started the Huntsville chapter of Cake 4 Kids, a nonprofit that offers free, homemade birthday cakes for at-risk youth, in May 2024.

The 2-Ingredient Cake You’ll Keep Coming Back To This dessert is as easy as it gets, yet it delivers big on flavor and texture. All you need is one box of angel food cake mix and a 21-ounce can ...

This lemon dump cake eats more like a cream cheese bar than cake, but no one I served it to complained — they were all too busy enjoying it. It’s easy enough to throw together if you need a quick ...

With walnuts, golden raisins, coconut and pineapple, this cake turns a kid-pleasing dessert into something adults will also enjoy.

Boxed cake mixes are a perfect way to make any occasion special without too much effort. The timeless shortcut will give you amazing results by just whisking away the batter. However, there is one ...