Wife Patricia H. Thompson is renowned for her cakes. The recipe she shared for 7-Up Cake, a rich Southern version of pound cake, owes its beautiful texture to 20 minutes of mixing.

However, some recipes, like the Watergate salad (which has nothing to do with the scandal), aged more gracefully and are still a nostalgic dish in many households. While the salad is better known, ...

Aside from flavor, the carbonation is supposed to make cakes lighter, and the 7-Up cake certainly was fluffy and moist.

Moist, naturally sweet, and full of tropical charm—the Hummingbird Cake is a Southern classic that truly deserves more love, especially in its healthier form. Chef Jean-Pierre takes this ...

Nov. 26—This Southern-fried comedy spins out of control when a neighbor's pet devours everything, a one-eyed suitor shows up to declare his love, and a woman declares a high-stakes wager on who ...

This Southern-fried comedy spins out of control when a neighbor's pet devours everything, a one-eyed suitor shows up to declare his love, and a woman declares a high-stakes wager on who can bake ...