White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years. This towering four-layer ...

Not sure how the Bacardi Limon ended up in my liquor cupboard, but it’s been there for a few years -- its alcoholic content keeping it ready and willing to be called into service. I tasted and loved a ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Unlike one of my friends who possesses an ardent love for lemon desserts (her favorite cookie is lemon, out ...

Here is my mom’s recipe: dense fruit cake made with dried fruits and nuts soaked in rum. Depending on how much you like rum soaked cake, you can soak it in rum and ripen the baked cake anywhere from ...