Popular Recipes and Vintage Cake Mixes

The articles offer a mix of practical cooking advice, popular recipes and food nostalgia. America's Test Kitchen's most-visited recipes of 2026 range from quick weeknight meals and copycat favorites to baking projects and reliable cooking basics. Southern Living recommends buttermilk or sour cream to keep cakes moist, while cautioning that overmixing and overbaking can undermine tenderness. Other ideas include easy family-friendly dishes and savory recipes featuring fruit, such as fig and goat cheese toast, mango and black bean salad, and pear and blue cheese tarts. A separate feature considers bringing back discontinued Betty Crocker cake-mix flavors, including chocolate malt.