Recipes

Dream Cake

2/5/2025

The Dream Cake is my favorite childhood cake! My mom's combination of Pistachio Pudding Frosting in the middle and Chocolate Pudding Frosting on the outside is strangely delicious, the cake is light and tender, and the frosting is creamy but not too sweet. Try it for your next gathering, it's soooo good!

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

8/27/2024

It's zucchini season, which means everyone is now trying to give away extra zucchini. If you're someone who either planted way too much or walked outside to find a bag of zucchini left on your porch by a neighbor, you're probably already tired of eating it fried, as pasta, and every other savory recipe. Why not try making a chocolate cake? This cake recipe is very easy and the zucchini adds just the right amount of moisture while keeping the texture nice and light. Best of all, it goes great with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!

Creeping Crust Cobbler

7/12/2024

Our Creeping Crust Cobbler is a simple yet delicious recipe that makes any berry the star of the show, but it's just wonderful with raspberries!

Click here for a video of Mary Mac making this recipe on KDKA's Talk Pittsburgh!

Pound Cake

3/22/2024

The Pound Cake is a true classic. This is an old recipe with no frills, the perfect cake for strawberries and whipped cream!

Recipe comes from the 1981 Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, with some slight changes

Irish Coffee Cake

9/9/2023

And here's a second bonus recipe! This is a new recipe that Mary Mac shared a couple episodes ago, and it'll be one of the cooking demos at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival on Saturday in the Five Farms Celtic Kitchen tent ☘️

Zucchini Apple Dabble Cake

8/31/2023

As seen TODAY on KDKA's Talk Pittsburgh, it's Mary Mac's Zucchini Apple Dabble Cake! We posted it a couple weeks ago along with Zucchini Appetizer and Zucchini Lasagna, but now we've got some brand-new photos of the whole process!

Three Zucchini Recipes

8/9/2023

Zucchini is absolutely taking over our garden, so we're bringing back 3 recipes from the very beginning of "In the Kitchen with Mary Mac." They're super easy to make AND will use up a lot of zucchini, so give them a try and let us know what you think!

Rhubarb Cake

6/15/2023

This cake is thick, dense, and oh so good with just a little whipped cream on top. Whether you make it with rhubarb or with other fruit, we're sure you'll love it!

Grandma Zella's Chocolate Carrot Cake

3/22/2023

This is a famous cake among our family, and it is absolutely delicious. Even if you don't like carrot cake, you'll like this one! Word of warning though: if you use toothpicks to hold the layers together, use real long ones so you can remove them before serving

Pumpkin Bundt Cake

10/19/2022

Pumpkin bundt cake with browned butter icing is a new recipe for Mary Mac, and it's very quickly become a new favorite! Whether you use the icing or put a dollop of whipped cream on top, this pumpkin-y bundt is a perfect addition to any autumn dessert table