Recipes

Hummingbird Cake

5/26/2025

The Hummingbird Cake is a spice cake with a tropical flair. The original recipe was called the Doctor Bird Cake and came from Jamaica but the Americanized version came through Southern Living Magazine. You have to make it once in your life!

A couple of things which are very important no matter which version of the cake you make: the bananas should be ripe but not over ripe and diced so that the pieces will be suspended in the cake. And do not drain the pineapple!

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!

Banana Split

12/26/2024

For our final Classic Recipe and our final podcast of 2024, we give you Latrobe, Pennsylvania's pride and joy - The Banana Split!

Pumpkin Dip

11/8/2024

Just in time for the Fall-idays, it's Mary Mac's Pumpkin Dip Recipe! This quick and easy dessert dip is great to make and take! Serve with your favorite spiced cookies for a tasty treat

Pumpkin Cups

10/20/2024

We've got a recipe from way back in November 2020: Pumpkin Cups! It's delicious for Thanksgiving or any time in autumn, enjoy!

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!

Fruit Pops

6/28/2024

This week on In The Kitchen With Mary Mac we're making Fruit Popsicles! They're pretty quick and easy to make and really good! Enjoy!

Banana Pudding

5/18/2024

Banana Pudding is a classic dessert with a rich history. Our recipe is easily adapted for sugar free, dairy free, and gluten free dietary needs, and it's delicious!

Fun with Rhubarb

5/3/2024

Fun With Rhubarb! During the Quarentimes we all had to get creative to avoid losing our marbles. My Rhubarb came up like a forest of rhubarb stalks! So after making the usual things I started looking for something else to do with it and this episode of In The Kitchen With Mary Mac gives you those rhubarb gems! Enjoy!

*the rhubarb fizz recipe is from Martha Stewart, Mary Mac has not tested that one because it's gin