Amid the hoopla of Super Bowl and the media blitz at the Tampa Convention Center, the head of NBC Sports surprised sports analysts Keith Olbermann and Cris Collinsworth with birthday cakes. Both men turned 50 Tuesday. ...more

January 27, 2009

Any novice, looking to surprise that special someone with a homemade birthday cake, can pull it off. ...more

August 5, 2008

A sweet secret at a new bakery on Bloomingdale Avenue entices Stephan Scalera to travel there once a week from his home in Bradenton. ...more

June 4, 2008

Hey, Teacher, Leave Those Cakes Alone The big food news of the week: School board members in Arlington Heights, Ill., voted to ban birthday cakes and cupcakes from classrooms next year as part of a new wellness policy. Birthday parties are still OK. It's just the baked goods that suffer under a new zero-tolerance policy. ...more

June 4, 2008