In the heart of Iowa City, where tradition and taste intertwine, Jamie Powers, a fifth-generation local, creates more than baked goods. DeLuxe Cakes and Pastries, located at 812 South Summitt Street, ...

IOWA CITY - For 14 years, Jamie Powers and her staff at Deluxe Cakes & Pastries have satisfied Iowa City's sweet tooth with cakes, cookies, scones and more. But a few years ago, Powers was feeling ...

Jamie Powers opened Deluxe Cakes and Pastries 14 years ago when she was just 28. About two years ago, she knew she wanted a change. Yes, Deluxe had become a fixture of the local Iowa City food world — ...

When Deluxe Cakes and Pastries owner Jamie Powers learned federal SNAP funding would be delayed this fall, she didn’t set up a committee or a fundraiser. She just started feeding people. “If you were ...

Cake mixes are a great, easy way to make cakes at home. However, more than a few have been pulled from store shelves for metal contamination. These are a few of the classic boxed cake mixes that have ...

Preheat oven to 180 deg. Place the butter, sugar and water in a frying pan over med heat and combine well. Add the pears to the pan cut side down and cook 3 min. Place the pears cut side down in a 23 ...

When I first saw the plate of mini cakes and cookies that had been created with Hasbro's Easy-Bake Deluxe Delights Cake & Cookie Kit, I thought that they had been made from Play-Doh. The bright colors ...

In a bowl combine the cake mix, brown sugar, oats, coconut and salt. Add the butter, egg and chocolate chips and stir to combine. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour. Drop cookie dough by the rounded ...