Betty Crocker might have been a fiction, but she never was a fraud. Since her creation in 1921 in Minneapolis, desperate housewives have turned to her and found reassurance. Susan Marks’ interest in ...

Chocolate Lover’s Dream Cake (Photo provided by General Mills) Betty Crocker celebrates 100 years of recipes in their new cookbook, “Betty Crocker Best 100”. With a look back through not only popular ...

This may come as something of a shock to some of you, but Betty Crocker is not a real person Let me rephrase that, there probably was somebody born with the name Betty Crocker but she wasn’t the one ...

Betty Crocker is celebrating its 100th birthday by giving cooks and bakers the opportunity to have their recipes featured on a custom box. The #CallMeBettyCrocker recipe contest is open now through ...

I was in my favorite bookstore back when that was a thing to do, when I came face to face with my past. There on the shelf was a brand-new, reissued copy of the cookbook my brother and I had as ...

Marian Ralston, second from left, watches General Mills executives try out new cake recipes at the Betty Crocker test kitchen in the 1940s. By now, it’s well-known that Betty Crocker is not a real ...