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Bringing a Bundt cake for Thanksgiving

A bundt cake can withstand a long car

Photo credit: Lauren Chattman | A bundt cake can withstand a long car ride on Thanksgiving Day. This one, which serves 12, is made with cranberries and cornmeal. (October 24, 2012)

Lauren Chattman

Lauren Chattman

Lauren Chattman is a cookbook author, freelance writer and former

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After half a dozen years of cooking Thanksgiving dinner at my house, this year I'm so happy to be going home to Mom's, where I'm responsible only for desserts. Baking the expected cakes, pies and cookies will be a breeze. Transporting them, from Sag Harbor to northern New Jersey, however, has made me reconsider my standard repertoire in terms of portability.

My pecan pie is pretty indestructible,...

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