In my life as a pastry chef, I’ve always held fast to the belief that there are certain flavors -- specifically coffee, lemon and chocolate -- that are best taken to the extreme. If I create a coffee ...

Like most cake recipes, this one starts by sifting flour with cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Then, in a stand mixer, combine room-temperature butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, which ...

No birthday party is complete without a cake. Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones The best thing about listening to an entire room of people sing ...

In my recurring anxiety dream, hordes of friends are streaming into my apartment for a party while I keep opening kitchen cabinets and finding only two cans of black beans. What’s reassuring is that I ...

Cookbook author and blogger Sallie Swor featured two recipes - Mom's Strawberry Cake and Just Like Ireland's Fudge Pie. (see recipes below) You can find the cake, the fudge pie she showed and more of ...

Who doesn’t love a slice of chocolate cake when celebrating a special occasion? Whether you’re preparing to host a kids’ birthday party or planning something special for you and your friends, and you ...