Every Southern cook I know has a different way of making tea cakes. Even my grandmother and her sister, Earnestine, had different recipes for the delicately flavored sweet treats. Aunt Earnestine’s ...

What else is there to do on a lazy afternoon but make some old fashioned tea cakes))) It has been a while since I made them, but they call for pretty basic ingredients so I knew my pantry could handle ...

It’s not easy to head off by yourself in a new direction in baking, especially if you’re a home cook looking for a holiday showstopper amid all the recipes for chocolate chip scones and blueberry ...

The request was short and sweet. No sense beating around the bush. The hand-written note was postmarked Montgomery with no return address. You could almost feel the earnestness in the way it was ...

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons cane sugar2 large eggs at room temperature2 tablespoons loose black tea of choice1 cup buttermilk, Greek or whole milk yogurt1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract1 cup olive oil ...

There’s something about certain letters that reaches out and plucks at our heartstrings. For whatever reason, Snohomish cook Dorothy Trethewy’s recent request, dare I say, is one of those ...

We asked several L.A.-area pastry chefs and cooks to contribute their favorite holiday cookies. Each is a simple, homestyle cookie that reflects each contributor’s memories of holidays past. While ...

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-by-2-inch round cake pan, or springform pan. Melt chocolates and butter together over simmering water. Set aside to cool. Beat egg yolks with sugar until ...