Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Slice of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and nuts - Lal Nallath/Shutterstock When it comes to a slice of something sweet to ...

Gateau Basque is kind of like a tart, or a pie, or a cookie -- and the filled cake is one of the more unusual desserts in cookbook author Dorie Greenspan's repertoire. "It's a dry cake, but delicious, ...

Today’s cake is a go-big-or-go-home kind of a cake from Butter and Brioche’s Thailia Ho, who we just can’t get enough of her gorgeous creations. For this German dessert, she soaks cherries in a kirsh ...

The braised lamb is redolent of pomegranates and cumin. The chicken dumpling soup is fragrant with Persian limes and cardamom. Pan-seared potato gnocchi are laced with dried porcini, mesquite-grilled ...

Author Aleksandra Crapanzano, who lived in Paris as a child, has written a charming new book on French confections. In "Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes," she tells the story of ...

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and stir to blend. Add the vanilla extract, ...