This week, I was invited to a friend’s place to break the fast for Yom Kippur. I was tasked with making a dessert, and after a lot of research on what is traditional for the holiday, I found that, ...

Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, ...

Peter Hoffman likes using purple plums, a.k.a. Italian prune plums, for this lightly spiced cake because they bake so well; the flavors intensify, but the plums don't become mushy. The garnishes are ...

Ripe seasonal fruit and a buttery pastry can take many forms: as a tart, a pie, a crumble, shortbread or a cake. But my go-to this time of year is the torte. Not the authentic torte, inspired by the I ...

This Italian Cream Cake Recipe is about to blow your mind. A light vanilla based layer cake, similar to my vanilla cake is laced with toasted pecans and coconut, only to be slathered in decadent cream ...

I'd never tasted — let alone baked — the dazzling plum torte from the New York Times, despite its firmly entrenched role in the national baking consciousness. Fortunately, my pal John rectified that ...

This cake is amazing. Is there any way to capture the flavor without all the fat? - Brenda, Chicago ITALIAN PLUM CAKE 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 ...

For a couple more months this fall, pastry chef Alfred (Freddie) Hiltbrunner at the Edelweiss Restaurant, 34 E. Ramona Ave., will spoil us with his Italian plum cake. If you haven't had the experience ...

When preparing desserts, a simple approach comes with its own benefits. Deftly combine only a few ingredients, and flavors shine in pure form. It's a way of cooking that is especially evident in the ...

An occasional series in which staff members share a recipe that we turn to time and again. Edith Eis is one of those friends of the family who seem closer than some blood relatives. She and my mother, ...