Cake
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Health
How a Cake Became a National Obsession
For many Jamaicans, lychee cake is the taste of celebration. Its origin tells the history of Chinese immigration to the…
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Magazine
The Perfect Cake Does Not Exi … Is That Buttermilk Tres Leches?
An Appalachian twist on a classic Latin American dessert connects cultures and identities for a pastry chef.
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Magazine
Love Dessert but Hate Cuteness? Goth Cakes May Be for You.
As a teenager, the Viennese food stylist and baker Sophia Stolz, 29, was often befuddled by the fancy, prim desserts…
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Magazine
This Impressive Cake Has Many Layers
Strawberry cake, a Southern staple, is full of meaning.
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News
Can a 50-Year-Old Idea Save Democracy?
The economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler thinks so. In “Free and Equal,” he makes a vigorous case for adopting the…
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Health
How Did Black Forest Cake Become the World’s Favorite Dessert?
It’s a classic Trinidadian dessert — a chocolate cake soaked in overproof rum and topped with swoops of ultrapasteurized whipped…
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Magazine
Give Fondant a Chance
LAST SPRING, THE British baker Sarah Hardy happened upon a painting by the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero, “Feliz Cumpleaños”…
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Magazine
This Cake Maker Finds Beauty in Change, Time and Even Life and Death
A decade ago, Jasmine Rae de Lung, a San Francisco-based cake maker, wanted to test out some new decorating elements.…
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Magazine
The Longer This Cake Soaks, the Better It Is
The faint bitterness of Thai tea gets absorbed into tres leches, checking the sweetness, so it’s just enough.
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Health
The Best Black Cake, a West Indian Delight, Starts at Home
For many in the Caribbean diaspora, there is no substitute for this deeply flavorful fruitcake.
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