THERE is a fine art in choosing the food that shall be served with afternoon tea. Although the true lover of the cup concedes that, no sort of blunder can wholly destroy his exaltation, yet he admits ...

Lemon-myrtle, lavender-Earl Grey, hazelnut-orange -- the selection of tea cakes from Valerie Confections screams spring. Assistant Food editor Betty Hallock is a fan: “They’re moist, dense and not too ...

Whether you're a veteran baker or trying to keep it simple with your home baking adventures, a no-fail sponge cake is an important part of your repertoire. Toothsome enough to eat on its own as a ...

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 ...

Lemon-myrtle, lavender-Earl Grey, hazelnut-orange -- the selection of tea cakes from Valerie Confections screams spring. Assistant Food editor Betty Hallock is a fan: “They’re moist, dense and not too ...

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. With an electric mixer, beat 2 whole eggs, 3 egg yolks and 7 tablespoons sugar together until thick and tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. 3. Sift together flour, ...

The beauty of a snack cake is that you don’t have to cover it in buttercream and you can eat it in the morning with a cup of tea, as an afternoon snack, or as a post-dinner treat. You can enjoy it any ...

David Cabral, a professor at Providence College, wrote that he’s a fan of a dessert that he has purchased in Providence at LaSalle Bakery and Scialo Bros. Bakery. “The refrigerator case calls the ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-inch cake pan. In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a glass measuring cup, combine vanilla, gin, rum, ...

TerryRaleigh was looking for an old-fashioned tea cake made with shortening or butter. Several readers responded, including Helen Foster with this recipe for a delicious, simple sugar-type cookie.

When I was a child, I always loved going to my mother’s homeplace in rural Elmore County. Her mother always had a basket full of freshly made tea cakes on the table. Ummmm! I can taste them now many ...