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Politics

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.

Health

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…

Politics

This Impressive Cake Has Many Layers

Strawberry cake, a Southern staple, is full of meaning.

Arts

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…

Food

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…

Health

Give Fondant a Chance

LAST SPRING, THE British baker Sarah Hardy happened upon a painting by the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero, “Feliz Cumpleaños”…

Health

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.…

Politics

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.

Food

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.

Food

This Is the Ultimate Chocolate Cake

I once read an interview with the French chef Alain Ducasse, in which he said: “Sugar is the enemy of…

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