As a food writer, I've seen my fair share of food trends become genuinely divisive in their public reception. Not even a month ago, "butter boards" had the internet in an absolute war over whether ...

If you only master a single cake, this might be the one. The texture is buttery and firm, something like a pound cake, studded with mini chocolate chips. It's beaten in an electric mixer and baked in ...

When I was younger, my mother would bake a coffee cake that my siblings and I loved. This was not a special occasion cake, as were others she toiled over for birthdays or family gatherings. Instead, ...

As a person who doesn’t care for coffee-flavored desserts, this not-so-secret ingredient never spoke to me. But recently, a couple of pro bakers informed me it would not make my cakes taste like a ...

Yearwood believes that food can tell a family’s story. Her father, Jack, loved to cook and bake bread. Her mom, Gwen, made delicious wedding and birthday cakes. Their extended family on both sides ...

When you think of Dolly Parton, the first things that probably come to mind are her powerhouse vocals, radiant personality, and iconic country hits like “Jolene” and “9 to 5″. With a decades-long ...

Christmas is this Thursday, with family gatherings of traditional foods. One of them, a French tradition, is the buche de noel log cake, symbolizing a log that is burned during the winter solstice for ...