1 cup plus 3 tablespoons cane sugar2 large eggs at room temperature2 tablespoons loose black tea of choice1 cup buttermilk, Greek or whole milk yogurt1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract1 cup olive oil ...

We love a royally-approved chocolate dessert!

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Indulge in a proper British afternoon tea — a luxurious spread of dainty cucumber sandwiches, warm scones with jam and clotted ...

Here's a great way to unbutton an otherwise buttoned-up afternoon tea. After you've poured out your loose-leaf oolong, let your taste buds loose with this black sesame-pear tea cake. It may seem like ...

Think of Etha Robinson as the Johnny Appleseed of pastry. Her mission, rather than planting apple trees, is to plant the idea of reviving the tea cake, a little cookie that has a lot of historical ...

That most gracious of afternoon activities – the quaint tea party with delicate sandwiches, slices of sugary cake, and a pot of hot -œcuppa- – may have a sturdy British pedigree. But long before the ...

Let’s file this in the ever-expanding “Be Careful What You Ask For” file. Last week in this space I relayed a message from a reader, a plaintive cry for help regarding an old-fashioned recipe from ...

The original “Tartine” came out in 2006, which feels like eons ago. Inspired by the San Francisco bakery of the same name, the book became an instant classic for bakers who love pretty tarts and ...