I cut out the recipe for this show-stopping cake from a magazine back in 2006, promising to set aside time one day to make it. OK, so it took me 10 years to get to it, but this week I finally made the ...

Sour cream, cocoa powder, and melted butter take this from breakfast banana bread to a decadent dessert chocolate banana cake. Julia Levy is an eater, maker and dabbler in all things food. With nearly ...

I have a confession to make: I don’t care for chocolate cake. I like chocolate fine, but cocoa powder alone doesn’t do it for me—I need creamy, dense cocoa butter with my chocolate, too. I love a ...

We're very aware that bananas are just fine and tasty to eat as they come—peel and reap the potassium-packed health rewards, right? But it's also true that they taste great with vanilla, chocolate, ...

Some days just call for cake—no special occasion needed. Whether you're craving something rich and chocolatey or light and fruity, these recipes keep things simple without skimping on flavor. No fancy ...

This impressive cake is encased in a fudge-like caramel frosting. Pastry chef Lisa Donovan adapted it from a recipe by Southern cooking doyenne Edna Lewis. Lisa Donovan is a James Beard Award-winning ...

The perfect caramel cake is many things. But ask any professional Southern baker to describe it and they will first tell you the one thing it is not: just a dessert. When it’s done right, caramel cake ...

¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda pinch of salt 250ml semi-skimmed milk, at room temperature 1 tsp good-quality vanilla extract FOR THE ICING 1 batch caramel buttercream icing (see below) Preheat the oven to ...