1. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan. Sprinkle the pan with flour and tap out the excess. Get Food & Dining Headlines The Globe's most recent food stories, delivered to your ...

Darina Allen is co-founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School and more recently the Ballymaloe Organic Farm School in Shanagarry, East Cork. 225g (8 ozs) butter 225 g (8 ozs) pale, soft-brown sugar or ...

This pound cake is richer, moister and more flavorful than any you’ve tasted, and it’s not difficult to make. (Much of it is done in the food processor; do not pulse more than you must.) The ...

Sieve the caster sugar and mix with the ground almonds. Beat the eggs, add the whiskey and 1 drop of pure almond essence, then add to the other ingredients and mix to a stiff paste. (You may not need ...

Cornmeal and toasted almonds combine for a buttery cake that’s topped with mascarpone cream and fresh strawberries, in this elegant, no-fuss dessert. More than a half-pound of toasted almonds give an ...

It’s not easy to head off by yourself in a new direction in baking, especially if you’re a home cook looking for a holiday showstopper amid all the recipes for chocolate chip scones and blueberry ...

Poundcake, with its impressive amounts of butter, eggs, flour and sugar, has long been something I’ve loved to eat, and I thought I produced a pretty good one. But the one made by Grandaisy Bakery in ...

This light, moist cake is just the right ending to an extravagant Passover dinner. Versions of this Italian almond cake are popular around the Mediterranean, but this recipe from Susan Shapiro Jaslove ...

Simple, rich almond cake makes a sophisticated and delicately sweet dessert, but traditional European versions tend to be heavy and dense. For a slightly cakier version with plenty of nutty flavor, we ...

QUESTION: What is and where do you find almond paste? – Dolores Stachura, Novi. ANSWER: At most grocery and specialty stores, almond paste is found in the baking aisle. It’s sold in 8-ounce cans or ...