Yellow Saffron Butter Cake with Chocolate Cardamom Fudge Frosting

It's my party, I can do what I want. It's my party, I can say what I want. It's my party, I can love who I want, I can ki...

Chocolate Champagne Cake

Happy Birthday, 2015!!! Does anybody have any exciting New Year’s resolutions? I’ve never been a believer in resolutions (I’m more ...

Pomegranate Citrus Meringue Cake & Some Thoughts on Blogging

In the last few weeks, I saw several incidents and articles that led me to think about why I blog. First there was Adam Roberts . From th...

lemon celebration cake with vanilla chamomile glaze

A few weeks ago, Williams-Sonoma asked me to bake them a birthday cake for their founder, Chuck Williams . The occasion? His 100th birth...

hot buttered rum pound cake

We're getting to that weird part of the year where there's a limited number of fresh fruits and vegetables available. And you kno...

strawberry upside down cornmeal shortcake

When Erlend heads back to New York, I usually spend the following day spiraling into a pattern of vaguely self-destructive/self-loathing...