I first stumbled upon an old-fashioned blitz torte, a German layer cake traditionally filled with custard and topped with meringue, when researching recipes for my second cookbook, "The Vintage Baker.

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1 cup softened butter (2 sticks) plus extra for the cake pans 3 cups all-purpose flour plus extra for the cake pans Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Sift the ...

Wow your Seder table with this extravagant Passover meringue cake that's easier to make than you might think. It's basically a Pavlova, the grand meringue named for Anna Pavlova, the late 19th-century ...

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 ...

Meringue does double-duty in this meringue-topped lemon sponge cake: Beaten egg whites lighten the lemon and butter cake batter, which is baked until tender and just set. A generous amount of Italian ...

You can do it — promise! Dome cakes aren't going anywhere. The whimsical desserts are just as popular on my FYP now as they were when they first started trending in 2022. They're often decorated with ...