Every Southern cook I know has a different way of making tea cakes. Even my grandmother and her sister, Earnestine, had different recipes for the delicately flavored sweet treats. Aunt Earnestine’s ...

Although Juneteenth has passed, it is crucial we continue to recognize this important point in history throughout the year. As mentioned in my last recipe, Texas has been celebrating Juneteenth for ...

The cakes also work well using the zest and juice of a single citrus — lemon, lime or orange — or any combination. Lemon is best for making the syrup and candied slices. 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon ...

TerryRaleigh was looking for an old-fashioned tea cake made with shortening or butter. Several readers responded, including Helen Foster with this recipe for a delicious, simple sugar-type cookie.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-inch cake pan. In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a glass measuring cup, combine vanilla, gin, rum, ...

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 ...

Whether you're a veteran baker or trying to keep it simple with your home baking adventures, a no-fail sponge cake is an important part of your repertoire. Toothsome enough to eat on its own as a ...

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 ...

THERE is a fine art in choosing the food that shall be served with afternoon tea. Although the true lover of the cup concedes that, no sort of blunder can wholly destroy his exaltation, yet he admits ...

The request was short and sweet. No sense beating around the bush. The hand-written note was postmarked Montgomery with no return address. You could almost feel the earnestness in the way it was ...