A two-layer cake made with ground walnuts and covered with whipped cream flavored with coffee and chocolate, this torte has no leavening agent, which makes it ideal for the Passover table. Beating air ...

If you want to finish up a large meal with something sweet, but not so heavy as a pumpkin pie and not so light as a simple custard, let me suggest this delicious walnut treat. It's best made with the ...

This is the first fancy cake I ever attempted. It came from the celebrated graphic designer Milton Glaser, a friend and frequent diner at a restaurant near Woodstock, N.Y., where I worked. The rich ...

Sure, they say the afikomen is dessert, but we all know that a piece of matzo isn’t going to satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth. Here is a sweet additional treat that doesn’t use highly processed ...

High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column, published on Thursdays, presents recipes and tips that make ...

Names can be misleading, so don’t let this one give you the wrong impression. This is a torte, but it isn’t a fancy one like you find in European bakeries or on the menus at trendy restaurants. It’s a ...

1. Grease, flour and line a 23cm cake tin. Pulse the flour, dates and walnuts in a food processor until the mixture is course and even. Add the chocolate and pulse further to break it up, tip into a ...

This rustic torte is a lovely way to end any cool-weather meal. It features pears, soaked in rum and brown sugar, that melt into a moist, nutty-flavored cake, leaving only their complex sweetness on ...

I grew up in a family where the gathering of black walnuts and hickory nuts was a ritual of fall. We always went to fields near Fort Ancient about the time the leaves began to turn. Dad hulled the ...

Donna Pochoday-Stelmach breathlessly transported her contest torte and a backup torte — one to cut and one for display — plus various chocolate accessories, four types of frosting and an intricate ...