This cake, inspired by the great baker Maida Heatter’s recipe, gets hits of lemon three times: zest and juice in the cake, a clear soaking syrup that seeps into the cake and, finally, a creamy, thick ...

A two-minute lemon syrup soaks this simple dessert and infuses it with citrus sweetness. The fruit’s floral zest seasons the tender cake batter, which is rich with butter and lots of ground pistachios ...

It’s been well-established that I’m not the baker in my family. My 14-year-old daughter is. I also don’t have a huge sweet tooth, so when I tell you she just made what might be the best cake I’ve ever ...

Ina Garten gives lemon cake a lighter and healthier spin with her lemon yogurt cake recipe. Rather than using butter, the 'Barefoot Contessa' star makes the cake with yogurt and vegetable oil. There's ...

1) Using the mixer fitted with the paddle cream the butter and the sugar until pale yellow and ribbons form from the beater. Add the eggs one by one beating well after each addition. 2) With the ...

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Preheat the Oven: Twenty minutes or more before baking, set an oven rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C (325°F/160°C if using a dark pan). Toast and Grind the ...