1 cup plus 3 tablespoons cane sugar2 large eggs at room temperature2 tablespoons loose black tea of choice1 cup buttermilk, Greek or whole milk yogurt1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract1 cup olive oil ...

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 ...

Matcha tea plumcake—it's got this really vibrant green color that just pops. Really catches the eye, especially in mini form.

Each year I vow that I am going to simplify Easter and this year I mean it. No artificially colored Easter eggs; this year they are showing up au natural in family Easter baskets and I have ...

If you've never had a southern tea cake, they are rather difficult to describe. I can assure you though, despite appearances, it is nothing like a cookie. This tender little cake is soft and pillowy, ...

To say I like tea is an understatement. The top shelf of my pantry at home is precariously stacked with tins and pouches to the point that it resembles a game of Tetris (tea-tris?). Anyone who takes ...

These tea cake recipes are sure to make your mouth water and tempt you to bake some goodies over the weekend. There is something about monsoons that makes us want to bake. Tea cakes are a perfect way ...

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 ...

Defining sponge cake can get a little — forgive us — spongy. Never up for debate is the centrality of egg, sugar, and flour. It's also, as made clear by the name, meant to be light and airy. Sometimes ...

Few drinks are more quintessential to the American South than a large, ice-cold glass of sweet tea. This refreshing beverage is deeply woven into the fabric of Southern culture — so much so that ...

Preheat oven to 180degC. Grease and line base of a 23cm spring form cake pan. Core the apples and cut into quarters, then into thin slices. Toss the apples in lemon juice and half the cinnamon, then ...