This dense, syrup-soaked cake is a triple orange threat, full of zest, juice and whole slices of candied orange. For the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9- to 10-inch springform pan and ...

“Tee, will you serve the coffee, please? Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Fred are coming. Aunt Rita and Aunt Nell might come, too,” said Momma. “Yes, I will,” I replied. “I will serve them some of the syrup ...

This is a very dense, moist cake full of nuts. The eggs act as the leavening agent. As chef Marcy Goldman notes in her book "A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking," the cake will remind you of baklava.

A couple of weeks ago, carrot cake happened to be the dessert course for a prix-fixe takeout dinner I ordered from fledgling Mercer Street Meals, a business that chef Lance Gummere launched with his ...