Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a hardware store in the town where I grew up—the kind of place with a crooked … Read more

My sister-in-law, Clara, had sworn off birthday cake for three years. Three years. She claimed it was “too much,” “too sweet,” “a waste of calories … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just use the black cocoa powder straight from the bag instead of mixing it with regular cocoa. I started … Read more

My neighbor, an 80-year-old woman named Margie who still wears aprons with ruffles, asked me why I couldn’t just use melted butter instead of creaming … Read more

I’d been staring at the box of devil’s food cake mix for about twenty minutes. It was a Tuesday. My neighbor, a guy named Dave … Read more

The woman at the farmers market stall watched me eyeing her strawberries with what must have been obvious desperation. It was a Saturday morning in … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new signature birthday cake recipe while sorting through a box of vintage linens at a flea market, but there … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on a side street in Portland called “Sun & Flour” that made the most incredible golden citrus cake … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was hit with a craving for something sweet, but not heavy. I didn’t have the … Read more

My neighbor, a retired baker named Etta, swore she had the best peach cobbler recipe in three counties. For two summers, she’d bring one over … Read more