There’s a reason the lemon tart has been on French pâtisserie counters for centuries. A perfectly baked lemon curd tart is one of the most elegant things you can put on a table—a glossy, vibrant yellow curd set inside a crisp, buttery shortbread crust, bright enough to wake up your palate after a heavy meal….
The first time I served this chocolate zucchini cake, I didn’t tell anyone there was zucchini in it. When I finally mentioned the four and a half cups of grated zucchini hiding in the crumb, the response was “where?!” and “make this for my birthday.” That’s the thing about chocolate zucchini cake: when done right,…
If you have three brown-speckled bananas sitting on your counter, you have the start of the best banana bread you’ll make all year. This is the recipe I come back to whenever I have over-ripe bananas sitting in the corner. It’s buttery, sweet, and deeply flavored from brown sugar and a hint of cinnamon. I…
The difference between a homemade chocolate chip muffin that is sad and flat and one that looks like it came from a bakery is the dome. Bakery muffins rise into tall, slightly cracked, golden tops that mushroom slightly over the edge of the paper liner. Most home muffin recipes produce flat or slightly rounded tops…
The classic, comforting flavors of banana pancakes are perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch. The secret to making them truly great isn’t a fancy technique; it’s the bananas themselves. The riper, the better! Heavily spotted, soft, almost-black bananas mashed into the batter give you natural sweetness, real banana flavor, and the moisture that keeps…
My chocolate cheesecake is a decadent, chocolatey dream. There’s chocolate in every element, from the crust to the whipped cream piped on top. I recently retested this recipe to deal with an issue I saw many readers experience: cracks on the surface. While my popular recipe remains the same, I made a few small tweaks…
If you’re a fan of lemon poppy seed muffins, this lemon poppy seed loaf cake is an absolute must-try! It’s an easy stir-together cake—no need to haul out your mixer—and requires just a few minutes of prep time before your oven does the rest. The result? An unbelievably moist loaf with a pound cake-like texture,…
Panna cotta is one of those desserts that looks like you fussed over it, but really only takes 15 minutes of hands-on time. It’s an Italian dessert set with gelatin that feels like custard but doesn’t have eggs. The trick is getting the texture right: silky, wobbly, melt-on-the-tongue, never rubbery. After my team and I…
