Food writer Samantha Seneviratne believes that cooking is a necessity but baking is a choice. In her latest cookbook, “The Joys of Baking,” she writes about how baking has become a powerful form of ...

An apple cider and maple syrup reduction adds sweetness and apple flavor to this cake and frosting for a decidedly autumnal treat. A quick apple cider–maple syrup reduction is folded into both the ...

September rushed in with cool autumn temperatures and the ongoing battle between thick, gloomy rain clouds and clear blue sky. I won’t deny I’ve enjoyed pulling a sweater or two out of my winter ...

It’s no secret that I love apple desserts. This custardy, apple-rich cake is well worth the effort. The small apple slices are microwaved prior to being added to a portion of the batter. To ensure ...

Apple pie might get more glory, but I’ve been on a serious apple cake kick lately. Spurred on by the easy and comforting recipes our Test Kitchen keeps tempting me with (I’m looking at you, Slow ...

Phyllis E. Jacobs’ Apple Snack Cake is a hit. In fact, it's so popular that it gets requests. “My grandkids come over and ask me to make it for them,” she writes. And no, she adds, there are no eggs ...

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With Fall comes the prerequisite family trips to pumpkin patches and apple orchards, where you'll inevitably come home with way too many cider doughnuts and gourds . . . and bushels of apples you'll ...