Cake
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News
How a Cake Became a National Obsession
For many Jamaicans, lychee cake is the taste of celebration. Its origin tells the history of Chinese immigration to the Caribbean island.
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Newyork
The Perfect Cake Does Not Exi … Is That Buttermilk Tres Leches?
An Appalachian twist on a classic Latin American dessert connects cultures and identities for a pastry chef.
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Newyork
Love Dessert but Hate Cuteness? Goth Cakes May Be for You.
As a teenager, the Viennese food stylist and baker Sophia Stolz, 29, was often befuddled by the fancy, prim desserts served at her friends’ birthday celebrations. Despite all the money spent on outfits and party décor, the cakes tended to be “so ...
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Newyork
This Impressive Cake Has Many Layers
Strawberry cake, a Southern staple, is full of meaning.
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Books
Can a 50-Year-Old Idea Save Democracy?
The economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler thinks so. In “Free and Equal,” he makes a vigorous case for adopting the liberal political framework laid out by John Rawls in the 1970s.
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Newyork
Give Fondant a Chance
LAST SPRING, THE British baker Sarah Hardy happened upon a painting by the late Colombian artist Fernando Botero, “Feliz Cumpleaños” (1971), depicting a cluttered dessert table piled with unevenly glazed éclairs, half-peeled fruit and, at the center ...
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Newyork
This Cake Maker Finds Beauty in Change, Time and Even Life and Death
A decade ago, Jasmine Rae de Lung, a San Francisco-based cake maker, wanted to test out some new decorating elements. She headed to Clement Street in the Richmond, a neighborhood with several Asian markets. Her haul that day included some rice paper ...
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Newyork
The Longer This Cake Soaks, the Better It Is
The faint bitterness of Thai tea gets absorbed into tres leches, checking the sweetness, so it’s just enough.
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News
The Best Black Cake, a West Indian Delight, Starts at Home
For many in the Caribbean diaspora, there is no substitute for this deeply flavorful fruitcake.
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News
This Is the Ultimate Chocolate Cake
I once read an interview with the French chef Alain Ducasse, in which he said: “Sugar is the enemy of chocolate.” Mr. Ducasse owns his own chocolate company, which makes extraordinary bars and truffles, so I’d be inclined to take his word for it ...
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