1 cup plus 3 tablespoons cane sugar2 large eggs at room temperature2 tablespoons loose black tea of choice1 cup buttermilk, Greek or whole milk yogurt1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract1 cup olive oil ...

Lemon-myrtle, lavender-Earl Grey, hazelnut-orange -- the selection of tea cakes from Valerie Confections screams spring. Assistant Food editor Betty Hallock is a fan: “They’re moist, dense and not too ...

Make no mistake, Queen Elizabeth absolutely loved chocolate. In fact, her birthday cake was always a big chocolate confection ...

If you're a big fan of afternoon tea time, and always crave something to nibble on alongside that cup of coffee or tea, in between lunch and dinner, welcome to the club! Here are the 52 best afternoon ...

Think of Etha Robinson as the Johnny Appleseed of pastry. Her mission, rather than planting apple trees, is to plant the idea of reviving the tea cake, a little cookie that has a lot of historical ...

Let’s file this in the ever-expanding “Be Careful What You Ask For” file. Last week in this space I relayed a message from a reader, a plaintive cry for help regarding an old-fashioned recipe from ...

There’s something about certain letters that reaches out and plucks at our heartstrings. For whatever reason, Snohomish cook Dorothy Trethewy’s recent request, dare I say, is one of those ...

That most gracious of afternoon activities – the quaint tea party with delicate sandwiches, slices of sugary cake, and a pot of hot -œcuppa- – may have a sturdy British pedigree. But long before the ...