Recipes
June 1, 2021
Recipe: One-Bite Texas Sheet Cake Truffles
No need to turn on your oven for this French interpretation of Texas sheet cake, courtesy of Dallas-born pastry chef Molly Wilkinson.
Cake
BBQ Recipes
October 30, 2020
Truth Barbeque’s Triple Chocolate Cake
Leonard Botello IV shares a longtime family recipe that’s become a staple at the Houston joint.
Business
April 19, 2016
Whole Foods Says It Didn’t Write Homophobic Slur On An Austin Man’s Cake
This is the most complicated that thinking about cake has ever been.
Recipes
October 31, 2013
Halloween Blood Orange Cake
From pastry chef Steven Cak, of Olive and June restaurant, in Austin.
Eat My Words
September 17, 2013
Pop-up Cake Shop to Open in Houston
Part of the attraction is the chance to win a replica of the infamous "Armadillo Cake," from Steel Magnolias.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Bouche de Noelle
Cake 1 1/3 cups flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 pound butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line bottom of 16- by 11-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper. Butter paper and sides of pan. Dust lightly with
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January 20, 2013
Rex Hale’s Shortcake
3 cups Softasilk cake flour 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup shortening (Crisco is fine) 3 lightly beaten eggs 1/2 cup milk 2 tablespoons vanilla 2 cups heavy cream 1/4 cup sugar powdered sugar For Strawberry Shortcake:2 1/2 pints strawberries 2
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January 20, 2013
Wine-Cream Mousse with Champagne Sabayon
Mousse with Sponge Cake Juice of 1/2 lemon 3/4 to 1 cup white wine 4 egg yolks 1/8 cup sugar 8 pieces gelatin leaves (or 2 packages gelatin), dissolved in 2 to 4 tablespoons warm water 1 quart heavy cream, whipped 1 sponge cake (or enough ladyfingers to line a
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January 20, 2013
Galette
Dough 2 envelopes dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water 7 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind 2 large eggs 6 tablespoons sweet unsalted butter 2 tablespoons brandy 3 1/2 cups (or more) all-purpose flour Topping 6 tablespoons sweet unsalted butter 6 tablespoons sugar Sprinkle yeast over warm water
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January 20, 2013
Cranberry-Pecan Kugelhopf
1 stick butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 4 egg yolks 2 1/4 cups sifted flour 1/3 cup milk 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 4 egg whites 1 cup chopped cranberries 1 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour 9-inch
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January 20, 2013
Apple-Raisin Spice Cake
1 cup cake flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon each nutmeg and cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves, mace, and ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 3 eggs 3 1/2 cups chopped Granny Smith
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January 20, 2013
Lemon Cake With Dried Apricots and Walnuts
1/2 teaspoon salt Grated rind of 2 lemons 5 eggs 2 1/3 cups sugar 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 cups heavy cream 6 ounces chopped dried apricots 1 cup chopped walnuts Juice of 2 lemons Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease
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January 20, 2013
A Grande Finale
The common dewberry takes a leading role in a sophisticated shortcake.
Recipes
April 1, 2003
Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
A recipe from Helen Corbitt, who reigned as Neiman Marcus's head chef for seventeen years.
Recipes
April 30, 1990
Stilton Cheesecake With Walnut Crust
9 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnut pieces 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs 4 tablespoons plus 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 32 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons flour 3 whole eggs, at room temperature 2 egg yolks, at room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla
Recipes
June 30, 1978
Benbow’s Cold Oven Pound Cake
This recipe is one of several featured in the July 1978 Dining In article Tots and Pans. If you have a kid who wants to bake a cake but you are skittish about a hot oven, try this 150-year-old recipe for a wood stove. 1/2 pound butter (2 sticks) 2