The beauty of a snack cake is that you don’t have to cover it in buttercream and you can eat it in the morning with a cup of tea, as an afternoon snack, or as a post-dinner treat. You can enjoy it any ...

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

Whether you're a veteran baker or trying to keep it simple with your home baking adventures, a no-fail sponge cake is an important part of your repertoire. Toothsome enough to eat on its own as a ...

THERE is a fine art in choosing the food that shall be served with afternoon tea. Although the true lover of the cup concedes that, no sort of blunder can wholly destroy his exaltation, yet he admits ...

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 ...

Every Southern cook I know has a different way of making tea cakes. Even my grandmother and her sister, Earnestine, had different recipes for the delicately flavored sweet treats. Aunt Earnestine’s ...

TerryRaleigh was looking for an old-fashioned tea cake made with shortening or butter. Several readers responded, including Helen Foster with this recipe for a delicious, simple sugar-type cookie.

ARLINGTON — Word is getting out. Sipping afternoon tea as they do at Buckingham Palace, with fine antique china in a fancy tea room and a three-tier tray of miniature scones, finger sandwiches and ...