Drippy Chocolate Nutella Birthday Cake

My man of almost 13 years (whutttt!) celebrated his birthday in December - he loves chocolate hazelnut, so I made him a dark chocolate with ...

Chocolate Cake

A few weeks ago, I gave nonstop tours of Henry Street Settlement (my place of employ) to nearly 200 visitors during Open House New York an...

Rental House Chocolate Cake

Cooking in a rental house can be challenging, as in, why isn't there a ten-inch saute pan anywhere, but it can also be one of life's...

Bruce Bogtrotter's Cake

Poor Bruce Bogtrotter, the schoolboy in Roald Dahl's book  Matilda who was forced by the evil headmistress to eat a ginormous chocolate ...

My Mother's Chocolate Birthday Cake

I subscribe to the theory that people don't really change; instead, we just become more like we are.  And so I found myself in Akron a f...

Wacky Cake: Baking as a Magic Show

Wacky Cake is the culinary equivalent of a magic trick.  Improbable, unusual and impressive -- and it shakes up your belief in reality:  How...

Mom's Devils Food Cake with Chocolate Mocha Icing

After my last chocolate cake disaster , I decided to get right back on the horse. Plus, I was visiting my mother and wanted to make her some...