Before starting work at the Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School in New York, I would never have thought about making a genoise. To be truthful, I had never heard of this French dessert. Later, I ...

When autumn comes, a whole new season of entertaining begins. Small dinner parties, club and charity meetings, cocktail get-togethers, big holiday open houses. No matter the size and type of event, a ...

Maybe because she’s too busy partying in her Manolo Blahnik shoes, punk princess Marie Antoinette, as conceived by filmmaker Sofia Coppola, never offers cake to the angry rabble. But she does put away ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. GÉNOISE CAKE Yield: 6 to 8 servings 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter 1 teaspoon softened butter, to prepare pan 1 1/2 cups plain ...

The light and fluffy multi-tiered sponge cake has many forms and variations THE Great British Bake Off is back on our screens and it's got us all inspired in the kitchen. But what is the infamous ...

During the infamous cake week, we watched the Great British Bake Off contestants tackle not just one genoise sponge but THREE during the technical challenge. A genoise sponge is the main star in the ...

Certainly Easter has immense significance on the religious calendar. But on the secular side, Easter’s themes are eggs and bunnies — and sugar. By dinner, everyone’s a little sugared out. Still, ...