This year, I'm giving thanks for desserts that make the coming feast day a bit easier. One of my favorites for simple entertaining is a stately walnut cake big enough to serve everyone around the ...

Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C. Butter a 9-inch / 23-cm springform cake pan and line the bottom with a round of parchment paper. Spread the walnuts and bread slices on a baking sheet and place in ...

When it comes to Italian desserts, la torta noci e cioccolato really holds a special place on breakfast and snack tables.

La torta di mele e noci, or apple walnut cake, is just, like, everywhere in Italy. Seriously. It's that classic treat ...

Memories of childhood cakes run the gamut: from Betty Crocker box cake mixes to cakes shaped like Mickey Mouse or Barbie, from marble sheet cakes to rich, buttery pound cakes, and pineapple upside ...

From Yahoo Food’s Cookbook of the Week: Oh Gussie! by Kimberly Schlapman. This is also Yahoo Food's Cake of the Day. Makes one 9-inch, triple-layer cake I married my first husband, Steve Roads, young, ...

If you're someone who has a major sweet tooth and is trying to follow a healthy diet, we know how difficult it can be to resist those endless cravings. Have you ever felt a sense of guilt immediately ...

This cake is full of flavor, buttery and moist, and it's rather easy to prepare. It bakes up with an appealing brown, slightly crisp crust and fills the kitchen with a heady, unforgettable fragrance.

It’s walnut season, which is one of the indicators that fall is upon us. The harvest begins at the end of August and ends in November. Most folks are surprised to find out that California walnuts ...

It’s not every day we come across a cake that’s delicious and sophisticated but also easy to make. At Avenue in Manhattan Beach, chef Christian Shaffer turns out a luscious golden walnut cake. Toasted ...

As the fresh-crop walnut season crests, those bins and baskets filled with glorious piles of satin-shelled, wrinkly brown nuts evoke all sorts of associations for Southern Californians. For some of us ...

Walnuts replace virtually all of the flour in this rich cake. Serves 12 3/4 pound walnuts, about 3 cups 1 tablespoon flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 8 eggs, separated 1 cup sugar, divided use Zest of ...