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 ...

Introducing your new favorite cake! This pistachio and orange cake is refreshingly fruity and moist. Plus, it looks stunning.

"I made this dessert when friends came by for drinks and didn’t leave. I found a pound cake in the freezer and a couple of oranges and some leftover mascarpone in the refrigerator, although crème ...

Mary Berry’s Orange Tea Bread. (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky for The Washington Post) My dad defers to my mom in all things baking, save one exception: He ...

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I enjoy your column very much. My family has enjoyed many of your recipes. I hope you can find one for me. My children like the old-fashioned tea cakes. However, their favorite is the recipe that a ...

A mixture of ground nuts -- such as hazelnut and almonds -- sugar and liquid (egg whites and perhaps a liqueur), nut pastes are frequently added to baked cakes, tarts and pastries for added richness ...

When listener Susan Tannewitz-Karnes was a child in Johnson City, Tenn., Christmas wasn't Christmas without an English tea cake baked by their neighbor, Mrs. Lawrence. She would deliver it about a ...

My dad defers to my mom in all things baking, with one exception: He always wants raisins. Whether the recipe calls for them or not. More raisins! Naturally, this inclination seems to be hereditary, ...