Apple cakes abound in the fall and I am usually the first one to jump on that bake, but this year I was inspired by two ingredients to make something a little different—pears and a new spiced rum.

A flourless chocolate cake flavored with bourbon and orange; French almond-rum cake. You don’t have to go to a patisserie for stunning French cakes. Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce teaches Christopher ...

Traditional Pound Cake is made with equal parts butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Anything else is just a variation!

High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in the mountains ...