If you've never had a southern tea cake, they are rather difficult to describe. I can assure you though, despite appearances, it is nothing like a cookie. This tender little cake is soft and pillowy, ...

Every Southern cook I know has a different way of making tea cakes. Even my grandmother and her sister, Earnestine, had different recipes for the delicately flavored sweet treats. Aunt Earnestine’s ...

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. With an electric mixer, beat 2 whole eggs, 3 egg yolks and 7 tablespoons sugar together until thick and tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. 3. Sift together flour, ...

Whether you're a veteran baker or trying to keep it simple with your home baking adventures, a no-fail sponge cake is an important part of your repertoire. Toothsome enough to eat on its own as a ...