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, published on Thursdays, presents recipes and tips that make ...

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 ...

We do a lot of cooking but not a ton of baking. Desserts have never been our favorites nor our forte. My sister-in-law Sue was always famous for her desserts, especially a Viennese chocolate torte.

“Very good… Everyone loved” are some of the notes I’ve scribbled on this recipe over the years. It’s a shell of soft vanilla cake that embraces tiers of cheesecake, raspberry preserves and an almond ...

Very satisfied, that’s how you’ll feel after feasting on Marianne Sundquist’s pork chops with apricot habanero salsa. But what should follow it? Their savory richness and robust flavors call out for a ...

Want to go beyond cards and heart-shaped candies this year? If so, heighten the celebration of Valentine’s Day with this chocolate-raspberry torte. Its classic flavor combination, rich taste, dense ...

Love a dessert that looks like it took hours but really didn’t? With only a little melting and stirring needed to make it, this decadent chocolate and raspberry torte is your new go-to. Lusciously ...