Fluffy, buttery, and shockingly tender, old fashioned tea cakes are more akin to a crossover between a biscuit and a cookie than they are to a cake. Our recipe calls for the zest of one lemon, adding ...

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 ...

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 ...

3 eggs 2 C sugar 1 t. vanilla 4 T buttermilk 1 C shortening 4 C flour 1 t. baking powder 1 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt Cream eggs, sugar, milk, shortening, and vanilla flavoring. Sift flour, baking ...

PATTERSON, La. (AP) — Patterson baker Tyler Roe, 21, of Bonnie’s Bouquets and Bakery, prides himself on making king cakes without it. He prefers and enjoys traditional approaches to baking, especially ...