Editor’s note: Living in the Colorado high country is pure joy. Baking in it isn’t. High altitude makes cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This ...

Place sweet potato puree, eggs, heavy cream, sugar, brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon into a heavy bottomed saucepan. On medium heat, constantly stir until the mixture coats the back of a wooden spoon.

The raspberry jam adds a slight tang to the torte, and pecan crust lends a nice crunch. I literally could not stop eating this, and so I gave it to my neighbors to eat instead. Suckers. Note: After ...

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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 ...

Cake: With a serrated knife, slice pound cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a freezer-safe serving platter; spread with ice cream. Replace cake top; cover and freeze for at least ...

“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 ...

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.

Before I started writing a food blog I used to write recipes longhand into a series of exercise books. On page one of desserts is one from my sister and scrawled at the bottom are the words 'possibly ...

This dessert is perfect for a party. It needs chilling overnight, so all the hard work is done the day before. 1. For the sponge, heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas four, then grease and line the base of ...

"All the students worked hard to develop some incredible recipes," Roth said via email. "The four finalists came up with creative and delicious entries. They were all very good, and the scores were ...