The spirit of primavera, Italian for spring, comes alive in garlic and herb-scented artichokes, crisp lettuces, sweet baby carrots, aromatic fennel, and blissfully light cheese-dappled gnocchi....
This variation on the classic Irish apple cake has a top and bottom crust made from a biscuitlike dough. You can cut this cake into wedges or dish it out with a spoon like a cobbler....
Honey cake is often served during Rosh Hashanah because honey symbolizes wishes for "sweet" things to come. The cake becomes moister and its flavors deepen a day or two after it's made.
The generally accepted legend of whoopie pies is that they evolved from little cakes mothers would make their children from leftover cake batter and frosting.