This triple-layer chocolate torte, the newspaper’s most requested dessert in 1972, was just one of the recipes developed by the legendary author, who died on Thursday at 102. By Margaux Laskey Maida ...

May finds Charleston bursting with celebrations: graduations, bridal showers, and the glorious first week of the Spoleto Festival. Where celebratory food is called for, there will be desserts. You can ...

I PROMISED MY younger kids we could bake together, handed each one a reliable cookbook and figured I’d break the tie vote. Unexpectedly, the 9-year-old on the couch browsing Kristen Miglore’s ...

What's inside a cookbook counts, but we still judge a book by its cover. Which is why even those books that should be on everyone's shelves, like Maida Heatter's 1997 classic Cakes (itself a ...

These books, focused on cookies and chocolate, would make a good Mother’s Day gift. By Florence Fabricant There’s time to bake these days, and appetite to enjoy the results. You might consider making ...

Note: This recipe must be prepared in advance. "Of the many recipes that were born in my kitchen, this was one of the most exciting because it became the New York Times 1972 Dessert of the Year," ...

Though some may call Maida Heatter “The Queen of Cake,”and her revamped Maida Heatter's Cakes is certainly at the top of our weekend baking list, after flipping through her companion cookbook, Maida ...