This mountain of rummy persimmon cake drizzled with rummy orange icing was inspired by James Beard’s persimmon bread. Meanwhile, butter a 12-cup bundt pan with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, then ...

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter a 20cm cake tin about 9cm deep. Place all the cake ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and whiz together until combined. Transfer the mixture to ...

This pretty cake, with its heavenly orange blossom-scented frosting, is currently one of my favourite ‘special occasion’ cakes – particularly for birthday celebrations. The cake layers are baked in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...