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Ingredients: 3-4 large apples, cut into chunks or wedges 6 tablespoons butter, plus extra for greasing pan 10 star anise pods4 cinnamon sticks 3 eggs, separated⅔ cup sugar 1 tablespoon dark rum 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup flour for cake, plus ⅓ cup flour for streusel ⅓ cup brown sugar ⅓ cup chopped walnuts Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour … Read more

Everyone loves a good chocolate chip cookie. Here, Kimmy Cakes’ Kim Brown shares her own recipe for oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. MAKES: APPROXIMATELY 30 COOKIES 2 sticks butter, softened 3⁄4 cup light brown sugar, gently packed 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 large eggs, at room temperature 1 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour … Read more

Step into Kim Brown’s baking studio in a beachy neighborhood in Stamford, CT, and you immediately understand one thing about her business outlook: bigger isn’t better. Like the California-bred Brown herself, the studio is sunny and petite—less than 200 square feet of oversized ovens, mixers and not much else. It’s part of a former guest … Read more

SERVES 8 TO 10 Ingredients For the Filling 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold¼ cup packed, plus 1 tablespoon, dark brown sugar3 tablespoons granulated sugar2 teaspoons kosher saltScant ¼ cup bourbon2 tablespoons blackstrap molasses½ cup light corn syrup1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped out3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten½ cup heavy cream2½ cups pecans, toasted … Read more

Food Network’s Alex Guarnaschelli is as well known for her engaging television persona, displayed on hit shows like Chopped and Iron Chef, as she is for her accomplishments in the kitchen, like her critically-acclaimed NYC restaurant, Butter. Fans also love her for her funny and food-filled Instagram feed, where she posts everything from New Yorker … Read more

If any food says summer, it’s ice cream sandwiches. Sherry B‘s in Chappaqua, NY is now shipping frozen packs of their sweet treats (you can also pick-up in store). Plus, for city dwellers or visitors, the bakery is opening a flagship studio in NYC’s Meatpacking District this summer (a perfect stop after a walk along the High Line). New flavors … Read more

Holiday dessert lovers are usually in two camps: pie or cake. This year, please them both (and take baking off your To Do list) by ordering a PieCaken, the nearly 6-pound brainchild of Craveable Hospitality Group Pastry Director Zac Young. He stacks spiced pound cake with pumpkin and pecan pies, tops them with an apple … Read more

Chef Geoffrey Zakarian has shared with Serendipity his top places to eat, drink and shop in Fairfield County. Zakarian and his wife Margaret sat down to talk about their successes and grand return to Greenwich with the opening of their popular restaurant The National. And now Zakarian is sharing some of his favorite recipes straight … Read more

Like the cake pop and the cronut before it—the milkshake is having its moment in foodie heaven. Case in point? Black Tap, the top-notch burger joint in New York City, has turned milkshakes into decadent works of art—each over the top treat is a sculpture that’s wowing taste buds while taking over the Internet. Black … Read more

Payard Cookies, by legendary pastry chef François Payard, is a gorgeous book full of cookie recipes perfect for the holidays—100 of them, to be exact. And despite his serious cookie cred, Payard’s creations aren’t complicated. “Cookies are so fast, easy and overall very different from pastry art, but making this book made me realize that … Read more

The holidays naturally bring families together around the kitchen table, so why not include the kids in making these special family meals? Not only will they be more likely to try something they helped make, but it’ll also keep them away from their iPad/TV/video games. Deb Ponzek, a mom of three and owner of Aux … Read more

Amid the sea of pumpkin and pecan pies and endless cookie variations being passed around during the holiday season, it can be hard coming up with desserts that stand out. We’ve done the legwork for you and asked local chefs to share their favorite festive recipes. Gilberto Rojas, the pastry chef at Bistro V in … Read more