From Kate Heller, owner of Leo’s Bread bakery in New Orleans, this delicious nutty cake can be served as a dessert, and pairs well as a boozy brunch item with strong New Orleans chicory coffee.

Place the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Lightly mist a 12-cup Bundt pan with vegetable oil spray. Scatter the chopped pecans evenly in the bottom on the pan. Set pan aside ...

This is as festive as a cake can get. With a moist, tender texture and knock-your-socks-off flavor, it’s worthy of the holidays and a great choice for giving to friends (it stays fresh for a week or ...

Pecans, caramel, chocolate. Name a better combination of flavors. I’ll wait. Americans have been dipping pecans in chocolate and/or caramel for as long as we’ve had reliable access to sugar and cacao.

So, I got away with not making resolutions for the New Year, but my question is, “If I want to celebrate Fat Tuesday like a rock star, must I give up something for Lent?” Does one have be Catholic to ...

Preheat oven to 350° degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch round cake pan. Roughly grind the pecans in a food processor, or finely chop by hand. In a bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder and salt ...

Chef John Folse's modern update on the old-fashioned Creole spice cake has haunted Judy Walker ever since she ate it at an event at the Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge. Because it was packaged for a ...