Chocolate Almond Cake from Our Favorite French Chef - No. 32

Happy Birthday, Julia, and a story

Julia Child’s Queen of Sheba Cake from my book, American Cake.

August signals back to school, the slow end of summer, and a toast to Julia. This Sunday would be Julia Child’s 109th birthday.

Julia didn’t set out to make her mark on American cooking, but in the end, she did. Her eyes were on France, and Paris, her newly adopted home where she and husband P…