If Cakes Could Win Gold🏅- No. 297

Chez Panisse Almond Torte + how cakes rise + my book tour is coming soon!

WATCHING THE SUMMER OLYMPICS in Paris, I am reminded of two things: America’s baking connection to the French and the long and winding road to the cakes we bake today.

August is my birthday month, and each year I feature a new cake to bake about this time. So this year, I share not only a beloved cake worthy of gold, but the leavening story behind cake, …