There are so many touchstones that announce fall's arrival. Think school buses, shorter days, cooler nights and mums in bloom. For me, an early harbinger is the arrival of Italian prune plums. In late ...

This cake is amazing. Is there any way to capture the flavor without all the fat? - Brenda, Chicago ITALIAN PLUM CAKE 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 ...

This week, I was invited to a friend’s place to break the fast for Yom Kippur. I was tasked with making a dessert, and after a lot of research on what is traditional for the holiday, I found that, ...

Instructions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch springform pan, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, ...

Instructions: Spray a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray, dust with flour and tap out the excess. Set aside. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Beat the butter and 3/4 cup of the sugar until ...

The appearance of prune plums and Black Mission figs in late summer is a gentle but firm reminder that our current bounty of delicate fruits will soon give way to fall's crisper, heartier cousins. To ...

For a couple more months this fall, pastry chef Alfred (Freddie) Hiltbrunner at the Edelweiss Restaurant, 34 E. Ramona Ave., will spoil us with his Italian plum cake. If you haven't had the experience ...

Black plum cake with crumb topping, decorated wtih thinly sliced plums that didn't fit into the pan. (Photo by Judy Walker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Here's the original recipe for Plum Cake with ...

Back when I was a young boy, and my family had our produce store in North Jersey, we had a customer that my mother and father called Oma. She was a German lady and one of our best customers when it ...