The syrup tea cake recipe comes from the memory of my 89-year-old mother who really makes them better than me." Original Tea Cake Recipe: 1 C. lard (1 C. shortening or 1 stick butter and 1/2 C.

David Cabral, a professor at Providence College, wrote that he’s a fan of a dessert that he has purchased in Providence at LaSalle Bakery and Scialo Bros. Bakery. “The refrigerator case calls the ...