For a showstopping Easter dessert centerpiece, you can't go wrong with a coconut cake—especially this 3-day version. As the cake chills, the tender layers absorb the coconut-laden filling, allowing ...

If you can't get to Louisiana for Mardi Gras this year, making a homemade king cake is the next best thing. Katie Rosenhouse is a pastry chef and food writer with over 15 years of experience in the ...

You may not be able to get to New Orleans in the time between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, but if you still want to celebrate, there’s a sweet tradition you can eat anywhere: king cake. While king cakes ...

This perfectly moist and decadent chocolate cake has an intense chocolate flavor thanks to the addition of unsweetened chocolate. Marcia Kiesel, a former Food & Wine test kitchen supervisor, is an ...