The Esterhazy torte owes its name to the famous Hungarian noble family Esterházy. Its origins date back to the 19th century, and it was supposedly created in honor of Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy.

My grandmother made schaum torte every year for Easter while I was growing up. Hers was always baked in a springform pan, flavored with both vanilla and almond extract, and topped with sliced ...

Preheat the oven to 350°. Spray a 9-inch springform cake pan generously with olive oil. In a medium saucepan, cover the rice with the water and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over low heat until the ...

Lidia Bastianich's sacher torte, a classic Austrian chocolate cake layered with apricot preserves, is deliciously moist. Sacher torte is a classic Austrian chocolate cake layered with apricot ...

Many years ago, in Jerusalem, I was given a recipe for an almond-lemon torte. I loved the tartness of the lemon but wanted it even more lemony. I was reminded of my love for lemon curd, which started ...

The noted French chef Careme pronounced the vegetable torte well and truly dead by the first part of the 19th century. “Tortes are no longer fancy enough to appear on our opulent tables, for the ...

When news broke that the last Wuollet Bakery in the Twin Cities closed, there was a collective cry: “What about the Princess Torte?” In the bakery’s heyday, Wuollet fans held many favorites, but the ...

Pete Wells remembers Marian Burros, a tenacious food reporter whose plum torte became one of The Times’s most famous recipes. By Pete Wells I’d been working at The New York Times about a day and a ...