Apple cakes abound in the fall and I am usually the first one to jump on that bake, but this year I was inspired by two ingredients to make something a little different—pears and a new spiced rum.

I don't really ever think to cook with pears. Pretty much the only way I ever eat them are in the pre-portioned, no-sugar added snack cups my husband and I buy for lunches. We love those. But it's ...

1. Butter a 9"x2" cake pan or cast-iron skillet. (Do not use a springform cake pan for this cake, as the caramel will leak out of the sides). Line the pan with a circle of parchment paper. Arrange the ...

High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in the mountains ...

Look out, apples and cinnamon. Pear and cardamom are coming for the holiday table this year. This spiced, centerpiece-worthy upside-down cake presents ripe pears in a festive starburst design. And it ...

Apples, pears, cinnamon, bourbon, caramel, cardamom, wood smoke and dried leaves — these are the scents of autumn, which begins officially Thursday at 8:03 p.m., giving you just enough time to prepare ...

Nothing sings fall like the aroma of cinnamon and baked goods. Well, the fluttering leaves and honks of migrating geese do the singing; the cinnamon and baked goods provide the olfactory enhancements.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9″ x 4½” loaf pan then set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup ...

Ingredients: 1(15-ounce) can halved pears in pear juice; 1/2 tsp rum or almond extract; 1/4 cup raisins; 1 1/3 cup; flour; 2/3 cup brown sugar, divided; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 2/3 ...

High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column, published on Thursdays, presents recipes and tips that make ...

This rustic torte is a lovely way to end any cool-weather meal. It features pears, soaked in rum and brown sugar, that melt into a moist, nutty-flavored cake, leaving only their complex sweetness on ...