Red Velvet Cake
What It Is
Usually a tall layer cake covered in cream cheese icing, red velvet cakes fill the American dessert-scape. Cooks have been making velvet...
Oatmeal Cream Pies
What It Is
Tender oatmeal cream pies are rich with molasses and spices, encase a layer of whipped creamy filling. This cookies-and-cream combo was the...
Pain au Chocolat
What It Is
A pain au chocolat, often simply called a chocolate croissant, is a viennoiserie sweet roll that’s made the same way as a...
Old-Fashioned Doughnuts
What It Is
Old-Fashioned Doughnuts are basically cake doughnuts that have been fried. This gives them a slightly crunchy outer shell, that’s usually lacquered with...
Kouign Amann
What It Is
A kouign amann (pronounced kween a-MAHN) is a traditional pastry from Brittany, France, that’s like a cross between a croissant and a...