NYTIMES (Kim Severson) - Making a Cake for America’s 250th Birthday
In her quest to mark the nation’s 250th with a unifying dessert, Grace Pak had to navigate the pitfalls of a polarized Washington.
NYTIMES (Ramin Ganeshram) - This Baker’s Business Is Booming (and It’s Not Just Because of the Cannon Fire)
Justin Cherry’s breads are in demand this semiquincentennial, as is his knowledge of historical baking methods.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Baker's kids help business explode on social media
ABC News' Danny New talks to a baker in Seattle who is going viral for letting his kids narrate his baking videos.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Dotcakes’ creators share secrets of the viral trend
Alex and Sondra Posner, owners of “The Dotcakes” bakery, share tips for creating the perfect treat.
NYTIMES (Jason Horowitz) - Inventor of the Basque Cheesecake Plans to Retire. His Secret: He Prefers Chocolate
Santiago Rivera is widely credited with creating the “burnt” cheesecake in the 1980s, though he doesn’t love the spinoffs it has spawned. Decades later, he’s preparing to hand over his kitchen to his children.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Birthday cheesecake falls ‘flat’ in viral frenzy
Lori Bergamotto breaks down "cheesecake gate" after a Colorado woman's post about a flattened cheesecake sparked a social media frenzy.
NPR (Deena Prichep) - Buttercream wool and jelly bean eyes: The art of the Easter lamb cake
The cakes – usually baked in the shape of a lamb using a special pan – have a long history in Central Europe, from the German osterlamm, to the Polish baranek wielkanocny, to the Alsatian lammele.
The cakes – usually baked in the shape of a lamb using a special pan – have a long history in Central Europe, from the German osterlamm, to the Polish baranek wielkanocny, to the Alsatian lammele.Open