Kat Thompson is the associate editor of Eater at Home, covering home cooking and baking, cookbooks, and kitchen gadgets. She’s once eaten an entire loaf of babka in a single day. When I asked my ...

Filled with a bittersweet filling and topped with crunchy crumbs, kokosh is the perfect treat for breaking the fast of Yom Kippur. (Katrina Frederick / For The Times) Last year, I was invited to my ...

I love that babka translates to “little grandma” in Yiddish, because the sweet braided bread — with swirls of filling reminiscent of Bubbe’s pleated skirt — is always as comforting as one. My ...

Editor’s note: 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 roasted hazelnuts and dark chocolate make for a classic flavor combination in the filling for this babka — but the crushed amaretti cookies give it an unexpected burst of flavor and crunch. The ...

My favorite kind of dessert is anything that goes well with coffee; luckily, that category includes most desserts but is specifically an excellent fit for coffee cake. Coffee cake may not contain any ...

This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher. If babka is the hip Jewish treat du jour, then kokosh cake is its slightly homelier cousin of yesteryear. But don’t let that description turn you off ...

Last year, I was invited to my first breaking of the fast for Yom Kippur and was asked to bring a dessert. Because I had never taken part in any Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur meals, I asked my host and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Babka three ways. With one dough recipe, make hazelnut chocolate babka with amaretti filling and chocolate glaze; cherry chocolate ...

Editor’s note: 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 ...