Doubling as a delicious maths problem, France's easy-to-make yoghurt cake recipe relies on volume measures facilitated by the ubiquitous 125g terracotta yoghurt pot. France is land of ornate pastries, ...

Author Aleksandra Crapanzano, who lived in Paris as a child, has written a charming new book on French confections. In "Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes," she tells the story of ...

Thought to have been brought to France by Napoleonic soldiers retreating from battle in Eastern Europe, gateau à la broche, or cake on a spit, has become a Hautes-Pyrénées tradition. Take a valley in ...

Known as "Jewish Apple Cake" because it uses oil instead of butter, this cake is called "Gateau de Hannouka" In France. The recipe is from Joan Nathan's "Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for ...

A riff on the famous French yogurt cake, this marbled version comes from ''Chocolat: Parisian Desserts and Other Delights,'' by the talented writer Aleksandra Crapanzano. She grew up in New York and ...