Kladdkaka is a Swedish chocolate cake that is intentionally, defiantly underbaked — a thin layer of crisp, crackled crust on top giving way to a dense, fudgy, almost molten interior that holds its shape just barely when sliced. The name means “sticky cake” or “gooey cake,” which is accurate and also the entire point. It […]

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Hummingbird cake is a Southern American layer cake made with banana, crushed pineapple, pecans, and warm spices, finished with a generous coating of cream cheese frosting. It is a moist, dense cake — the fruit provides enough liquid and sugar that it barely needs the oil it’s mixed with — and the cream cheese frosting, […]

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