Desserts
Scientists 3D Printed a Slice of Cake
The seven-ingredient recipe shows potential for the future of making food with this technology, researchers say
The Timeless Draw of Decorating Cookies
Intricate designs painted by biscuit artist Ella Hawkins are part of a lengthy baking tradition
Why Buying ‘Bird Friendly Cocoa’ Is a Sweet Deal
The Smithsonian launches a new certification for chocolate lovers looking to help their feathery friends
A Brief History of Ireland's Carrageen Moss Pudding
The curious dessert—combining a seaweed found on the Emerald Isle's coast with dairy—lies in the hands of regular folks who enjoy a challenge
'Is It Cake?' Builds on a Lengthy Tradition of Visual Deception
The ‘fool the eye’ desserts hearken back to paintings from a period in American history when there was anxiety over fakes, fraudsters and misinformation
What's Up With the Pairing of Chili and Cinnamon Rolls?
Why kids across the western United States came to find the unlikely combination in their school lunches
Stonehenge's Builders May Have Feasted on Sweet Treats
Excavations near the iconic English monument revealed traces of fruits and nuts
WWII Bombing Raid Eerily Preserved This 79-Year-Old Charred Cake
Researchers discovered the blackened hazelnut-and-almond dessert in the ruins of a German house destroyed in March 1942
The Lost Art of Molding Ice Cream Into Eagles, Tugboats and Pineapples
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, ice cream makers used metal casts to create fanciful desserts
Why It's Unsettling That Anything Could Be Cake, According to Science
Psychologists explain why the disconnect between expectations and reality is both amusing and uncomfortable
Make Thomas Jefferson's Recipe for Ice Cream
The co-author of the Declaration of Independence also drafted a radical recipe
How the Ice Cream Truck Made Summer Cool
As innovations go, the Good Humor vehicle is as sweet as it gets
Why You Won’t See Pudding on the Thanksgiving Table
The once-classic American dish has been widely replaced with the casserole—thanks in part to anti-immigrant sentiments
Even Colonial Americans Liked Pumpkin Spice
A recipe for pumpkin (or rather, “pompkin”) spice appears in America’s oldest cookbook
The Unlikely Medical History of Chocolate Syrup
How the sundae staple went from treatment to just treat
ISS Astronauts Get a Sweet Taste of Real Ice Cream
The latest shipment to the station includes some frozen goodness for the crew
What Makes Salt Water Taffy the Perfect Summer Candy?
The first families of the sugary treat stir up another season of making history by the bite
The Weird, Brief History of the Eskimo Pie Corporation
It was America’s first chocolate-covered ice cream bar, patented on this day in 1922
It’s Sherbet, Not Sherbert, You Dilettantes
The frozen treat has been mispronounced by generations of Americans
I Scream, You Scream: A Vanilla Ice Cream Shortage Is Looming
Just in time for the summer
