I like to say that everything I know about baking I learned from Maida Heatter. Sure, there were other outstanding teachers along the way (Martha, Julia, and Dorie among them), but no one taught me as ...

What's inside a cookbook counts, but we still judge a book by its cover. Which is why even those books that should be on everyone's shelves, like Maida Heatter's 1997 classic Cakes (itself a ...

Maida Heatter, who was known throughout the food world as the "Queen of Cake," passed away this week at the age of 102. A prolific writer and self-taught chef, Heatter spent the majority of her life ...

Called the Queen of Cake by Saveur magazine, Heatter (Maida Heatter’s Pies and Tarts, etc.) delivers an outstanding and approachable collection of classics for bakers of all ages and skill levels.

The effect Maida Heatter has had on my career as a baker is incalculable, and when I learned she died (she was 102) the day after my story about her lemon buttermilk cake was published in these pages ...

A recipe for moist, flavorful banana bread is a find. A half-dozen of them, all in one book, is a discovery. And if they all come together quickly with wonderful results, that's a gold mine. In "Maida ...

Putting eyes on a chocolate-frosted cupcake makes it look like a critter in the night, like an owl or a lemur peering at you ...

A good tea cake can make any day better. However, most cake recipes use maida (refined flour) or processed white sugar, which a lot of people want to avoid. But you don’t have to worry any longer ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

1. Adjust a rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven. Set the oven at 350 degrees. Butter an 8½-by-4½-by-2¼-inch loaf pan (6-cup capacity). Dust it with fine, dry breadcrumbs, tapping out the ...

Maida Heatter, the spirited self-taught baker and cookbook author whose recipes were so solid that titles such as the Best Damn Lemon Cake, Positively-the-Absolute-Best-Chocolate-Chip-Cookies and Four ...

Monica Burton is the former deputy editor of Eater.com where she covered restaurants and food culture from 2017 to 2025. Cookbook author and “Queen of Cake” Maida Heatter died yesterday at her home in ...