Some weekends after binge-watching The Crown, I like going out and indulge in a fancy high tea—the only way to pretend to be a British Royal for an afternoon. While the crustless cucumber sandwiches ...

When I turned 50 during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was one sweet silver lining — or frosted lining. I couldn’t have a big party, but I could still have my cake. I’m a bit of a cake snob. Over the ...

I have always had a penchant for petit fours. They are fancy and fun and to me they mean party, and a special party at that. They are pretty and sweet and dainty to eat. These petite treats make the ...

Wedding season is an exciting time. And before you hear those wedding bells, you just might catch the scent of something sweet in the air—like a tray of petit fours waiting patiently on a doily-lined ...

Last year, Mary Jane Moreau and Carolyn Key set out to make the labor-intensive petit four an everyday possibility. Et voila! The dynamic duo recently debuted Petit Fours Cakes Gourmet, a designer ...

Sometimes the smallest sweets can become a really big deal. There’s no other way to explain the success of Divine Delights, a 36-year-old Petaluma bakery that specializes in bite-size layer cakes ...