Filled with a bittersweet filling and topped with crunchy crumbs, kokosh is the perfect treat for breaking the fast of Yom Kippur. (Katrina Frederick / For The Times) Last year, I was invited to my ...

I love that babka translates to “little grandma” in Yiddish, because the sweet braided bread — with swirls of filling reminiscent of Bubbe’s pleated skirt — is always as comforting as one. My ...

Editor’s note: High altitudes make cookies spread in the pan, cakes fall, and few baked goods turn out as they do at sea level. This twice-monthly column presents recipes and tips that make baking in ...

This chocolate babka is inspired by Dr. Brown’s black cherry soda. Black sesame cocoa filling is dotted with cherry preserves, plus cocoa crumbles for even more chocolate flavor and texture. The ...

This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher. If babka is the hip Jewish treat du jour, then kokosh cake is its slightly homelier cousin of yesteryear. But don’t let that description turn you off ...

Last year, I was invited to my first breaking of the fast for Yom Kippur and was asked to bring a dessert. Because I had never taken part in any Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur meals, I asked my host and ...