The Perfect Persimmon Cake Recipe

By Eric Kim Eric Kim is a food columnist for The New York Times Magazine and a recipe developer and video host for NYT Cooking. A native of Atlanta, he is also the author of the cookbook “Korean American.” Published Dec. 12, 2025Updated Dec. 12, 2025 Cake baking, like painting or ceramics, is an art…

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How to Bake a Cake

Published Oct. 21, 2025Updated Oct. 21, 2025 This video and article are part of Cooking 101, our series on kitchen fundamentals. Every episode covers a different technique, with tips and recipes from guest hosts who are experts to set you up for success. My early cakes always leaned unnaturally to one side. Their fillings oozed….

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