Tea cakes are a classic Southern teatime treat, with cakey centers and crunchy edges. They don't require any fancy ingredients, so they're simplicity on a plate. They look like cookies but are called ...

I was primed to be a tea drinker from a young age. Some of my earliest memories are of sitting on a screened-in porch with a tiny porcelain cup — pinkie up — mimicking my parents while they chatted ...

Endlessly adaptable, tea cakes have long offered bakers across the country a moment of restoration. By Korsha Wilson The tea cake rarely gets its flowers. It’s not flashy or trendy. It doesn’t stand ...