Samantha seneviratne

A bundt is the perfect cake to make when you want a beautiful show-stopper without the fuss of frosting. It emerges from its namesake pan looking gorgeous every time, and a simple glaze makes the cake even more mouth-watering.

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Creamy coconut-flavored rice, tender shrimp, and sweet corn. This fast and easy-to-make recipe is a winner all the way around.

I love Hot Mix, the ubiquitous (in South Asian cupboards at least) spicy and salty snack made with a mix of peanuts, raisins, and crunchy noodles. On a recent trip to Kalustyan's, the New York spice and specialty food haven, I noticed that Hot Mix is only one of the dozens of spicy snack mixes they carry. There was a whole wall dedicated to the stuff, which is significant when you think of the cost of Manhattan real estate. It got me thinking. How can I put that flavor into a cookie? So I…

Samantha Seneviratne is a chef, food stylist, recipe developer and cookbook author. Samantha has worked as a Food Editor at Good Housekeeping, Fine Cooking and Everyday Food. She is passionate about all things dessert.

Looking for an alternative to pumpkin pie? This pumpkin Bundt cake is a great option: baked with pumpkin pie spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves) and topped with a maple-mascarpone glaze, t…

I've enhanced the classic snack cake to make it homey enough for an after-school treat but also special enough for festive occasions. I started with a simple yellow cake made with buttermilk for tang and tenderness. I added chopped bittersweet chocolate (I prefer a cocoa percentage around 65 percent or 70 percent) and iced the cake with frosting that features cocoa powder, melted chocolate and malted milk powder for loads of luscious flavor.

It may strike you as curious, but adding an entire orange to this easy snacking cake, rind and all, imparts a wonderful flavor reminiscent of orange marmalade, pleasantly bitter and sweet. A high-speed blender is the best way to process the orange, but a food processor works too. You want the purée to be as smooth as possible. While the cake bakes, prepare an easy orange glaze. For that step — or any recipe requiring both orange zest and juice — be sure to zest your orange before juicing it…