This is the kind of simple, satisfying cake that you can make anytime for anything and it will be exactly the right thing.

The key to both a flaky piecrust and crisp streusel topping is to keep the pie crust and the butter as cold as possible before putting the pie together. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Follow ...

We cream the butter just to combine it with the sugar and the eggs rather than creaming to aerate as cake recipes often do, and the result is a somewhat denser crumb. The cake itself is rich with sour ...