Natasha Pickowicz
Recipes
Cocoa and Chicory Sheet Cake
This is a wonderfully forgiving recipe to scale up and down—you can halve it to make a dozen cupcakes, or double it to make four 6-inch loaves.
Culture
How I Protest With Pastries
In 2016, Natasha Pickowicz launched a charity bake sale as a platform for change and resistance. With her third-annual event this weekend, the pastry chef lays out her how-to’s so you can host your own.
techniques
Yes, You Can Make These Stunning Layer Cakes at Home
Pastry genius Natasha Pickowicz shares her best tips and tricks for baking, assembling, and decorating an impressive, multi-tiered cake.
Recipes
Tiramisù Layer Cake With Mascarpone Mousse
A coffee-and-cream layer cake from pastry chef Natasha Pickowicz.
Recipes
Black Forest Layer Cake With Cherry Preserves
Some chocolate cakes can be overwhelmingly intense, but this one manages to feel light and balanced, with no single component dominating the others.
Recipes
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
This silky, stable frosting smooths beautifully over cake and can take any number of flavorings, from vanilla to chocolate to espresso.
Recipes
Vanilla Layer Cake With Mango Curd
A showstopping tequila-soaked vanilla cake with sweet mango curd filling.
Recipes
Genoise
Classic genoise (sponge cake) can be flavorless and dry. Not this one: It’s moist, eggy, and slightly sweet.
