Beloved dessert authority, recipe developer, and YouTube star Claire Saffitz is back on She’s My Cherry Pie! In this episode, Claire joins host Jessie Sheehan to tackle a baked good that has long delighted eaters and intimidated home cooks: chocolate soufflé. Claire says there’s a lot of fear-mongering around the dessert, but when you break it down into straightforward steps and reduce the batch size, it’s an attainable bake for anyone. Tune in for Claire’s tips for super stable soufflés...

Today’s guest is Camari Mick, executive pastry chef at The Musket Room, a Michelin-starred restaurant, and at Raf’s, a French-Italian restaurant and bakery, both in New York City. Camari joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her Tres Leches Cake, which features a combination of cow, sheep, and goat milk and is composed of two layers of tres leches cake and one layer of pain perdu. The confection gets topped with chocolate branches and jerk ice cream, which adds a sweet, spicy, and slightly...

Today’s guest is Gemma Stafford, the Irish chef, baker, and host behind the “Bigger Bolder Baking” YouTube show and website. She’s also the author of two books, “Bigger Bolder Baking: A Fearless Approach to Baking Anytime, Anywhere,” and “Bigger Bolder Baking Every Day: Easy Recipes to Bake Through a Busy Week.” She joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about the Best-Ever Irish Scones. The duo chat about textures, key ingredients like self-raising flour and frozen butter, and how to get a...

Today’s guest is Lauren Ko, the contemporary pie artist and author of the baking book “Pieometry.” Since Pi Day is coming up, we chatted with the @lokokitchen creative about all things pie and her signature spoke design, which has been dubbed the modern lattice. Lauren joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her journey from novice baker to pie expert, and the duo take a deep dive into her signature spoke pie with her “bluebarb” blueberry-rhubarb filling. Lauren shares her best tricks to...

Today’s guest is Arlyn Osborne, a freelance food writer, recipe developer, and content creator. She’s about to release her debut book, “Sugarcane: Sweet Recipes from My Half-Filipino Kitchen,” which is filled with gorgeous photography and delicious recipes featuring Filipino flavors with Western techniques. Arlyn’s culinary journey has been fruitful —from working at places such as Food Network and Food & Wine to writing for publications including the Washington Post and Bon Appétit....

Today’s guest is Elizabeth Mayhew, the cake artist known for her custom charm cakes. Think charm bracelets, but edible! Elizabeth joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her unique decorating style and how it came to be. She also guides Jessie through the chocolate charm cake she made for Cherry Bombe's Alex Mill event last year, and explains why her buttercream is so rich and silky (lots of egg yolks and homemade vanilla) and how she gets her colors just right. Plus, Elizabeth shares her...

Today’s guest is Brian Levy, pastry chef, recipe developer, and author of the baking book “Good & Sweet.” Brian’s unique book focuses on sweetening baked goods with fruit instead of sugar, and he joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about his technique and how it came to be. He then shares how to make his special prune-and-date-sweetened cupcakes with chocolate ermine frosting, a recipe he created for his nephew Hugo. Brian and Jessie also discuss his time working for Gina DePalma, the...

Google a baking recipe and chances are, the search results will include a recipe from Sally McKenney, the baker and recipe developer behind Sally’s Baking Recipes. It’s a testament to her popularity and the foolproof nature of her bakes. Sally, who is also a photographer and the author of three cookbooks—“Sally’s Baking Addiction,” “Sally’s Candy Addiction,” and “Sally’s Cookie Addiction”—is our guest on today’s episode of She’s My Cherry Pie. She shares her recipe for Overnight Cinnamon...

Today’s guest is Roxana Jullapat, baker, pastry chef, co-owner of Friends & Family bakery in Los Angeles, and author of the baking book “Mother Grains.” Roxana is known for her devotion to whole grains and a pastry case filled with dozens of beautifully executed bakes. Think Sonora Wheat croissants, blue corn blueberry scones, rye chocolate chip cookies, and einkorn shortbread. And then there are the boules and baguettes and all the other wonderful breads that Roxana and her team make....

Happy 2024! To kick off our new season, host Jessie Sheehan is joined by Hannah Ziskin, pastry chef and co-owner of Quarter Sheets, the Los Angeles pizza place where folks line up for seasonal pies and sheet cakes. The celebrated spot was named one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles by both the New York Times and the LA Times, and Hannah herself was named one of Food & Wine’s best new chefs last year. Jessie and Hannah talk about how to make a Princess Cake, her signature pretty,...

For our final episode of the year, Diana Yen shares her recipe for a cookie perfect for New Year’s celebrations: the fortune cookie. Diana is a food stylist, chef, and founder of A La Carte, a creative studio based in Ojai. Her work has been featured in Cherry Bombe Magazine, Bon Appétit, and Kinfolk. Diana joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her creative process, her upcoming cookbook, and her fortune cookie recipe. Want to bake along? You can find Diana’s recipe here and in the...

Pastry chef Molly Wilkinson joins host Jessie Sheehan to share her recipe and advice for making a Bûche de Noël, the traditional yule log cake that’s beloved by the French. Molly, who hails from Dallas, trained at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris and now teaches pastry and baking workshops from her home in Versailles. Through her classes and her book, “French Pastry Made Simple,” Molly has earned a reputation for demystifying the classics, from croissants to croquembouche. Molly and Jessie discuss...

The title of Nancy Silverton’s newest cookbook is “The Cookie That Changed My Life,” so we asked the iconic chef, baker, and author to join host Jessie Sheehan and share what’s so special about this particular baked good and walk us through the recipe. Nancy also talks about her recipe development process and how this peanut butter cookie came to be; why she amped up the amount of vanilla for maximum flecks and flavor; her thoughts on shaping cookies and cookie sheets; the fine line between...

Thanks to the Hulu series "Black Cake" and Charmaine Wilkerson's bestselling book that it’s based on, there’s been a lot of buzz about the celebratory baked good from the Caribbean. There’s no bigger expert around than Angela Price of The Black Cake Company in Brooklyn and she joins host Jessie Sheehan on today’s episode of She’s My Cherry Pie to share some secrets. Angela has been baking for more than 35 years and learned how to make black cakes and other treats from her mother in...

Rebecca Firth is a cookbook writer, photographer, and the culinary creative behind the dessert blog, Displaced Housewife. She’s the author of two baking books, “The Cookie Book” and “The Cake Book.” She joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her baking career and how she got into blogging. Then, the duo takes a deep dive into Rebecca’s classic Snickerdoodle recipe and the baker shares how she gets them super soft, but chewy, every time. Want to bake along? Here is Rebecca’s recipe. Thank...

Rose Wilde is the L.A.-based baker known for her luscious cakes decorated with buttercream squiggles and lots of fresh botanicals. The author of the brand new baking book “Bread and Roses,” she joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her time as a human rights lawyer and how she pivoted to her current career. Rose also shares her favorite tips and tricks and guides Jessie through the Sonora Vegetable Confetti Cake recipe from her book. Want to bake along? Here is Rose’s recipe. Thank you to...

For today’s show, we’re re-airing one of our most popular episodes from earlier this year. Claire Saffitz, the baking sensation behind the bestselling cookbooks “Dessert Person” and “What’s For Dessert,” loves making fruit pies and she joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about it. The duo talk all things pie dough and fruit pie, from why bakeware is the most important thing for your pie, butter slices versus cubes, Claire’s favorite types of apples and blueberries, and… you’ll all like this…...

Happy Diwali! Hetal Vasavada is the culinary creative behind the “Milk & Cardamom” cookbook and website. An expert in Indian treats and sweets, Hetal joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her baking life, the barfi and mithai she ate growing up, competing on “MasterChef,” and her next book. Plus, the duo takes a deep dive into Hetal’s Gulab Jamun Cake recipe. Want to bake along? Here is Hetal’s Gulab Jamun Cake recipe. Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter, California Prunes,...

Samantha Seneviratne is a food stylist, recipe developer, NYT Cooking contributor, baker, and star of “Everyday Cooking” on the Magnolia Network. Sam is also the author of three baking books, including her latest, “Bake Smart: Sweets and Secrets From My Oven to Yours,” which is out Tuesday, Nov. 7th. Samantha joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her baking life and she walks us through her Sticky Banana Monkey Bread recipe, which you can find in “Bake Smart.” Want to bake along? Here...

Known for her sticky buns, bagels, and babka, Melissa Weller originally worked as a chemical engineer before following her heart to culinary school. Since then, she’s had a fascinating career that’s taken her from top bakeries to fine dining. Melissa and host Jessie Sheehan talk about the baking life and do a deep dive into the chocolate babka recipe from Melissa's book, “A Good Bake.” Learn what yeast to choose, how to deal with sticky dough, how to shape your babka to get the tastiest...

She’s My Cherry Pie is on a little break, so we’re dipping into the archives and re-airing our episode from last year with Sarah Kieffer, the cookie expert behind The Vanilla Bean Blog and the books "Baking for the Holidays: 50+ Treats for a Festive Season" and "100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen." Sarah and host Jessie Sheehan talk all things… you guessed it… cookies, from holiday cut-outs to crinkle cookies, creaming butter and sugar, spatula sizes, pan banging, and glazing....

She’s My Cherry Pie is on a little break, so we’re dipping into the archives and re-airing our episode from last year with Fany Gerson, Mexican dessert authority, cookbook author, and entrepreneur. She joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk all things doughnuts. Fany’s become known for her creative and artisanal takes on the beloved American treats via her Brooklyn shop, Fan-Fan Doughnuts. (Fany is also the founder of La Newyorkina, which specializes in paletas.) She’s been making doughnuts since...