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Episode 914
June 20, 2025

Moonshine Cake and Cantaloupe Cream Pie: The Secrets of Southern Baking

Moonshine Cake and Cantaloupe Cream Pie: The Secrets of Southern Baking

Author Anne Byrn scoured the South, uncovering the stories behind the region’s best bakes. She found lane cakes in Georgia, chess pies in North Carolina and a shocking twist on chocolate cake in Arkansas. Plus, Kim Severson offers a timely report on the MAHA organic food movement; we whip up an Almond and Rum Tres Leches Cake; and Cheryl Day returns to take your baking questions.

Questions in this episode

"How do I make chewy, gooey chocolate chip cookies?"

"The pain de mie I make has a very low shelf life. What am I doing wrong?"

"Every time I make a butter pie crust, it shrivels up and shrinks. How do I keep it upright?"

Rinne Allen photo credit Best Lemon Meringue Pie photo
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