This cake is dense with a crunchy top. It is good by itself in the afternoon or covered with caramel sauce and a scoop of ice cream for after dinner. I got this recipe from a friend's grandmother, who has been baking this cake for 50 years! Maybe by now it should be the 75 Year Apple Cake. No matter how many years, it still tastes great and you will love how easy it is to bake. Grokker Premium video in the Apple Desserts series by Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti.

Enjoy the taste of Paris in your very own home as Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti shows you how to make this elegant yet quick and easy recipe. Grab these 6 simple ingredients and learn how to make delicious individual sized apple tartlets in this Grokker Premium video.

Learn how to make an indulgent, frosted, double chocolate cake from Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti. In this Grokker Premium video Chef Emily will demonstrate a quick and easy method to create this crowd pleasing dessert without compromising on flavor or presentation. Even the finickiest mother-in-law will be asking you for this recipe.

If you love warm caramelized apples and toasted almonds then this dessert is perfect for you. Follow along with Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti in this Grokker Premium video as she teaches you how to make this delicious Apple Frangipane Tart, part of the Fall Fruit Dessert series by Chef Emily. For this recipe you can buy a pre-baked tart shell or make your own in advance.

Imagine your guests staring at your perfectly piped cake and complimenting you on how beautiful and professional it looks. It's time to stop imagining and start decorating your cake like a pastry chef! In this Grokker Premium video, Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti demonstrates how to pipe with a pastry bag and impress all your guests. So grab a pastry bag, a standard piping tip, and let Chef Emily teach you the tricks to transform your cakes.

Increase your efficiency in the kitchen and impress your friends with this technique for cracking an egg with one hand.

Making your own pie crust is the easy part; rolling it out and knowing how to create beautiful pies and tarts is where you need a professional's advice! In this Grokker premium video Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti shares her techniques for handling pie crust dough to create the most elegant looking finished desserts. So pick up your rolling pin and learn how to handle your pie dough with confidence with these great tips.

Learn how to write a message on a cake without any special equipment. Emily Luchetti demonstrates how to make a simple cake-writing tool with parchment paper and use it to write "happy birthday" on a cake. Premium video in the Baking Basics series by Emily Luchetti.

Dessert Crepes are very versatile, simple to prepare, and can be used in many ways to impress and delight your guests. In this Grokker Premium video, part of the Apple Desserts Series, Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti demonstrates how to make perfect crepes in this easy to follow how to guide.

Looking to make a pie? One of the elements in baking a pie is rolling out the top or a lattice crust. Pastry Chef, Emily Luchetti shares this quick and easy tip on how to make the perfect pie top and lattice in this Grokker Premium video.

Piece of Cake? Learn how a pastry professional gets the perfect slice in this Grokker Premium video in the Baking Basics collection by Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti.

Learn how to make perfectly whipped cream, and how to fix it when it goes wrong! Pastry chef Emily Luchetti of San Francisco's Farallon and Waterbar Restaurants teaches you her secret to light, luscious whipped cream in this Grokker Premium video.

When you've taken the time to prepare tart dough from scratch, you want the finished dessert to look as delicious as it tastes. In this Grokker Premium video Executive Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti teaches you the insider's tips and tricks on how to expertly roll out your dough and form it into a perfect tart. If you want to learn how to make the tart dough itself, just click on Chef Emily's profile and watch her Grokker Premium video on the topic, all part of her Baking Basics collection. Enjoy!

What nuts can you interchange? Can you substitute pecans instead of almonds? Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti gives you a tour of all the nuts you are likely to encounter in baking recipes, and shows you how to bring out the flavor of nuts before you cook with them in this Premium video.

Pure vanilla, with its wonderful aromatic flavor, is the most widely used flavoring in pastries, confections, and other desserts. It is the second most expensive spice in the world, next to saffron. In this Grokker Premium video you will learn a few helpful tips from Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti on Vanilla.

There isn't a dessert that candied nuts don't go well with! In this Grokker Premium video, pastry Chef Emily Luchetti gives you a baking basic by demonstrating a step by step process on how to make candied nuts that you, your family, and guests will love on chocolate cake, store-bought ice cream, or almost any dessert.

Want something simple and easy to serve as a dessert? Fruit trifles are super easy because they don't need a sauce or a garnish. It's basically an all-in-one bowl of deliciousness. Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti uses pears to add a sweetness to this trifle. Grokker Premium video on the series seasonal desserts.

Easy, delicious, and homemade. These little pockets of sweet fun are perfect for your kids or a great snack to treat yourself! Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti shares this quick recipe in this Grokker Premium video.

Not many people think about picking the perfect strawberries. Many just pick a bunch and suffer through the ones that aren't that good. Well, Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti shares her desire to be picky when it comes to choosing strawberries. Learn tips like picking the bright beautiful red strawberries over the other ones with white spots and little advice like adding a little sugar to the strawberry to bring out that extra flavor. You'll never have to eat strawberries that are not as tasty as they should be by watching this Grokker Premium video.

There is so much you can do with baking when you learn how to make a basic lemon curd. You can use it for varieties of dessert recipes. Join Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti in this Premium video to learn how to make a simple and easy homemade Lemon Curd that is tastes better and is cheaper than store bought varieties.

Do you love chocolate custard sauce? How about coffee flavored Creme Anglaise? Or maybe lemon zest custard? They all sound delicious but before you can make these versions of Creme Anglaise you need to know how to make the basics. Creme Anglaise is one of the fundamental ingredients to know in baking and once you learn how to make it you can use it in pretty much any dessert. You can use it to jazz up a tart or to serve with a cake and so many different ways. In this Grokker Premium video Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti shows how simple it is to stir up some Creme Anglaise.

Is a heavy duty mixer really that much better than a handheld mixer? What are all those different attachements for anyway? Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti explains her kitchen setup and when to use each tool. Visit Chef Emily's Grokker profile for more Grokker Premium videos in her Baking Basics collection.

Salted or unsalted? How soft should "softened" butter be? Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti gives her tips for working with butter so that all your desserts turn out even better! Grokker Premium video in the Baking Basics collection by Emily Luchetti.

A lot of dessert recipes call for segments of citrus, whether it's orange or lemon or grapefruit. Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti shows how to quickly and simply segment oranges for a beautiful garnish for you plates, also called supremes. Premium video in the Baking Basics series.

Forty percent chocolate? Seventy percent chocolate? Eighty percent chocolate? Chocolate explosion!? What does it all mean? Just thinking about all these percentages might get your head to start spinning but no worries as Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti is here to share her knowledge on how to take advantage of this explosion of chocolates that recipes call for. In this Grokker Premium video you will learn what semi-sweet, bitter-sweet, and unsweetened chocolate mean and how you can use it to elevate your baking.

Many recipes ask for beating egg whites. Beating egg whites is a very delicate thing because you can over beat them or under beat them and some call for sugar while others call for no sugar. It can be a little overwhelming but it doesn't have to be if you know the right way of doing it! Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti shares all the terminology and things to look for in beating eggs in this Grokker Premium video.