For the Monson family of Minneapolis, summer officially begins the Swedish way, as friends and three generations of relatives gather annually in their welcoming back yard on June 21 to eat, sing and ...

Cake: Four-tier handpainted marshmallow-fondant cake with sugar flowers, $9 per serving, Oakleaf Cakes. Flowers: Backdrop of painted-leaf begonias, podocarpus, silver satin pothos, pepper elder, grape ...

Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Lightly butter an 18cm, 7.5cm deep, round springform tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment. Sift the flour with a pinch of salt into a bowl and set ...