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Ethan Pikas Explains the Benefits of Burnt Pastries

If you've already devoured our latest issue, then by now you know that some things are simply better off burnt. That certainly holds true for the tulsi tea cake at Cellar Door Provisions in Chicago.

Tulsi tea cake

Ethan Pikas shows us how he balances the sweet custard-y cake made with pecans, powdered sugar, sea salt, fermented honey and tea by baking it until it's achieved the perfect levels of char.