This may or may not happen to you, but sometimes when I’m a guest in someone’s home, where everyone pitches in to make dinner, all eyes (or just the host’s eyes) fall on me to make dessert. Gulp. I happy to pitch in with the cooking or bringing along a few baked goodies for the weekend, but I’m not always prepared to bake on the spot.
I kind of swooned a little when I saw that crusty top. Thinking it's the kind of cake you can present, still warm, to a friend on the morning of his or her birthday, to enjoy at breakfast and all day long.
I just bought David's latest book, Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes, and I realized it's always a joy to buy his books because he so generously shares his recipes and ideas on his blog.