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Darren DiPietro

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Darren DiPietro was an American baker and owner of the Cake Studio, a bakery in Ocean City, NJ. For more than five years, DiPietro’s Cake Studio created custom cakes and desserts, including wedding cakes that were repeatedly featured in Philadelphia Magazine: Weddings. Prior to the Cake Studio, for three years, DiPietro was the pastry chef at Le Bec-Fin, a French fine dining institution in Philadelphia, PA. He published his first recipe in Bon Appetit while completing his postgraduate studies. He had a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Delaware in Newark, DE, and a Master’s in chemistry from Penn State University in Philadelphia, PA. In 2017, he died at age 58 in Ocean City, MD.

Lemon Pound Cake

With fewer than 10 ingredients and bright flavor, there’s never a wrong time to make this crowd-pleasing dessert.