3,548 buttery recipes

Scandinavian apple cake layered with toasted cake crumbs, currant jelly, macaroons, and ground nuts, topped with whipped cream and sugar-toasted almonds.

Sourdough dried apple cakes baked in a spiced brown sugar-apple syrup. Rolled pinwheels with rehydrated apples inside, swimming in a cinnamon-nutmeg caramel.

Flourless raspberry truffle cake made with a full pound of melted chocolate, whipped egg whites, and butter. Topped with sweetened cream, fresh raspberries, and chocolate curls.

Classic French chocolate mousse with Cognac, semi-sweet chocolate melted with coffee, and stiff egg whites folded in for airy richness. Unmolded and served with whipped cream.

Pistachio swirl fudge made in the microwave with semi-sweet chocolate, sweetened condensed milk, and a vanilla cream cheese swirl. No thermometer needed.

Sopa de elote is a creamy Mexican corn soup made from pureed corn simmered in milk with sweet and hot peppers. Garnished with fried tortilla strips and crumbled cheese.

Light, fluffy coconut cupcakes made with coconut syrup, cake flour, and whipped egg whites folded into a scalded milk batter. Topped with guava frosting for a tropical Hawaiian-style treat.

Chile-rubbed sirloin steaks served on grilled French bread slathered with olive-cilantro butter. A Southwestern-style open-faced steak that comes together in 30 minutes.

Veal stew Marengo style, a classic French rework of leftover veal stew with mushrooms, tomatoes, white wine, orange zest, and green olives. A bright, fast second-day dinner.

Chocolate raspberry truffles: milk chocolate ganache spiked with raspberry jam, rolled into bite-size balls and dipped in white chocolate. Four dozen no-bake confections for gifts or holiday tins.

Mom's chicken piccata with egg-dipped, flour-coated breasts browned in butter and simmered in a tangy lemon broth. A simpler weeknight take on the classic Italian-American dish.

Pork tenderloin marinated in brandy, seared golden, then simmered in a rich apricot cream sauce and sliced over rice. Sweet dried apricots and a pour of heavy cream make this an easy but elegant dinner.

Torta Divina is a rich Italian flourless chocolate cake laced with Cointreau, baked in a water bath, and finished with whipped cream and fresh raspberries. Gluten-free by nature.

White chocolate ricotta-filled cookies: crisp baked wonton skins sandwich a white chocolate, ricotta, and orange zest filling, with toasted hazelnuts and dark chocolate baked into the shell. A fusion dessert with serious restaurant flair.

Grandma Riel's apple pie heaps tart Granny Smiths over a flour-and-sugar bottom layer, then dots with butter under a sugar-crackled crust. A heritage double-crust pie that bakes thick and never weeps.

Granny Smith applesauce tarts with golden hot-water pastry shells filled with honey-sweetened, lemon-brightened chunky applesauce. A lighter, old-fashioned dessert.