124 denise recipes

Flourless-style chocolate decadence cake with bittersweet and unsweetened chocolate, espresso, and whipped egg whites. Dense, fudgy, and dusted with powdered sugar through a stencil.

Middle Eastern halvah cake made with tahini, semolina, and warm spices, soaked in a citrusy orange-lemon syrup. Dense, fragrant, and not overly sweet.

Old-fashioned chocolate fudge made with unsweetened chocolate and evaporated milk using the soft-ball candy method. Creamy, dense, and ready in under an hour with an optional peanut butter swirl.

Easy fruit cake made with applesauce instead of butter for a lighter, lower-fat version. Packed with mixed dried fruit, baked low and slow. No oil, no egg yolks. Makes one dense, fragrant loaf.

Flourless chocolate almond torte with chopped dates, unsweetened chocolate, and whipped egg whites for a dense, rich cake. Topped with melted chocolate glaze and served with fresh cream.

This very dense chocolate cake is named after the famous California fault becaus it forms big cracks as it bakes and cools.

Flourless chocolate mint truffle cake with only 6 ingredients. Dense, fudgy, and melt-in-your-mouth rich, served over bourbon creme anglaise.

Narsai's chocolate decadence cake: a flourless-style cake with just a tablespoon of flour, butter, eggs, and a pound of dark chocolate. Dense, fudgy, and legendary for a reason.

Mandelbrot almond bread with layered cinnamon, twice-baked into crisp toasted slices. A traditional Jewish biscotti-style cookie that's dense, crunchy, and dairy-free.

A traditional Swiss Appenzell honey cake made with wholemeal flour, warm honey, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, and cinnamon. Dense, fragrant, and beautifully scored on top, this European classic is finished with icing.

Traditional Panforte di Siena with toasted almonds, hazelnuts, candied orange peel, citron, cocoa, and honey syrup cooked to soft ball stage. A dense Italian Christmas confection.

All Bran bread soaked overnight in strong tea with mixed dried fruit and golden syrup. A dense, malty British tea bread that improves with age, served sliced and buttered.

White chocolate macadamia brownies with a full cup of butter, 10 ounces of white chocolate, and chopped macadamias. Dense, fudgy, and pale golden blondies.

Flourless chocolate mousse cake with bittersweet chocolate, butter, and six eggs baked in a water bath. Dense, fudgy, and impossibly rich with just 4 ingredients.

Pan Nero, an Italian dark chocolate cake made with unsweetened chocolate, separated eggs, and potato starch flour. Dense, fudgy, and flour-light with just five ingredients.

Vegan fruit cake packed with dried fruit, candied peel, orange rind, and almonds, leavened with a soy milk and vinegar reaction instead of eggs. A dense, dairy-free holiday cake baked low and slow.