Dessert recipe collection

Johnny Appleseed cake made with whole wheat flour, applesauce, honey, raisins, and walnuts. An egg-free spice cake sweetened naturally without refined sugar.

Judith Olney's chocolate buttermilk cake is a tender triple-layer cake built on tangy buttermilk, a generous hit of cocoa, a whisper of cinnamon, and a splash of coffee that sharpens the chocolate into something deep and grown-up.

Kahlua balls with crushed Oreo cookies, chopped nuts, powdered sugar, and Kahlua coffee liqueur rolled into bite-sized truffles. A no-bake, boozy cookie ball that chills overnight.

Kahlua chocolate nut squares pack coffee liqueur into a brown sugar bar studded with semi-sweet chocolate and walnuts, then crowned with browned butter Kahlua icing for a grown-up bake sale showstopper.

Rich milk chocolate cheesecake spiked with Kahlua coffee liqueur on a chocolate-hazelnut-cornflake crust. Silky, boozy, and built for dinner party finishes.

Coconut-almond cheesecake with vanilla wafer crust tastes like a Mounds bar in creamy, baked form and makes an impressive dessert for chocolate lovers and coconut fans.

Kentucky pecan cake with applesauce, cinnamon, and a full cup of chopped pecans, lightened with whipped egg whites and baked in a tube pan. A dense, spiced Southern cake dusted with powdered sugar.

Birthday or festival, it is always a wonderful cake.

Indian kheer vermicelli pudding made with butter-toasted noodles, simmered milk, raisins, slivered almonds, and a finishing cream pour. A classic South Asian dessert served chilled.

Hungarian kiffels: tender butter-yeast cookies rolled around walnut, apricot, or prune filling. Old-world rolled cookies dusted in sugar, holiday tray classic.

Komish broit is a Jewish twice-baked cookie similar to Italian biscotti, made with matzo meal, potato starch, and chocolate chips. Crisp diagonal slices rolled in cinnamon sugar.

Lard cake creams pure pork lard with sugar, then folds in beaten egg whites and evaporated milk for a tender, old-fashioned vanilla cake. Vintage pioneer-era recipe.

Lavender angel food cake with 12 egg whites beaten to stiff peaks and dried lavender folded into the batter. Light, fragrant, and fat-free. Ready in about an hour.

Lemon Almond Cheesecake with Biscotti Crust recipe

Lemon chiffon pie whipped airy from chilled evaporated milk and set with gelatin, bright with fresh lemon, in a graham cracker crust. A light, no-bake pie crowned with sliced kiwi.

Lemon coriander crescent cookies: buttery, powder-dusted shortbread scented with ground coriander and bright lemon zest. An unexpected spice pairing for the holiday cookie tin.