Dessert recipe collection

Sugar and spice layer cake with cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, and buttermilk in a tender two-layer round cake. A warmly spiced classic with buttercream frosting.

Apple nut cake spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, loaded with fresh apples and nuts in a one-bowl batter. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.

Sugarless cake leans on simmered raisins for natural sweetness instead of refined sugar, with oats, cinnamon, and a touch of artificial sweetener. Diabetic-friendly snack cake that still tastes like dessert.

Sugarplum black forest torte stacks four thin chocolate buttermilk layers with a fudgy chocolate-almond filling and almond whipped cream. A nutty twist on the classic, with toasted almonds in every bite.

French blueberry tart with a flaky homemade pate brisee and a filling of cooked and fresh blueberries. A classic summer tart served with whipped cream or creme fraiche.

Summer celebration chocolate cake swaps some oil for applesauce in a buttermilk-cocoa sheet cake, topped with quick chocolate frosting. A potluck-ready eggless crowd-pleaser.

Fresh raspberry pie suspends 5 cups of raw berries in a glossy raspberry gelatin glaze inside a graham cracker crust. No-bake summer dessert that lets the fresh fruit shine.

Chocolate summer fruit cake with whole wheat flour, fresh stone fruit, coconut, raisins, and walnuts, soaked in a hot buttermilk glaze. A dense, fruit-packed sheet cake for seasonal baking.

Summer fruit crumble with a hazelnut and whole-wheat breadcrumb topping, sweetened with honey instead of sugar. Use raspberries, strawberries, currants, or whatever is ripe.

Savory noodle pudding with sun-dried tomatoes, cheddar, and mozzarella baked in a rich egg custard. A water bath gives it a silky, set-not-rubbery texture that slices beautifully.

Sundae brownie pie bakes a fudgy brownie batter loaded with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and nuts right into a pie crust. Served warm with ice cream, it's a scoopable sundae in pie form.

Giant sunflower-shaped cookie with heart-shaped petals around the edge, frosted center sprinkled with chocolate chips and sunflower seeds. A showstopping party dessert you slice into wedges.

Sunny cocoa drop cookies are light chocolate-orange cookies made with corn oil spread and sour cream, then finished with a glossy cocoa drizzle. Lower-fat drop cookie, four dozen per batch.

Sunshine orange cake made with fresh orange juice, raisins, and a hint of cinnamon. A lighter one-bowl cake with less sugar that's bright, citrusy, and needs no frosting.

Sunshine orange cream cake layered with tangy sour cream and fresh orange slices. A from-scratch sheet cake split into two layers with a bright, creamy citrus filling.

Chocolate chunk cookies with hand-cut semi-sweet chocolate pieces and walnuts, topped with a melted chocolate glaze. Triple chocolate intensity in every cookie.