Dessert, Almond Recipes

Frankfurter Kranz: a traditional German ring cake with three rum-soaked sponge layers, a rich egg-yolk buttercream filling, and a crunchy almond praline crown. The classic Frankfurt coffee-table cake.

Rhubarb upside down cake with a cinnamon-butter base, light muscovado sugar, and an almond shortcake topping. Serve warm with fromage frais for a British-style spring dessert.

Zuleika cake is a flourless almond cake with a tender, macaroon-like base crowned with a rich cooked egg yolk cream and toasted almonds. Naturally gluten-free and best made a day ahead.

Three-layer chocolate almond cake with cocoa buttermilk layers, almond cream filling, and rich chocolate frosting. A showstopper from-scratch layer cake.

Velvety chocolate cheesecake with spiced chocolate wafer crust, triple chocolate filling from cocoa, melted chocolate and whipped cream, garnished with chocolate curls.

Obsttorte, the German fruit torte built on a buttery pressed shortbread crust, filled with whole fruit set in a glossy fruit glaze, edged in almond meringue, and crowned with vanilla whipped cream. Works with any fruit you love.

Linzer tart with a spiced almond crust, raspberry fruit spread, and a piped lattice top. An Austrian-inspired pastry sweetened with apple juice concentrate instead of refined sugar.

Tender white chocolate cake studded with almonds and coconut, layered with billowy whipped cream frosting folded with toasted coconut for elegant celebrations.

Cherry cake mix cookies dipped in semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkled with toasted almonds. A clever shortcut treat that looks bakery-fancy with under 10 minutes of hands-on work.

Flour-free hazelnut cookies made with ground hazelnuts, almonds, eggs, and sugar. Naturally gluten-free nut cookies with a delicate, macaroon-like texture baked low and slow.

Halva gateau is a Middle Eastern layer cake with semolina-almond sponge, coffee syrup soak, and halva buttercream. Pistachio-topped elegance perfumed with cinnamon.

French apple cake with poached apples topped in a light, flourless almond batter with lemon zest and whipped egg whites. Served lukewarm with custard or cream.

Oatmeal Cookie Drops with Milk Chocolate & Almonds recipe

Buttery slice-and-bake cookies studded with chopped almonds or hazelnuts, then dipped in melted chocolate. Crisp, nutty, and elegant enough for a holiday cookie box.

Traditional Italian almond biscotti (Biscotti di Prato) baked twice for shattering crunch. No butter, no oil, just flour, eggs, sugar, and whole blanched almonds.

Taillaule is a rich Swiss celebration bread from Neuchâtel, studded with raisins and lemon zest, brushed with apricot glaze, and finished with water icing and toasted almonds.