Dessert, Cake Recipes

Passover cheesecake with a chocolate macaroon crust, creamy lemon-brightened filling studded with Brazil nuts, and a vanilla sour cream glaze. Flourless and fully kosher for the holiday table.

Pineapple spice layer cake with crushed pineapple, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice topped with a fluffy cooked seven-minute frosting studded with pineapple. A from-scratch showstopper.

Pineapple pudding cake is a tropical poke cake soaked with sweet crushed pineapple and pudding, then topped with whipped cream and coconut. The poke-and-soak trick keeps every bite moist. An easy, make-ahead chilled dessert.

Two-layer spice cake with cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and plumped raisins, frosted with Swiss meringue mocha buttercream. A showstopper dessert for serious bakers.

Chocolate fruitcake with cocoa, candied cherries, pecans, golden raisins, and mixed dried fruit, topped with a semisweet chocolate-almond glaze and toasted almonds.

No-bake lemon cheesecake with a coconut cookie crust, tangy lemon gelatin filling, cream cheese, and condensed milk. Bright, creamy, and completely oven-free.

Paradise pumpkin cheesecake layers a gingered graham crust, a vanilla cream cheese layer and a spiced pumpkin layer, all crowned with a brown-sugar walnut praline topping. A Thanksgiving cheesecake showpiece.

Bacardi rum cake made with yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding, pecans, and dark rum, then soaked in a buttery rum syrup. A boozy, sticky bundt cake that's a holiday classic.

Old-fashioned lemon pudding cake that separates into two layers as it bakes: a fluffy sponge on top with a silky lemon custard underneath. Six simple ingredients.

Lemon chiffon cake with bright lemon juice, fresh zest, and a cloud-light crumb leavened by stiff-beaten egg whites. The vintage springtime cake that's still impossible to beat.

Fuzzy Navel Bundt cake with peach schnapps soaked peaches, yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding, and chopped pecans. A boozy boomer-era potluck knockout.

Chocolate orange cheesecake with bittersweet chocolate, orange oil, and a cocoa-cinnamon graham cracker crust. A rich, fudgy baked cheesecake dusted with cocoa powder.

Microwave cheesecake with a graham cracker crust and creamy sour cream filling, cooked entirely in the microwave. No oven needed for this quick, silky cheesecake with almond vanilla flavor.

Layered toffee cake with angel food cake split into three layers, filled and frosted with caramel whipped cream, and covered in crushed Heath bars. No baking required.

Pineapple chiffon cake layered with chocolate cookies and a light-as-air gelatin mousse. A no-bake, low-calorie dessert with bright tropical flavor and lemon zing.

No-bake chocolate cake with melted chocolate, butter, crushed cookies, candied fruit, cherries, and almonds. Refrigerate overnight for a dense, fudgy slice.