Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Lighter chocolate amaretto cheesecake made with reduced-fat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and cocoa. Baked low and slow with mini chocolate chips folded in.

Old-fashioned prune and pecan spice cake with buttermilk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, topped with a hot buttermilk icing poured on while still baking.

Chocolate peanut butter crunch cake with melted chocolate-PB swirls streaked through a peanut butter crumb cake, topped with a crunchy streusel.

A classic chocolate souffle from Eunice Kennedy Shriver's kitchen, made with unsweetened chocolate, a touch of coffee, and billowy whipped egg whites. Elegant enough for any holiday table.

Moist date cake with chocolate chips and walnuts scattered on top. Chopped dates soaked in boiling water keep the crumb incredibly soft. A vintage sheet cake that's easy to love.

Vasilopita, a traditional Greek New Year's cake with a lucky coin baked inside, topped with slivered almonds and sesame seeds. Rich butter cake with whipped egg whites.

Spiced refrigerator cookies with sour cream, sliced almonds, cloves, and nutmeg. Make-ahead dough keeps for 2 weeks refrigerated or freezes for months.

Chocolate Syrup Cake with Chocolate Coffee Frosting recipe

Whole baked apples cored and stuffed with dried cherries, chopped almonds, cinnamon, and brown sugar, then baked in apple juice and honey until fork-tender. A rustic fall dessert lighter than pie but just as comforting.

Caramel pecan cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, melted caramel and pecan layer, and a creamy vanilla cream cheese filling. A layered dessert that's simpler than it looks.

Korean jujube rice cakes made with just two ingredients: dried jujubes kneaded with glutinous rice flour and steamed. Soft, chewy, and naturally sweet with no added sugar.

Almond paste macaroons with cornmeal for a subtle Southern grit and honey for floral sweetness. Piped, flattened, and baked on parchment until golden with chewy centers.

Cream cheese rhubarb pie: tangy cooked rhubarb filling layered with a baked cream cheese custard in a flaky pie crust. Topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds.

A little recipe that is good as caterpillar cake for kids

A no-bake cherry pie made with cherry Jello, whipped topping, and a graham cracker crust. Light, fluffy, and chilled until firm. The easiest summer pie you'll ever make.

No-bake lemon cream cheese pie with a blueberry puree swirl and fresh berries on top. Tangy, creamy, and set in a graham cracker crust without turning on the oven.