Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Old-fashioned chocolate meringue pie with a stovetop custard filling made from real unsweetened chocolate, egg yolks, and milk in a flaky baked crust.

Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe

Classic chocolate sheet cake with cinnamon and vinegar in the batter, topped with warm cocoa icing poured over the hot cake so it soaks into every prick-marked inch.

Chocolate Syrup Cake with Chocolate Coffee Frosting recipe

Triple layer chocolate cake made with both melted chocolate and cocoa, plus yogurt and coffee for a moist, tender crumb. A lighter approach to a towering celebration cake.

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

Chocolate chip walnut pie with a gooey corn syrup and egg filling loaded with semi-sweet chocolate and walnuts. Like pecan pie's chocolate-studded cousin, baked low and slow.

Christmas crackers are sweet honey-wheat holiday cookies stamped with cookie cutters and sprinkled with sugar. Makes 45 crispy-edged rectangles for gifting or dipping.

Smooth chocolate glaze made by melting chocolate and butter in a double boiler, then stirring in powdered sugar. Pours silky and sets glossy on cakes or pastries.

Classic pound cake made with powdered sugar, margarine, eggs, flour and a hint of lemon. Dense, buttery and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. Baked low and slow in a tube pan.

Classic springerle: traditional German anise cookies embossed with intricate designs, dried overnight, and baked pale, then mellowed for a week into crisp, picture-perfect holiday treats.

Classic strawberry cheesecake bakes a crustless cream cheese filling sweetened with pourable strawberry fruit, then crowns it with a sour cream layer and fresh berries. A creamy New York-style classic.

A self-saucing cocoa espresso pudding cake that creates its own hot fudge layer as it bakes. Boiling water poured over the batter before baking does all the work. Serve warm for 6 to 8.

A marbled vanilla cake layered with chocolate sauce and chopped walnuts, baked in a ring pan and served warm with a dusting of powdered sugar. Feeds 4 to 6 in under an hour.

No-bake chocolate haystacks with coconut, dried apricots, oats, and chopped nuts. A stovetop candy that boils for 30 seconds, drops onto wax paper, and sets as it cools.

Four-layer coconut cake with coconut filling spread between each layer. A classic Southern layer cake made with shortening for a tender, fine crumb.