Dessert Recipes

Turtle cookies shaped around hidden caramel centers and nestled on pecan halves, then dipped in chocolate glaze. The Christmas cookbook classic that mimics the candy in cookie form.

Caramel chocolate pecan pie with a toasted pecan crust (no flour), a melted caramel middle, and a silky chocolate top layer. A no-bake-filling triple-stack indulgence.

Buttermilk chocolate cake made with real unsweetened chocolate and topped with a from-scratch dark chocolate frosting. A rich, tender two-layer cake with deep cocoa flavor.

Potato Cake is a classic chocolate sheet cake with mashed potatoes folded into the batter - creating a tender, moist crumb without any potato flavor. Walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Old-fashioned three-layer milk chocolate cake with buttermilk, melted unsweetened chocolate, and brown sugar, topped with milk chocolate frosting. A towering, bakery-worthy celebration cake.

Orange cappuccino drop cookies with strong coffee, melted chocolate, and sour cream topped with an orange zest frosting. Soft, cake-like mocha cookies with a bright citrus finish.

Peanut butter cheesecake baked inside a fudgy brownie crust with a sour cream topping. A rich, chocolate-meets-peanut-butter dessert worthy of a glass slipper.

Made popular back in the 1960's by a bakery in Brooklyn. Chocoholics of all ages love this rich chocolate layer cake that uses a thick pudding instead of icing.

Feathery fudge cake: a light, airy two-layer chocolate cake with melted unsweetened chocolate and a creaming-method batter. Tender, fluffy crumb that takes any frosting beautifully.

Chocolate maple cake with unsweetened chocolate, folded egg whites, and a maple walnut buttercream frosting. Split into four layers for an impressive celebration cake.

Elizabeth David's Gateau Au Chocolat Et Aux Amandes recipe

Showstopping three-layer cappuccino torte with a nutty graham crust, thick semisweet fudge layer, and espresso chocolate buttercream. A make-ahead dessert that chills overnight.

Chocolate and cherries - always a great combo - are enhanced in this winning shaped-cookie recipe by a coating of cocoa and powdered sugar. It was submitted by Lois A. Hernandez of West Allis.

Chocolate, cream cheese, coconut, sour cream and brandy make this delicious cheesecake.

Rigo Jancsi, the classic Hungarian chocolate cake with two layers of rich sponge filled with rum-spiked chocolate cream and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. An elegant European pastry.

Brazilian iced chocolate with Coke layers melted unsweetened chocolate, double-strength coffee, hot milk, and chilled cola over ice. A retro Brazilian beverage that fizzes between dessert and drink.