Dessert Recipes

Banana carrot cake combines mashed ripe bananas, shredded carrots, rolled oats, cinnamon, and cloves in a one-bowl snack cake. Moist, lunchbox-friendly twist on classic carrot cake.

Cranberry pecan pound cake studs a buttery sour cream batter with toasted pecans, fresh cranberries, and ¼ cup of orange liqueur. Make ahead for the holidays, dust with powdered sugar.

Date-pecan pinwheel cookies, delicious with a cup of coffee or tea.

A gluten-free flourless chocolate cake to add to your collection of Passover recipes. Pairing orange and chocolate are heavenly in this chocolatey torte.

Three fluffy vanilla layers meet brown-sugar caramel frosting that's silky, not fussy: simple counting-cake proportions topped with butter-toffee sweetness that'll make you swoon.

Turtle cheesecake with a chocolate wafer and walnut crust, studded with chocolate-caramel-pecan turtle candies. A rich Chicago-deli classic from the Eli's Cheesecake family.

Bring a bit of Italian heritage into your home this Christmas with these scrumptious cookies that contain a hint of orange.

Use your seasonal apples to make this deliciously moist coffee cake. Great with a cup of coffee at breakfast or a snack with some tea in the afternoon.

A self-saucing chocolate pudding cake that bakes up with fudgy cake on top and warm chocolate pudding underneath. Made with Bisquick, cocoa, chocolate chips, and chocolate topping for triple chocolate bliss.

A traditional Hungarian birthday cake from my grandmother.

Homemade chocolate sandwich cookies filled with a fluffy marshmallow cream filling. Think whoopie pies with a cocoa twist. Soft, cakey cookies meet sweet, pillowy filling. Makes 2 dozen sandwiches.

Cold water chocolate cake with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and a splash of cold water for an exceptionally tender, light crumb. A heritage two-layer cake recipe.

Fruit cocktail cake icing with caramelized sugar, toasted pecans, and shredded coconut. A pourable Southern frosting that soaks into hot cake for a sticky, praline-rich finish.

Peanut streusel pie with vanilla custard, sweet meringue, and a crumbly peanut butter topping that browns into a nutty crust under the broiler. A diner counter classic.

Egg yolk shortbread bakes a richer-than-classic Scottish biscuit with butter, sugar, flour, and a single yolk for extra tenderness and golden color. Fork-marked, two-stage baked for delicate crisp edges.

Bright lemon lime marmalade made from thinly sliced whole citrus fruit cooked with sugar until set. A tangy, bittersweet preserve with no added pectin needed.