Dessert Recipes

Blueberry drop cookies fold fresh blueberries and bright lemon zest into a soft cake-style dough, then bake into pillowy, fruit-studded rounds. A summer cookie that's halfway to a muffin top.

This bread pudding is moist and incredibly flavorful with a crunchy top. I make it every Christmas, or whenever a baguette is left out for too long, not that that ever happens in our house.

Rich fudge frosting made by boiling cocoa, sugar, and milk for 2 minutes, then beating in butter and powdered sugar. Glossy, thick, and intensely chocolate.

Microwave blueberry buckle with a cinnamon-butter crumb topping and two cups of blueberries folded into a tender cake batter. Done in 12 minutes flat.

Hickory nut cake is an old-fashioned American layer cake with chopped hickory nuts, maraschino cherries, and a hint of unsweetened chocolate, finished with a fluffy almond-vanilla buttercream frosting.

Rich chocolate pumpkin mini bundt cakes with warm pumpkin pie spice, topped with an orange-tinted brown sugar frosting and cookie stems. Adorable fall treats that taste as good as they look.

Imperial coconut flan made from scratch with a whole fresh coconut, homemade condensed milk, and separated eggs baked in a caramel-lined mold. A traditional Mexican showpiece.

Luscious lemon pie folds tangy sour cream into a stovetop lemon custard for a creamier, less puckery filling than classic meringue pies. Topped with whipped cream in a baked shell.

Frosted applesauce cookies with molasses, bran flakes, raisins, and a boiled caramel frosting. Soft, spiced drop cookies with warm allspice and clove flavors topped with buttery brown sugar icing.

Double peanut butter cake with creamy PB baked into the batter and chunky peanut butter frosting on top. A single-layer sheet cake built for peanut butter lovers.

Cream puff cake bakes a sheet of pate a choux as the base, then layers vanilla pudding cream cheese filling, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup on top. A pan-sized riff on the classic eclair.

Fudge Yummies are layered chocolate brownie bars with a cream cheese filling, melted marshmallow top, and swirled chocolate cream cheese frosting.

Pumpkin torte: a layered fall dessert with graham cracker crust, baked cream cheese center, and a light gelatin-set spiced pumpkin chiffon top. The Thanksgiving alternative to pumpkin pie that feeds a crowd.

Mocha cream baked custard with melted chocolate, coffee, eggs, and cream, slow-baked in a water bath. Topped with whipped cream, almonds, and grated chocolate.

Baked rice pudding infused with instant coffee and studded with sweet stewed figs. Served warm with vanilla whipped cream, this old-fashioned dessert is pure comfort in a bowl.

Raspberry-filled apricot cake uses apricot nectar in a doctored yellow cake mix, layered with raspberry jam and apricot whipped frosting. Toasted coconut tops this four-layer stunner.