Dessert Recipes

White chocolate frosted white cake folds melted white chocolate into a tender buttermilk cake, then crowns it with a fluffy whipped white chocolate frosting. A double-white-chocolate layer cake for celebrations.

Old English yeasted Christmas cake spiced with cinnamon, coriander, nutmeg, and caraway seeds. A buttery yeast-risen holiday loaf, closer to brioche than to fruitcake.

Sauerkraut chocolate cake with a rich sour cream chocolate frosting. The sauerkraut adds surprising moisture and tang that no one will guess, topped with a creamy melted chip frosting.

Old fashioned checkerboard cookies stack vanilla and chocolate dough cylinders into striped logs, then slice and bake for crisp shortbread cookies with a stunning chess-pattern face. A vintage tea cookie.

A no-bake vanilla wafer crumb crust made with just three ingredients. Press into a pie pan, chill, and fill with your favorite pudding, cream, or fruit filling.

Three-layer Southern banana cake with mashed ripe bananas folded into a buttermilk batter. Topped with confectioner's sugar frosting and chopped pecans for a true heirloom finish.

An elegant charlotte lined with ladyfingers and filled with a tangy citrus cream made from quark, yogurt, and whipped cream. Topped with glazed fresh strawberries. A make-ahead showpiece for special occasions.

British-style lemon meringue pie with orange-scented shortcrust pastry, a cornstarch-thickened lemon curd filling, and a soft, lightly browned meringue crown. Old-fashioned and unmistakably citrusy.

Blended dried fruit pudding made with peaches, apricots, dates, and pineapple soaked in lemon juice. A naturally sweet no-cook dessert with no added sugar.

Summer rhubarb crisp with a cinnamon-sugar streusel baked over tart fresh rhubarb until bubbly and golden. Six-ingredient old-fashioned dessert served warm with cream or ice cream.

Fresh raspberries nestled in a toasted walnut crust and covered with silky white chocolate ganache. This elegant make-ahead tart chills overnight and serves beautifully for any special occasion.

These truffle tarts are so smooth, creamy and full of chocolate flavor, they are so handy, and melt in your mouth.

Rhubarb upside down cake with a cinnamon-butter base, light muscovado sugar, and an almond shortcake topping. Serve warm with fromage frais for a British-style spring dessert.

Flaky pastry squares layered with spiced apple filling and crumbly streusel topping, drizzled with vanilla glaze. These hand-held treats bake up golden and taste like portable apple pie.

Sour cream blueberry cake with a buttery shortbread-style base, fresh blueberries, and a rich sour cream custard topping. A European-style fruit cake baked in a springform pan.

No-bake oatmeal fudge cookies with cocoa, evaporated milk, butter, and rolled oats. Drop-style cookies that set on waxed paper into chewy, chocolatey rounds. No oven required.