Dessert Recipes

Maple nut rugelach roll cream cheese pastry around a maple-walnut-cinnamon filling for buttery, crescent-shaped Jewish cookies. Sweetened with pure maple syrup instead of jam.

Chocolate sandwich cookies filled with melted Andes mint candies. Crisp chocolate wafers rolled in sugar with a creamy mint center, perfect for holiday cookie tins and gift platters.

Mississippi mud cake with a fudgy cocoa and pecan cake base, melted marshmallow layer, and rich chocolate pecan icing. A three-layer Southern chocolate dessert that's pure indulgence.

Layered mocha chocolate torte with bloomed cocoa cake, espresso-spiked ermine filling, pecans, and creamy white frosting. Four-layer celebration cake.

Molasses elephant cookies are soft, spice-laced drop cookies with cinnamon, ginger, and a splash of cider vinegar, decorated with raisin or date faces. A vintage kids' cookie made for tiny artists.

Mini cheesecakes with graham cracker crusts, sweetened condensed milk filling, and a glossy raspberry pie filling topping. Two-bite individual cheesecakes baked in a muffin pan, ready in 20 minutes.

Mom's poppy seed bundt cake with canned poppy seed filling, sour cream, and folded egg whites for a moist, tender crumb. Topped with a simple powdered sugar glaze.

Chilled nectarine yogurt dessert blended with honey, almond extract, and gelatin. Light summer dessert that sets in stemmed glasses for an elegant finish.

Nesselrode pudding pie folds sweetened chestnut puree and candied chestnuts into vanilla-spiked whipped cream and gelatin-set custard. The 19th-century holiday classic in pie form.

Sunshine cake is a tall, lemon-kissed cousin of angel food and sponge cake, leavened entirely by whipped egg whites and yolks with bright lemon zest and juice.

Orange biscotti with fresh orange zest, rum, and olive oil, rolled thin, cut into scalloped strips, and baked twice with a butter-sugar glaze. Crispy Italian cookies for dipping in coffee or dessert wine.

Vegan orange chocolate mousse made with silken tofu, cocoa powder, brown rice syrup, and orange zest. A dairy-free, egg-free dessert with a rich, creamy texture from blended tofu.

Orange dream cake with fresh orange and lemon juice baked into a tender crumb, topped with a coconut whipped cream frosting spiked with citrus zest. Chilled and refreshing.

Orange potato bread with fresh orange juice, orange zest, riced potatoes, and chopped nuts. A moist, citrusy quick bread where potato keeps the crumb tender for days.

Orange shortbread bars with fresh orange zest and cornstarch for a melt-in-your-mouth sandy texture. Score before baking for clean, even cuts.

Orange-berry bundt cake, a rich, moist citrus pound cake brightened with orange juice and lemon, made tender with heavy cream and extra egg yolks, then dusted with sugar and crowned with fresh raspberries.