Dessert Recipes

Budapest tea bread bundt cake with a swirled cinnamon, cocoa, raisin, and walnut filling. A Hungarian-inspired sour cream coffee cake for tea time or brunch.

Mocha buttercrunch pie with a pecan-chocolate shortbread crust, a frozen mocha mousse filling, and a coffee whipped cream top studded with chocolate chips. Three layers of coffee-and-chocolate richness in every slice.

Tall honey cake (lekach) baked with 1¼ cups honey and a full cup of strong coffee for moisture and depth. Walnut-studded with warm spices, traditional for Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year.

Traditional Panforte di Siena with toasted almonds, hazelnuts, candied orange peel, citron, cocoa, and honey syrup cooked to soft ball stage. A dense Italian Christmas confection.

Carrot cake with lemon cream cheese frosting, made ultra-moist with pureed carrots, crushed pineapple, and toasted walnuts. The bright citrus frosting cuts the sweetness on this towering three-layer cake.

Chocolaty, creamy, smooth and rich. This chocolate cheesecake is an ultimate indulgence.

Custard-base cinnamon ice cream infused with whole cinnamon sticks and a real vanilla bean. Egg yolk-thickened French style with heavy cream finish. Makes 12 servings.

Carrot cake with crushed pineapple, raisins, cinnamon, and ginger. Moist, tender crumb perfect with cream cheese frosting. Makes a sheet cake or 4 mini loaves.

Five-ingredient chocolate peanut crunch ice cream made with chopped chocolate-covered peanuts churned into a simple cream and milk base. No-cook custard for an electric ice cream maker.

Lemon poppy seed pound cake with buttermilk crumb and fresh lemon zest, finished with tangy lemon glaze. Tender Bundt or loaf for tea and brunch.

Dutch-style icebox spice cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a brown sugar dough enriched with butter, lard and sour cream. Slice-and-bake rolls keep weeks in the fridge for instant warm cookies.

Three-nut baklava layers buttered phyllo with walnuts, pistachios, and toasted almonds, then drinks in a citrus-clove honey syrup overnight. The Greek dessert pulled out for big celebrations and bigger family gatherings.

Homemade strawberry ice cream blends sweetened condensed milk, half-and-half, and strawberry soda with thawed berries for a creamy summer churn. A vintage two-step churned recipe.

Open face apple tart with overlapping Golden Delicious slices, apricot glaze, and a buttery pastry shell. The classic French tarte aux pommes done simply at home.

Pumpkin chiffon pie layers warm-spiced pumpkin custard with stiff egg whites and whipped cream, then chills into an airy, mousse-like filling inside a graham cracker crust. A lighter no-bake alternative to traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie.

No-fuss pecan pie with cornmeal for subtle texture and a slow bake that prevents cracking. Mix everything in one bowl, pour, and bake at 300°F for foolproof holiday dessert that slices clean.