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No-bake snow balls made with peanut butter, crisp rice cereal, and chopped nuts, rolled in powdered sugar and coconut. Holiday-ready cookie tray candy ready in 20 minutes.
Duchess spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves topped with maple buttercream frosting. A warmly spiced buttermilk layer cake with old-fashioned charm.
Christmas stollen with raisins, almonds, walnuts, lemon and orange zest in a buttery yeast dough, frosted with powdered sugar glaze. Make two to three days ahead for best flavor.
Boston cream pie with two split sponge layers, thick vanilla pastry custard, and a warm chocolate glaze that drips down the sides. The Massachusetts state dessert built from scratch.
Light grapefruit chiffon cake with cream cheese frosting and fresh grapefruit sections. A citrus-forward layer cake with an airy, angel food-style crumb.
Pennsylvania Dutch chocolate cake made with boiled chocolate, buttermilk, and baking soda, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. Rich, dense crumb with old-fashioned charm.
Double chocolate cake doughnuts made from scratch with unsweetened chocolate and buttermilk, then fried and topped with cocoa icing. Rich, cakey, and worth the overnight chill.
Best 1-2-3-4 Cake with Chocolate Icing: a triple-layer butter cake topped with a cooked chocolate icing made from unsweetened squares. Old-school birthday cake at its essence.
Whole wheat aebleskivers are spherical Danish pancakes cooked in a special cast-iron pan, with whipped egg whites folded into a buttermilk batter. Tender, golden, and built for jam, syrup, or fruit fillings.
No-cook cream cheese fudge made with unsweetened chocolate, powdered sugar, and chopped nuts. Smooth, dense, and rich with zero time at the stove.
Traditional British Christmas plum pudding with cognac-soaked dried fruit, walnuts, suet, and warm spices, steamed in a mold and served with brandy butter sauce. A Victorian holiday classic.
Crispy fried lemon rosette cookies made on a traditional rosette iron, dusted with powdered sugar. Lacy, paper-thin Scandinavian-style cookies that shatter under the first bite. A holiday classic.
Scotch shortbread balls dipped in fudgy chocolate frosting. Buttery, sandy crumb with a glossy chocolate cap. Holiday cookie tin essential.
California ricotta cake: devil's food cake layers brushed with orange liqueur, filled and frosted with sweet ricotta whipped with cream, orange zest, almonds, and chocolate chips.
Frozen mocha sundae pie with an Oreo crust, coffee ice cream blended with homemade chocolate sauce, and Kahlua whipped cream on top. Chopped nuts finish a slice that hits like a sundae but cuts clean.
Pina colada muffins with crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, and orange juice, topped with a sweet rum glaze. Tropical flavors in a quick 30-minute bake.