Dessert/8 recipes

Light angel food cake topped with vanilla ice cream and fresh blueberries macerated in Grand Marnier for an effortless summer dessert in 10 minutes.

Orange layer cake with a from-scratch orange curd filling and orange buttercream frosting. Light, citrusy layers made with whipped egg whites and fresh orange zest.

Chocolate hazelnut raspberry thumbprints: chocolate-cocoa cookies rolled with ground toasted hazelnuts, indented and filled with raspberry jam. Three dozen elegant holiday cookies.

Chef Tom's pecan pralines, the New Orleans-style sugar candy made with brown sugar, evaporated milk, butter, and toasted pecan halves. Drop spoonfuls cooled on wax paper for that signature flaky-creamy bite.

Country apple pie layers six cups of fresh apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a flaky double crust, baked in two stages for a golden top and tender filling. The American classic done right.

Emeril-inspired masa corn cakes with chili powder, topped with white wine chive cream and caviar. An elegant appetizer that turns simple corn into something show-stopping.

A moist, tender cake made with the richness of sour cream. This delectable dessert is perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth and impressing your guests with its irresistible combination of textures and tastes.

Chinese toffee-coated apples and bananas with crispy batter and caramel sesame coating. Deep-fried fruit dunked in ice water creates a shatteringly crisp candy shell.

Super rich Black Forest cheesecake: a dense chocolate cheesecake on a chocolate-cookie crust, topped with kirsch-soaked cherries and kirsch whipped cream. The German classic reborn as a decadent cheesecake.

Chewy date and nut cookie balls rolled in powdered sugar. Baked in a sheet pan, cut into squares while hot, then shaped by hand into bite-sized treats with almond extract and corn syrup.

Copycat Cinnabon cinnamon rolls made with a pudding-enriched dough for an ultra-soft, gooey crumb, rolled with brown sugar and cinnamon and finished three ways: cream cheese frosting, caramel-pecan sticky buns, or classic.

Layered banana split ice cream cake with strawberry, vanilla-pineapple, and chocolate ice cream layers, homemade chocolate sauce, and fresh strawberry sauce. Serves 12.

Minimalist fortune cookies with just 4 ingredients: butter, sugar, egg whites, and flour. Quick to make, fun to fold, perfect for parties. Work fast while they're hot and pliable.

Crisp, light date macaroons made with just four ingredients: egg whites, dates, nuts, and powdered sugar. Naturally flour-free and baked to a golden brown.

Ice cream conecakes made by baking cake batter inside flat-bottom ice cream cones. A fun two-ingredient party treat for kids that looks like ice cream but is actually cake.

Ann's Strawberry Angel-Food Cake with Sauces-Pt1 recipe