Dessert/2 recipes

A two-layer banana cake made with honey-soaked oats, mashed bananas, and butter, frosted with a smooth cream cheese icing. Hearty, moist, and naturally sweetened with a full cup of honey.

Ann's chocolate pie with a buttery shortbread crust, airy egg white mousse filling swirled with melted chocolate, and whipped cream folded in. A no-bake chocolate mousse pie with a crumb topping.

Lemon lush layered dessert with a buttery pecan shortbread crust, cream cheese filling, lemon pudding, and whipped topping. A four-layer no-bake icebox dessert that chills overnight and cuts into clean squares.

Mandarin orange cheesecake wrapped in crackling phyllo pastry, filled with cream cheese and ricotta, then soaked in orange blossom syrup for a Middle Eastern twist on a classic.

Hazelnut cheesecake with a toasted hazelnut and vanilla wafer crust, creme de cocoa in the filling, and a broiled sour cream topping. Rich and nutty.

Mud pie with an Oreo cookie crust, coffee ice cream layered with homemade chocolate-marshmallow mud sauce, and Kahlua whipped cream on top. The retro frozen dessert that earned its nickname for a reason.

Crisp biscotti soaked in flavored simple syrup until soft, then topped with fresh whipped cream and fruit. A quick Italian-inspired dessert with endless variations.

Butterscotch oat squares need just 4 ingredients: oats, brown sugar, butter, and vanilla. A no-fuss chewy bar with deep caramel notes and ready in 30 minutes.

Four-layer sour cream orange cake with citrus zest, a Grand Marnier glaze, cream cheese coconut frosting, and toasted coconut on the sides. A make-ahead showstopper for celebrations.

Grandma's cinnamon rolls with bread machine dough, a brown sugar-cinnamon-nut filling, and a maple-coffee glaze drizzled on hot. Soft, pillowy, and from scratch.

Carrot and raisin cheesecake on a cinnamon graham cracker crust, spiced with nutmeg and ginger, topped with an orange cream cheese frosting. Carrot cake meets cheesecake in one showstopping dessert.

Layers of pecan shortbread crust, whipped cream cheese, chocolate pudding, and billowy whipped topping stacked into a cool, creamy no-bake dessert. Feeds 12 and vanishes even faster.

Graham cracker pie crust with just three ingredients and optional sugar replacement for diabetic-friendly baking. Bake or chill to set, ready in minutes.

No-bake pumpkin scream pie with a creamy gelatin-set pumpkin filling, fluffy whipped topping, and a chocolate wafer crust. A spookier, lighter take on classic pumpkin pie for Halloween.

Fudgy drop cookies packed with black walnuts and unsweetened chocolate, topped with a glossy homemade chocolate frosting. Old-fashioned, from-scratch baking that makes 2 dozen in under an hour.

Frankfurter Kranz: a traditional German ring cake with three rum-soaked sponge layers, a rich egg-yolk buttercream filling, and a crunchy almond praline crown. The classic Frankfurt coffee-table cake.