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Dessert

With This Easy Cake Method, You’ll Never Cream Butter and Sugar Together Again

The reverse-creaming technique is almost impossible to mess up—and it makes sure that you'll end up with a light, fluffy cake.

Victoria Sponge Cake

Victoria sponge cake’s simple filling of whipped cream, jam, and fruit makes it the perfect dessert for a celebration.

Say Goodbye to Bad Yellow Cake

A better yellow cake—one that’s moist, tender, and full of flavor—is possible.

Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake

It’s official: The best vegan chocolate cake is also the easiest chocolate cake in the world, no dairy or stand mixer required!

Put Mayonnaise in Your Cake, Just Like Grandma Did

Mayonnaise has been helping bakers make softer, moister cakes for nearly a century.

Coconut Macaroons

Almond extract boosts the coconut flavor of these streamlined macaroon cookies. The recipe makes four bite-size confections but can easily be doubled.

How Capirotada Went from Medieval Leftovers to Beloved Bread Pudding

Centuries ago, this dish was a way to drag one last meal out of old bread. Today, it’s a sweet treat served at Easter.

Capirotada

Capirotada is a classic Mexican bread pudding, usually served during Lent. This version combines raisins, nuts, coconut, and bananas in a sweet custard with torn bolillo rolls.

Meet Me in St. Louis—or My Kitchen—for Gooey Butter Cake

Gooey butter cake is the Midwestern dessert that keeps on giving.

Gooey Butter Cake

The signature dessert of St. Louis is just what its name suggests—a wonderfully gooey butter cake that doesn’t quite set when baked.

Sweet Roti

Crispy, flaky, chewy, sweet, gooey—you get all of these sensations at once when you bite into freshly made roti.

This Skillet Soufflé Pancake Method Is Foolproof and Stress-Free

While soufflé pancakes are typically made with a French meringue, the Swiss version is less prone to deflating, making it a more foolproof method for soufflés.

Skillet Soufflé Pancake

Everything you love about a cloudlike soufflé, simplified into pancake form. Unlike some soufflé pancakes, this less-fussy version doesn’t require flipping and simply bakes in the oven instead.

Inside-Out German Chocolate Cake

The coconut-pecan filling stays inside this take on classic German chocolate cake. On the outside? A rich, silky chocolate glaze.

Double Chocolate Layer Cake

This old-fashioned chocolate cake made our staff swoon! Chef Ed Kasky uses Callebaut semisweet chocolate for the cake and Guittard French-vanilla chocolate for the frosting, but any fine-quality semisweet chocolate will produce a wonderful result.

Cream Cheese Pastry Dough

This cream cheese pastry recipe is as simple to make as it is versatile. Tender, flaky, and delicious, it’s perfect for quiches, tarts, and even rugelach.

Ditch the Assortment and Make This Aussie Biscuit Yourself

Kingston cookies–or bikkies, as Australians call them—are sweet, oaty treats sandwiched with a rich chocolate cream.
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