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Chocolate Caramel Macadamia Nut Tart

Author: Abigail Johnson Dodge

Upside Down Blood Orange Polenta Cake

No blood oranges? Use 4 navel oranges instead, and slice into 5 or 6 rounds, depending on their size.

Author: Jon Shook & Vinny Dotolo, Animal

Stone Fruit Clafoutis

Choose cherries or apricots or a mix of both for this classic French baked custard. And no special equipment needed means this is the best summer vacation rental house dessert we know.

Author: Anna Stockwell

Two Layer Cake

Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum

Molasses Sandwich Cookies with Coffee Cream

Adding ground coffee to both the cookie dough and the filling turns these cookies into something deeply more interesting than your average holiday spice treats. A filling and drizzle made with blond chocolate,...

Author: Tara O'Brady

Olive Oil Apple Cake with Spiced Sugar

This dairy-free cake hits all the right autumnal notes: it's earthy thanks to the olive oil, warm thanks to the spices. Just be sure to choose your apples wisely-a softer type will melt into the cake,...

Author: David Tamarkin

Butterscotch Pots de Crème

Author: M. J. Adams

Bittersweet Chocolate Cookies

Author: Gina DePalma

Classic Whipped Cream

It's never a bad idea to serve pie with plenty of whipped cream. Think your pie is sweet enough? You can leave the sugar out-ain't nothin' wrong with plain ol' whipped cream. For a luxurious twist, try...

Author: Erin Jeanne McDowell

Giant Vanilla Donut Cake

There's something sweetly nostalgic about vanilla birthday cake-though this guy has a little more flavor than the shop-bought fondant versions I remember as a kid and is super fun to make. Also, who doesn't...

Author: Vicky Graham

Buttery Sugar Cookies

Author: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Vanilla Custard

This custard isn't meant to be eaten on its own. Food editor Melissa Roberts-Matar wanted the cake layers in the Pistachio Rhubarb Trifle Mushrooms to soak up the custard, so this one has a much looser...

Rhubarb Bread and Butter Pudding

Author: Darina Allen

Vanilla Bean Rice Pudding

Author: Molly Wizenberg

Classic Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

For birthdays, dinner parties, and celebrations, ditch the boxed mix and add this recipe to your repertoire. An egg yolk-only batter gives the cake a sturdier structure than a classic white cake and lends...

Author: Katherine Sacks

Poppy Seed and Pecan Strudel

Every Easter when I was growing up, I would wake up to the smell of makoviy rulet, a poppy seed and nut roll that's a traditional baked delicacy popular all over Ukraine. Making the dough can be quite...

Author: Olia Hercules

Chocolate Dipped Ice Cream Sandwiches

Author: Abigail Johnson Dodge

Double Decker Peanut Butter Brownies

These decadent, two-layer flourless brownies are easily customizable. You can use either almond butter or peanut butter in the bottom layer, and if you want to make them dairy-free, you can use coconut...

Author: Anna Stockwell

Swirl Spice Cake

This might look like a relative of coffee cake but don't be fooled. The layer of streusel in this marbled loaf cake gets a complex punch of flavor from a coffee spice blend that includes dried orange peel,...

Author: Tara O'Brady

Chocolate Spoonful Cake

A whipped frosting lightens up this classic chocolate cake.