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Desserts

Dessert can be a slice of pie, a spoonful of custard, a crisp cookie, or a small confection. Cakes, fruit desserts, pastries, frozen preparations, and sauces give this collection its range of textures and serving styles. Browse by the kind of finish you want for the meal, then choose a recipe with the flavors and preparation you have in mind.

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  • Brownies & Bars

    Brownies and bars gather a dessert into a bake that can be cut into portions. Pumpkin latte bars, blueberry squares, and coconut-cherry preparations offer different layers, fillings, and textures.

  • Cakes

    Cinnamon roll cake, hot fudge cake, and other bakes bring different crumb textures and finishes to this collection. Browse cakes for slicing, layering, or serving warm with a suitable accompaniment.

  • Candy

    Peanut brittle, chocolate truffles, and other candies turn sugar, chocolate, or nuts into small portions. Browse confections with different textures, from crisp pieces to a softer sweet center.

  • Cheesecakes

    Cheesecake can be served as a whole cake, a square, or part of another dessert. Bacon-bourbon caramel and salted caramel variations show different flavors within a creamy cheese-based preparation.

  • Chocolate

    Chocolate gives hot fudge sauce, cakes, and other desserts a common flavor while allowing very different textures. Browse this collection for a chocolate-focused component or a finished sweet dish.

  • Cobblers, Crisps & Crumbles

    Fruit, crumbs, and batter combine in different ways in cobblers, crisps, and crumbles. Apple crisp and cream cheese cobblers offer contrasting approaches to a dessert served in spooned or cut portions.

  • Cookies

    Lemon oatmeal cookies, biscotti, and savory pimiento cheese cookies show the variety of this collection. Browse for a cookie’s texture and flavor, whether you want a small sweet bake or a savory bite.

  • Dessert Pastries

    Apple fritters, cream puffs, and other dessert pastries bring dough and fillings together in different forms. Browse pastries for a crisp shell, a tender center, or a layered sweet serving.

  • Frozen Desserts

    Frozen desserts bring temperature into the texture of a sweet serving. Affogato, frozen yogurt, ice cream, and other preparations offer different bases and flavors for a chilled finish to the meal.

  • Fruit Desserts

    Fruit gives these desserts their flavor, moisture, or contrasting texture. Blueberry squares, cherry cream squares, and apple crisp offer different ways to bring fruit into a sweet serving.

  • Mousses, Possets & No-Bake Desserts

    Mousses, possets, and chilled desserts offer soft textures without relying on a baked cake structure. Lemon posset and chocolate mousse provide contrasting starting points for a spooned dessert.

  • Parfaits, Trifles & Layered Desserts

    A trifle or layered dessert combines several textures in one serving. Chocolate-peach trifle, coffee carlota, and pecan pie layers offer different arrangements of cream, fruit, and other components.

  • Pies & Tarts

    Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.

  • Puddings & Custards

    Lemon posset, rice pudding, and bread pudding bring different ingredients into a soft dessert. These puddings and custards invite attention to the texture of a serving eaten with a spoon.

In this collection

  • Caramel-Filled Butter Pecan Cake

    1 cup shortening 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 3 cups sifted cake flour 2½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon almond…

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  • Chocolate Pecan Brownie Cake

    1¼ cups unsalted butter; divided ½ cup cocoa; divided 1 cup water 2 cups all-purpose flour 1½ cups brown sugar; firmly packed 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon…

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  • Cranberry-Pecan Pound Cake

    1 cup pecan pieces 1½ cups cranberries 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup unsalted butter 5 large eggs ¼ cup sour cream ¼ cup Grand Marnier (orange liqueur)…

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  • East Texas Pecan Cake

    2 cups unsalted butter; room temperature 4½ cups flour; sifted ⅛ teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 6 eggs; separated 1 pound brown sugar; firmly packed ½…

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  • German Chocolate Cake

    4 ounces sweet cooking chocolate; cut into pieces ½ cup water 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup unsalted butter or margarine; softened 4 eggs 2½ cups all-purpose flour…

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  • Holiday Fruitcake with Texas Pecans

    1 pounds dark raisins 1 pounds light raisins 2 pounds currants 1 pounds citron 2 pounds pecan pieces 4½ cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons nutmeg 1 teaspoon mace…

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  • Lemon-Pecan Torte

    2 tablespoons Matzoth Meal 7 eggs; separated ¾ cups granulated sugar 2 cups pecan pieces; coarsely ground 1 tablespoon lemon rind 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 recipe Lemon…

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  • Pecan Coffee Cake

    3 cup all-purpose flour, sifted 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon sea salt 1⅛ cup milk 4 egg whites; beaten stiff 1 cup brown sugar; firmly packed 2…

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  • Pumpkin Pecan Bundt Cake

    1 18¼-ounce packages cake mix; spice flavor 1 cup pumpkin, canned ½ cup vegetable oil 1 package instant vanilla pudding mix 3 eggs 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup…

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  • West Texas Pecan Cake

    ¾ cups unsalted butter; melted 1½ cups granulated sugar 1½ teaspoons vanilla 3 egg yolks ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon Hershey’s Cocoa ½ cup unsifted all-purpose flour 3…

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