Cream Cheese
Vanilla-Buttermilk Wedding Cake with Raspberries and Orange Cream-Cheese Frosting
Baking a wedding cake is not as crazy—or difficult—as it sounds! This stunning and delicious cake is designed to be as streamlined as possible. The moist buttermilk cake requires no trimming, the cream cheese frosting is much more simple (and just as stable) as wedding cake's typical buttercream, and edible flowers and pretty raspberries make decorating a breeze.
By Katherine Sacks
Vanilla-Buttermilk Sheet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
A little orange juice (and zest) wakes up the icing of this crowd-pleasing cake with sweet citrus flavor.
By Katherine Sacks
Strawberry-Pistachio Crumble Pie
A pistachio-oat crumble, perfumed with fragrant, floral cardamom adds interest to this juicy fruit pie.
BA's Best Carrot Cake
With crunch from toasted walnuts and an optional boozy punch from rum-plumped raisins, this is the only carrot cake recipe you’ll ever need.
By Claire Saffitz
The 10-Minute Spreadable Cheese You Can Make at Home
Fromage frais is so fast, so easy, and so versatile you'll want it on hand at all times.
By Rhoda Boone
Homemade Cheese Spread With Garlic and Herbs
Here's a DIY version of the flavored, spreadable Gournay cheese originally from France.
By Rhoda Boone
15 Ways to Use Cream Cheese
If the only thing you ever do with cream cheese is spread it on a bagel, you're missing out.
By Tommy Werner
Chocolate “Creme Egg” Tart
This decadent dessert delivers the flavor of a certain beloved Easter candy in the form of an elegant tart.
By Rhoda Boone
Get the Spread on Cream Cheese
It's not actually from Philadelphia, for starters.
By Janet Rausa Fuller
Fudgy Gluten-Free Cream Cheese Brownies
Everyone's favorite bake sale treat goes gluten-free—with ingredients you already have in your pantry.
By Anna Stockwell
20 Ways to Use Mascarpone
Warning: you’re about to get into the thick of it.
By The Epicurious Editors
Coeur à la Crème With Roasted Strawberry Sauce
Coeur à la crème (cream heart) is a classic French dessert traditionally served with strawberries.
By Anna Stockwell
Cheesy Spaghetti-Squash Boats With Salami and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Meet the most creamy, comforting, flavor-packed baked pasta dinner you can make without any actual pasta.
By Anna Stockwell
Simple Spinach Dip
As long as you’ve got frozen spinach, cream cheese, and heavy cream, you can throw this together in a flash.
By Rhoda Boone
Classic Spinach-Artichoke Dip With Mozzarella and Parmesan
Two kinds of melty cheese make this dip extra luxe.
By Rhoda Boone
Triple-Ginger Sandwich Cookies
These sparkly cookies take classic gingerbread and turn up the volume with three variations of ginger and a decadent cream cheese filling.
By Samantha Seneviratne
Fried Chicken Thighs with Cheesy Grits
If you prefer white-meat chicken, use skinless, boneless breasts that have been cut in half crosswise.
By Alison Roman
Cranberry Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Pecan Frosting
A dulce de leche and cream cheese frosting rich with pecans is as innovative as it is easy, making these cranberry-flecked cupcakes unforgettable.
Pumpkin Icebox Pie With Snickerdoodle Crust
Cinnamon-sugar coated snickerdoodle cookie dough is pressed into a pie plate, making a fun and easy crust for this dreamy pumpkin icebox pie.
By Anna Stockwell
Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Sweet Pastry Dough
This rich buttery dough works as a great gluten-free alternative to classic sugar cookie dough, as well as pie, tart, and bar-cookie crusts. The oat flour gives it a hint of nutty flavor, while the cream cheese lends body and makes it easy to roll out.
By Anna Stockwell