Fruit

This multilayered, rich, and colorful cake takes some effort to make, but the sponge cake and ladyfingers can be made a day in advance.

Crème brûlée is the perfect dessert to highlight the flavor of vanilla bean, and the strawberries act as a hidden little surprise when you crack the top.

As good as this lemon cake is, it’s the tangy icing that finishes it off perfectly. The cake holds up well in the fridge, so you can prepare it in advance.

The dramatic red raspberry-macerated onions are lovely with chard and zucchini, but you can also serve them with grilled chicken or even charcuterie.

Timeless and undeniably crowd-pleasing, this banana cream pie recipe will have everyone reaching for seconds.

The best old-fashioned recipe is the one you love. Made with bourbon or rye, this simple stirred drink is destined to become your new go-to.

Adding a healthy glug of olive oil to shortbread dough causes what are already tender cookies to dissolve into crumbs in your mouth.

This Southern delicacy wraps the warm flavors of cinnamon-spiked apple pie into a buttery handheld crust.

Easy to make and impossible to forget, this classic dessert combines a buttery pie crust with luscious, tangy custard.

Get the flavors of fall in the palm of your hand with these adorable bites stuffed with jammy cinnamon-spiced apples.

Luminously orange, topped with evaporated milk, and light as a feather, mango pudding is a star of the dim sum dessert trolley for good reason.

A blend of two icons, the Sazeraquiri is greater than the sum of its parts.

A spicy fizz that will make Angostura bitters your new favorite spirit.

This version of the classic Southern coconut cake keeps things simple with a fuss-free white cake enrobed in frosting with a layer of shredded coconut.

A toasted coconut infusion is the secret to this boldly flavored cream pie which offers a superior light texture.

Transform your orchard or farmers market haul into a spiced applesauce you’ll want to eat by the bowlful.