Dessert

Unlike the Pennsylvania Dutch version, the filling in these apple dumplings is made with diced apples.

There is nothing quite like this Scandinavian-style cake tower. For Christmas, the Kransekake is decorated to look like a Christmas tree.

This rich and silky chocolate mousse recipe is really just two easy recipes—chocolate custard and whipped cream—combined to make one elegant dessert.

This fruitcake-like dessert is finished with generous dose of dark rum.

This rich chocolate Doberge cake layers light sponge with chocolate pudding and vanilla buttercream.

Mille-Feuille means “a thousand leaves.” This French dessert is a delicate tower of puff pasty and cream.

Simple in concept (if not in execution) and not too sweet, this sturdy gâteau Basque is suitable for any occasion or time of the day.

Making these chocolate pots de crème isn’t quite as easy as pouring cream into jars, but it’s not far off. If you love chocolate pudding, you’ll adore this dessert.

This classic frosting couldn’t be easier to make and is a must for finishing red velvet and carrot cakes (or a batch of cupcakes). Using vanilla bean paste gives it a pretty speckled look, but if you don’t have it on hand, pure vanilla extract will lend the same flavor.

This banana cream pie recipe reminds me of homemade banana pudding but with a kick.

The variations of this Hungarian cake are endless, but this one is made with ground hazelnuts lightened with meringue.

Making homemade whipped cream will transport you straight to Viennese café life, where fresh whipped cream is an essential daily treat.

The quality and freshness of the mint is key to this chocolate-mint cake recipe.