Dessert
Malasadas
These irresistibly puffy, sugar-crusted Hawaiian doughnuts come together with a handful of pantry ingredients.
By Tex Drive-In
Bakeries Sell Millions of These Cookies. How Many Are Actually Homemade?
These iconic cookies are omnipresent at Italian-American bakeries along the East Coast, but not all are made from scratch.
By Zoe Denenberg
Italian Butter Cookies
The freshest Italian butter cookies are the ones you bake at home. This butter cookie recipe gives you delicate almond-scented cookies in your favorite design.
By Zoe Denenberg
French Buttercream
French buttercream eschews meringue in favor of pâte à bombe, a combination of whipped egg yolks and sugar, for the ultimate lush frosting.
By Allison Robicelli and Matt Robicelli
German Buttercream (Crème Mousseline)
Llike a leveled-up pastry cream enriched with whipped butter, German buttercream is the ideal filling for cakes and pastries.
By Sarah Kieffer
This Iconic Louisiana Cake Adds Coconutty Crunch to a Classic Bundt
This favorite from church functions and community gatherings is somewhere between a pound cake and a coffee cake, with loads of toasty coconut on the exterior.
By Vallery Lomas
Louisiana Crunch Cake
This Louisiana Crunch Cake recipe uses shredded coconut and granulated sugar to obtain its crunchy exterior—a tasty contrast to the pound-cake-like interior.
By Vallery Lomas
Italian Meringue Buttercream
For the silkiest, most ethereal frosting imaginable, turn to Italian meringue buttercream.
By Dianne Rossomando
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
The easiest frosting around, this American-style buttercream can be adapted as you please.
By Clare Crespo
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
First time frosting a cake? You’re gonna need a reliable frosting recipe. Learn why Swiss meringue buttercream is our top choice for cake decorating.
By Toba Garrett
Blueberry Compote
Pile it on waffles, stir into Greek yogurt, or spoon over cheesecake or crepes: Blueberry compote knows no bounds.
By Lillian Chou
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53 Chocolate Desserts for the Cocoa-Obsessed
What do we want? Chocolate. When do we want it? All the time.
By Joe Sevier and The Editors of Epicurious
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31 Peanut Butter Desserts for People Who Like It Creamy, Crunchy, and Nutty
That jar can do much more than fill a sandwich.
By Joe Sevier and The Editors of Epicurious
This Take on Rice Krispies Treats Is All About the Butterscotch and Peanut Butter
The Midwestern treat is a staple at sleepovers, potlucks, and everywhere in between.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Linzer Cookies
By The Gourmet Test Kitchen
Scotcheroos
A Midwestern dessert most easily described as peanut butter Rice Krispies Treats layered with chocolate and butterscotch, scotcheroos are practically impossible to dislike.
By Jesse Szewczyk
Anytime Lemon Cake
This easy, elegant lemon cake takes 10 minutes to pull together and can be made a day in advance.
By Andrea Albin
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39 Valentine’s Day Cookies to Spread the Love Far and Wide
Skip the Conversation Hearts and bake a batch of Valentine’s cookies.
By Zoe Denenberg
Tres Leches Cake
This tres leches cake recipe gets its tenderness from the addition of a fourth type of milk and a kick from a shot of rum.
By Erik Zeda
Hamantaschen
These triangular cookies—traditionally stuffed with poppy seed filling, but often with jam or jelly—are a signature of Purim.
By Zoe Denenberg