Lemon and cream cheese have long been companions in American baking, and this fun-to-assemble, sweet-tart filled coffee cake makes it easy to see why.

This inviting pound cake is the next best thing to a cup of eggnog. The dense, tender cake showcases the flavors of eggnog, rum, nutmeg, and currants.

Flo Braker’s twist on the classic red velvet cake takes the form of a roulade, or jelly roll, spiraled around a silky white chocolate cream.

This luscious, buttery-flavored pound cake is scented with vanilla, almond, lemon, and orange. An apricot filling puts it over the top.

Take just one bite of Flo Braker’s chocolate cake slathered in pistachio Bavarian cream frosting and we guarantee it will become your favorite dessert.

These charming chocolate and rum buttercream creatures are known as Igels in Austria. Include them on an assorted miniature tray for a touch of delicious whimsy.

You taste chocolate right away when you bite into these, but the appearance of a snowy white meringue kiss shape atop a short tender cookie gives no clue.

The fresh flavors of lemon and blueberry are at their best here in Flo Braker’s easily assembled, elegant tart.

Golden caramels — literally, that’s what these are in taste, color, and topping. Decorate each caramel square with a bit of 24-karat gold for a glitter look.