by Emily Luchetti
from Classic Stars Desserts
(Chronicle, 2007)
Serves 12
This fudge-like mousse cake pushes the opulence barometer right to the edge, stopping just short of excess. It is for serious chocoholics only. Use pasteurized eggs if you …

by Barbara Fairchild
from The Bon Appétit Cookbook
(John Wiley & Sons, 2006)
Makes 12 servings
Cape Cod’s cranberry bogs provided the inspiration for this festive dessert, a vanilla cheesecake scented with orange peel and topped with sweetened fresh …

by Dorie Greenspan
from Baking: From My Home to Yours
(Houghton Mifflin, 2006)
Serves 8
For anyone who comes from Alsace, the northeastern region of France, kugelhopf, as plain as it is, is a dream food. Part bread, part …

by Cindy Pawlcyn with Pablo Jacinto and Erasto Jacinto
from Big Small Plates
(Ten Speed Press, 2006)
Serves 6 to 8
I got the recipe for this cake from my cousin Joan years ago. You can bake it in …

by Tish Boyle
from The Cake Book
(John Wiley & Sons, 2006)
Makes one 9-inch cake, serving 10
Take a bite of this orange-cream cake and you’ll undoubtedly think of a Creamsicle, albeit one made with freshly squeezed orange …

by Margaret M. Johnson
from The Irish Spirit
(Chronicle, 2006)
Serves 6 to 8
Oatmeal-topped cobblers and crisps are real crowd-pleasers, and they’re easy on the cook, too, because they can be made in advance and reheated at serving …

by Andrea Froncillo with Jennifer Jeffrey
from The Stinking Rose Restaurant Cookbook
(Ten Speed Press, 2006)
Serves 4
At the Stinking Rose we don’t think that there can ever be too much of a good thing. Don’t believe us? …

Spekkuk
by James Oseland
from Cradle of Flavor
(W.W. Norton, 2006)
Makes one 9-inch tube cake
This butter-rich spice cake, flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves and known as spekkoek (the Dutch spelling) or spekkuk, is an inheritance from Holland’s …

by Paul Gayler
from Pure Vegetarian
(Kyle, 2006)
Serves 4
A simple and delightful summer dessert. Everyone loves cheesecake in one form or another — here, lavender adds a touch of summer elegance.
convert Ingredients
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by Bill Granger
from Bills Food
(William Morrow, 2005)
Serves 6 to 8
This vanilla cake is brightened with lemon zest and topped with a fine wreath of pears, which caramelizes beautifully in the oven. But there’s more: homemade …

by the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated
from Cooking at Home with America’s Test Kitchen 2006
(America’s Test Kitchen, 2005)
Serves 12 to 16
When you assemble the cake, the filling should be cool or cold. To be time-efficient, first …