Bon Appetit’s vanilla cheesecake scented with orange peel and topped with sweetened fresh cranberries is a perfect fall dessert when cranberries are fresh.

Layers of crispy phyllo, or filo, painted with a cocoa powder-butter mixture, make the perfect bread for this stacked dessert sandwich filled with mousse.

In this recipe, glutinous rice flour makes a snug casing for dark chocolate molded into a ball shape. The balls are coated in sesame seeds and then deep-fried.

Thanks to an ample amount of chocolate, this bread pudding transcends its homey origins. Rich brioche, raisins, milk, cream and eggs make it irresistible.

These brownies are swirled with cream cheese and studded with Heath bar bits and pecans. Not too fudgy, not too cakey, these brownies strike the right balance.

Layers of thick, creamy chocolate mousse and smooth coffee mousse alternate with crumbles of walnut brownies and are topped off with dollops of whipped cream.

This almond-speckled chocolate-filled coffee cake is ideal for breakfast, but it also makes a great holiday treat.

Alfajores are shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche. For this version, the alfajores are enrobed in chocolate and edged with toasted coconut.

These cookies, which are a dramatic collaboration of chocolate and vanilla, spring from piping swirls of rich chocolate frosting onto lush vanilla cookies.

Bark is an ideal hostess gift, especially during holidays. In this version the nuts aren’t caramelized, but rather roasted, bringing out layers of flavor.

A dark, bittersweet chocolate cake is layered with a caramel-y filling of coconut and chopped pecans and stacked tall for a dessert to impress guests.

An Oreo cookie crust is filled with a rich custard made from bittersweet and semisweet chocolate. Vanilla-infused whipped cream is crowned high on top.

This is a sauce to spoon over perfectly ripe summer fruit or drizzle over a fruit pie or tart.

Cupcakes aren’t just for kids — grown-ups are especially fond of these orange-scented little cakes, which sport a luscious orange cream cheese frosting.

Deeply smoked garlicky pork sausage and gruyere cheese are tossed in a mustard vinaigrette and served over field greens in this French country salad recipe.

Studded with almonds and coated in silky chocolate, this roca–essentially toffee–is utterly impossible to resist. Give it as a holiday gift.

Cocoa powder transforms these waffles into a dark chocolate dessert — delicious served warm with hot fudge sauce, vanilla ice cream, or whipped cream.

These tender cupcakes scented with vanilla are topped with a rich truffle filling, so chocolate lovers can have their cake and chocolate, too.

A spin on the original Nabisco icebox cake, these mini versions are filled with coffee whipped cream–a perfect companion to the chocolate wafers.

These naughty chocolate biscuits are dripping with sweet cherry goodness–a take on cherries jubilee. Vanilla ice cream completes the dessert.

This layer cake maximizes the flavor of chocolate. Its buttery flavor and serious moistness makes the cake so delicious. The satiny chocolate frosting helps.

Mini chocolate cakes puff up during baking to form a crisp top. The middle gives way to a steamed pudding and, at the bottom, is a pool of dark fudge sauce.

These chocolate macaroons, egg white-and-ground almond cookies, are crisp-chewy and contrast beautifully with creamy chocolate ganache filling.

Cocoa powder heightens the intensity of these dense, dark muffins. Chocolates lovers rejoice. Enjoy with milk or coffee and freeze any leftovers.

Mexican flavors–chocolate, cinnamon, and coffee–come together in this tart for outstanding effect. Serve it as dessert or with an afternoon cup of coffee.