Called Pastel Tres Leches in Mexican, this cake recipe is a luscious affair, perfect for soaking up the three milks. It’s slathered in whipped cream.
Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache Frosting
May 29, 2009 by
These little cupcakes are made with peanut butter and frosted with whipped bittersweet chocolate ganache, then decorated with a flower of salted peanuts.
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- 30 M
- 1 H, 15 M
- 0
Raspberry, Ginger, and Honey Shortcakes
May 28, 2009 by
Mini shortcake scented with ginger and nutmeg hug soft mounds of whipped cream, Grand Marnier-steeped raspberries, and slivers of crystallized ginger.
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- 35 M
- 1 H
- 0
Portuguese Mini Lemon-Orange Cakes
May 15, 2009 by
These small cakes, called queques, are flavored with a hint of citrus–lemon and orange. Have them for breakfast, tea, or as a pick-me-up with espresso.
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- 15 M
- 45 M
- 1
Pumpkin Cake With Maple-Cream Cheese Frosting
May 10, 2009 by
Somewhat akin to a spice cake, this uber autumnal dessert takes a lovely autumnal lilt from pumpkin puree in the batter, maple syrup in the frosting.
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- 30 M
- 1 H, 15 M
- 42
Bittersweet Chocolate-Rum Icebox Cake
Sep 25, 2008 by
This chocolate icebox cake is intensely flavored with chocolate and rum and lined with ladyfingers. Make the cake a day a head and keep it in the icebox.
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- 50 M
- 2 H, 20 M
- 5
Darkness on the Delta: Cool Bittersweet Dessert
Jul 21, 2008 by
This bittersweet chocolate cake is a deep, dark-as-night fudgy dessert that’s a cool ending to a dinner party on a starry evening. Chocoholics unite.
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Vanilla-Mocha Café Cake with Cherries Jubilee Sauce
Jun 23, 2008 by
The combination of vanilla, coffee, and chocolate extracts lends great flavor, and the yogurt keeps the mocha cake moist. The cherry sauce is irresistible.
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Eggnog Pound Cake with Crystal Rum Glaze
Apr 21, 2008 by
This tender cake is the next best thing to a cup of eggnog, flaunting those familiar flavors of rum and nutmeg.
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- 45 M
- 2 H
- 16
Coconut Snowball Cupcakes
Apr 21, 2008 by
Coconut snowball cupcakes are filled with fresh coconut curd and topped with a flurry of shredded coconut. These cupcakes are perfect for coconut addicts.
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Red Velvet Cake Roll
Apr 15, 2008 by
This red velvet cake roll recipe from Flo Braker is a twist—or rather, a roll—on the classic red velvet cake.
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- 45 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 14
Chocolate Marble Cake
Oct 18, 2007 by
Chocolate and vanilla cake batter are swirled together for a delightful look and interested taste. Serve it as Bocuse suggests: with his vanilla custard sauce.
Brownie Swirl Cheesecake
Sep 27, 2007 by
The highlight of this cheesecake is its chocolate brownie crust and squares of brownies baked into the cake. On top is a swirl of bittersweet chocolate.
Chile-Spiked Chocolate Cakes
Aug 21, 2007 by
These chocolate cakes get their kick from chipotle peppers and are served with either a cinnamon custard or a tomatillo sauce.
Olive Oil Cake with Lemon Curd
Aug 06, 2007 by
This olive oil cake is moist, dense and rich with fruity olive oil, orange, lemon, and almonds. Due to the olive oil, the cake only gets better with age.
Apple-Spice Layer Cake with Caramel Sauce
Aug 01, 2007 by
Wonderful for Christmas, this three layer cake is baked with rich molasses and shredded apple and frosted with a decadent cream and caramel sauce.
Cappuccino Cheesecake
Jul 04, 2007 by
A completely satisfying dessert, this cheesecake recipe combines the coffee and cream flavors of a morning cappuccino with bittersweet chocolate.
Blueberry Buckle
Jun 27, 2007 by
Not familiar with buckle? It’s essentially a ginormous muffin bursting with fresh blueberries and capped with crumbs that are gently suffused with cinnamon and ginger.
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- 25 M
- 1 H, 35 M
- 3
Pecan Roll Cake with Praline Mousse
Jun 23, 2007 by
A cream cheese-pecan mousse is spread on a sponge cake and the whole thing is rolled up, jelly roll style, called a roulade, for an impressive dessert.
Cornelia Walker Bailey’s Pear Bread
Jun 10, 2007 by
Spice bread. Tea cake. Quick bread. Whatever you call it, this recipe has pedigree–and you don’t need to know its geneology to know this. One taste tells all.
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- 15 M
- 1 H, 30 M
- 10