Pistachio Cake by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers

Pistachio Cake

This pistachio cake is a cinch to make, and the combination of pistachio and lemon makes it a winner for breakfast, tea, or dessert.

Pecan and Carrot Cake Roulade by Bob Kinkead

Pecan and Carrot Cake Roll

A sheet of carrot cake filled is slathered with cream cheese frosting, sprinkled with candied pecans, then rolled up, jelly-roll style. A new twist.

Mississippi Mud Cake by Stephen Bruce

Mississippi Mud Cake

An ooey, gooey chocolate cake filled with chocolate and chopped pecans is topped with an equally oozing layer of buttery sweet goodness.

Chocolate Guinness Cake by Tish Boyle

Chocolate Guinness Cake

The bitter, coffee-like flavor of stout marries beautifully with dark chocolate in this ultra-moist, slightly earthy cake, giving it a distinctive flavor.

Chocolate Mocha Cake with Irish Whiskey

Chocolate Mocha Cake with Irish Whiskey

Mmmm. Mocha chocolate cake slathered with an Irish whiskey-laced chocolate icing. A decadent, grown-up cake if ever there was one.

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Almond Cake with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote by Thomas Keller

Almond Cake with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote

A gorgeous dessert, this almond cake has a rich, buttery flavor and toasted almond topping. Serve with strawberry-rhubarb compote or seasonal fruit.

Luscious Chocolate Desserts

Ultimate Chocolate Marquise

It doesn’t get much chocolate-y than this chilled dessert. Bittersweet chocolate, eggs, butter, and Cognac are beaten than lightened with whipped egg whites.

Black-Bottom Cupcakes by David Lebovitz

Black Bottom Cupcakes

These chocolate, deep-red devil’s food cupcakes are filled with an irresistible dollop of creamy cheesecake. Just what the kid in each of us craves.

Baba au Rhum by Ina Garten

Barefoot Contessa Baba au Rhum

This classic French dessert is an eggy cake that’s studded with currant, soaked with a vanilla-rum sauce and brushed with an apricot glaze.

Devil's Food Cake with Seven Minute Frosting

Devil’s Food Cake with Seven-Minute Icing and Coconut

Three layers of dark chocolate cake are filling and surrounded by a seven-minute frosting. The finish: sweetened coconut. This is a perfect birthday cake.

Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock

Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze

This Southern cake is bursting with fresh apple and spices, while the crunch of pecan adds the right bite. The caramel sauce makes it an over-the-moon dessert.

Super-Moist Apple Cake by Clark Frasier and Mark Gaier

Super-Moist Apple Cake

What makes this delicious apple cake so moist, besides the apples themselves, is a swirl of cream that’s poured on top and baked right in.

Fresh-Ginger Gingerbread with Soft Cream by Maria Helm Sinskey

Fresh-Ginger Gingerbread with Soft Cream

There’s nothing like fresh spicy gingerbread. This gingerbread cake is made with grated and ground ginger, cloves, and cinnamon for a rounded taste.

Honey Walnut Cake

Honey Walnut Cake

Easy enough for everyday yet sufficiently elegant for anytime you need a little oomph, this honey-inflected walnut cake never disappoints. Ever.

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Walnut Torte with Whipped Cream

Three-Layer Walnut Torte with Whipped Cream

Want oohs and aahs at the table? Here’s your answer. Three layers of impossibly light and airy walnut cake. You’re welcome.

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Espresso Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Ganache by Emily Luchetti

Espresso Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Ganache and White Chocolate Frosting

Decadent is the only way to describe these cupcakes. The rich, mocha cake is filled with even richer chocolate cream, then topped with white chocolate frosting.

Forever Summer by Nigella Lawson

Lavender Trust Cupcakes

Buttery cupcakes made with lavender sugar are topped with a violet-colored icing and decorated with tiny sprigs of lavender. A delightful summer dessert.

Orange Chocolate Chunk Cake by Ina Garten

Barefoot Contessa Orange Chocolate Chunk Cake

The combination of tart, citrusy orange with sweet chocolate in this cake was a big hit at the Barefoot Contessa. And we’re sure it’ll be with you, too.

Apricot Pound Cake by Flo Braker

Apricot Pound Cake

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

Williams-Sonoma Cake by Fran Gage

Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes

Nothing says loving from the oven more than luscious orange-infused chocolate cupcakes. They’re topped with an intense bittersweet chocolate frosting.

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