Cakes

A lightly spiced cake with chunks of tender apple that’s smothered in what folks are calling the perfect cream cheese frosting. Sigh.

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• 25 M
• 1 H
• 0

Make it regular or make it dairy-free and vegan. Either way, it’s going to be satisfying as can be.

• 1 H
• 5 H, 30 M
• 2

One of those desserts that makes people do face-plants into their dessert plates.

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• 3 H
• 8

One taste and you’ll understand why this is the most popular recipe from The New York Times. A new American classic.

• 15 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 38

A campfire classic elevated to dinner party status. And we’re not just talking appearance.

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• 1 H, 15 M
• 3 H, 30 M
• 0

Swoops and swirls of ethereally airy whipped cream lend these cupcakes a more adult air. In a playing grown-ups sorta way.

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• 30 M
• 55 M
• 2

Breakfast. Brunch. Onesies. Dessert. Midnight nosh. Heck, there’s no time of day or night that we don’t welcome this classic plum kuchen.

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• 45 M
• 4 H, 30 M
• 7

With its deep dark chocolate smack and intense espresso buzz, this mocha cake creation ought to have a minimum age requirement.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 35

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

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• 1 H
• 1 H, 25 M
• 0

This American classic is, in a nod to its Southern origins, hospitable as can be thanks to vanilla cake layers with a meringue frosting that conceals a creamy filling containing–surprise!–coconut, Maraschino cherry, and oatmeal cookie crumbs.

• 1 H
• 1 H, 25 M
• 6

Sonhos–Portuguese for “dreams”–is an apt name for Portugal’s dreamy doughnuts that are as easy to make as they are to eat.

• 25 M
• 1 H
• 23

Forever? Completely? Sounds like words used only in conjunction with things that inspire lasting love. Like this cake.

• 20 M
• 55 M
• 277

Inspired by the tropics, this simple single-layer cake is quick and easy yet lacks nothing in terms of satisfying richness.

• 20 M
• 1 H, 10 M
• 12

Flecked with vanilla seeds, this classic pound cake is ridiculously rich and oh so satisfying with its tender crumb and its knee-wobbingly crisp outer edges.

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• 20 M
• 1 H, 20 M
• 3