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Strange how such a sweetly stunning sensation can be just sugar, cream, flour, and vanilla. Couldn’t be easier—or more addictive.

• (6)
• 20 M
• 5 H
• 28

A creamy, milky, not egregiously sweet, altogether lovely argument for sticking with a classic—in this case, a Spanish classic.

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• 30 M
• 2 H
• 0

A better way to start your day. Uh, we mean, end your day. That’s what we meant. Yes. End it. Ahem.

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• 5 M
• 10 M
• 0

Sweet and tart and sophisticated and stunning and almost too pretty to eat. Almost.

• (2)
• 15 M
• 2 H, 40 M
• 4

Buttery, rich pound cake is ribboned with a marmalade layer, steeped in blood orange syrup, and finished off with a tartly sweet orange glaze. Sigh.

• (3)
• 1 H
• 2 H
• 8

The quintessential something to sip at an elegant soirée, a large party, or just because it’s a random Tuesday night.

• (1)
• 5 M
• 5 M
• 4

Looks like upside-down cake. Tastes like upside-down cake. Yet this sticky citrusy dessert couldn’t be more right-side up.

• (13)
• 30 M
• 1 H, 30 M
• 68

This eminently reliable, no-fuss recipe doesn’t ambush you with carving trickery. It’s just a simple, supple roast beef tenderloin napped with a slightly boozy but goof-proof sauce.

• (4)
• 1 H
• 1 H, 45 M
• 9

An impressive (and blissfully last-minute!) hostess gift or cocktail party nosh with an incredibly satisfying salty sweet thing. And spectacularly simple to make. Decorate as much or as little as you like.

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• 1 H
• 2 H
• 0

This is essentially orange-glazed duck with the crispiest skin you’ve ever experienced. It’s incredibly easy to make. And even easier to make disappear.

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• 2 H, 15 M
• 2 D, 4 H
• 0