A silky cheesecake made with cream cheese and sour cream -- and featuring melted bitter-sweet chocolate, cocoa powder, plus a chocolate-wafer crust --...
Martha takes tres leches cake to the next level by adding yet another milk. The vanilla-flecked batter is enriched with milk powder, whole milk, condensed...
Cut a slice of this rich and fudgy chocolate cake...if you dare. Crunchy malt balls in the ganache center will leave you wondering if the "cockroaches"...
This extravagant dessert has everything: ice cream, nuts, fluffy marshmallow, and enough satisfyingly cakey bits to hold it all together. Sometimes more...
Berries are a dream team in this triple-decker dessert. A layer of cool and sweet raspberry sorbet is the perfect topper to blackberry-studded ice cream,...
The white shade of this frosting belies the fresh mint flavor, which is achieved by steeping fresh mint in milk when making the custard base, and then...
This versatile batter takes kindly to stone fruits like plums (shown here), peaches, and even cherries. Try it in fall with apples or pears, in spring...
Topping cheesecake with shimmering fruit is nothing new, but we spun this one in two fresh directions: We swapped out the expected cherries for ruby-red...
Bursting with fresh blueberries, this flavorful cake from Lori Sandler's "The Divvies Bakery Cookbook" is made without eggs, nuts or dairy, so even those...
The frosting may be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature and re-whip with an electric mixer fitted with the...
Proof positive that you don't need frosting to create a spectacular cake! Here, Martha adorns this eight-layer showstopper with fresh berries, edible flowers,...
For our fanciful pinecones, oval almond cakes are crafted with cookie cutters, covered with chocolate frosting, and topped with "scales," each one a carefully...
This ice-cream cake is an homage to the Nutty Buddy ice-cream cone. A parchment cuff allows you to pour a generous layer of melted semisweet chocolate;...
Once cooked, the cake cools to room temperature and is chilled several hours; hands-on time is only about a half hour. This recipe comes from Janet LeGrand...
Is an upside-down cake upside down when it's baking or when it's served? In this lightly spiced version, the base-later, the top-combines ripe black plums...
Light in texture,traditional Italian cheesecakesare made with ricotta cheese.Here, citrus adds depth to thericotta; the compote of orange,grapefruit, and...
One bite and you'll know why these cake squares, which are kosher for Passover, are such crowd-pleasers. The dessert's caramel glaze and nut topping make...
In Kentucky and its environs, this dessert once served as a wedding cake; neighbors and friends might have each brought a layer, and the hosts would add...
Vegetable oil subs in for butter in this fruit-topped, vanilla-scented cake, reducing the saturated fat; whole-wheat flour boosts the fiber and lends a...
This recipe is a stone-cold project, but trust us--it's worth every step. Four layers go into a bowl: a no-bake cheesecake batter, a blend of freeze-dried...
Use this moist yellow cake to make our show-stopping Dog Cake or Fish Cake. The important thing to remember is that you will need to make one recipe (which...
One layer of this banana cake and another layer of Coconut Cake surrounded by cream cheese frosting and colored coconut flakes comprise the very special...
This timeless frosted vanilla cake is finished with lemon zest tossed in granulated sugar for a sweet, citrusy crunch. It's topped with the perfect lemon...
These edible ribbons of candied carrots add a touch of whimsy to this stunning carrot layer cake. The secret to the 'spring' in their step is an everyday...
Piped buttercream-frosting blocks transform a chocolate-vanilla ice cream cake into an igloo that sweet marzipan penguins call home. Flakes of dried coconut...