In this diner-style delight, a chocolate-wafer crust anchors a silky-smooth peanut butter and whipped cream filling. Drizzles of melted chocolate and peanut...
Author: Martha Stewart
Many cooks are intimidated by pastries and pies, thinking they'll make a mistake with the dough and ruin the recipe. The fact is, most of the errors that...
Author: Martha Stewart
Use this recipe to frost your favorite layer cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
For variety, add chopped walnuts or pecans, fresh blueberries, or finely chopped dried fruits (such as cranberries or raisins) to the topping.
Author: Martha Stewart
Light on effort, heavy on flavor, pound cake has earned its centuries-long popularity. Learn how to make this traditional, crowd-pleasing dessert.
Author: Martha Stewart
This ganache recipe (which can easily be multiplied) is the base for Apricot and Ganache Tartlets, Chocolate Cakes with Ganache Glaze, Mini Chocolate Whoopie...
Author: Martha Stewart
It's hard to improve upon a giant -- and downright delicious -- chocolate chip cookie, but we've found a way: Stuff it with caramel! The secret to this...
Author: Martha Stewart
For a no-bake treat just right for lunchboxes or after school, try this fun twist on a childhood favorite that goes beyond the usual "Snap, Crackle, and...
Author: Riley Wofford
This recipe for bread pudding is courtesy of Chef Vitaly Paley and can be found in "The Paley's Place Cookbook."
Author: Martha Stewart
In between bars and a crowd-friendly sheet cake is this autumnal dessert. Moist and tender pumpkin spice cake is lavished with cream cheese frosting for...
Author: Martha Stewart
Baking, simplified: One pan and two steps create this soft, gooey, giant cookie.
Author: Martha Stewart
Walnuts add a nutty dimension to this rich, decadent dessert. This maple-walnut cake with brown sugar frosting is perfect for any fall occasion.
Author: Martha Stewart
Classic bread pudding is just how you remember it: perfumed with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg, and dotted with raisins.
Author: Martha Stewart
A perfectly layered napoleon is a showstopping dessert; slicing it, however, can be a tricky matter. Don't be discouraged if yours doesn't cut neatly into...
Author: Martha Stewart
This cheery lemon cake is perfect for festive occasions. Top it off with our Whipped Frosting that's the perfect light and fluffy complement to this moist...
Author: Martha Stewart
Toasted coconut balances the tart sweetness of pineapple and provides a crunchy topping for this buttery cake. Not too delicate, it's a treat just right...
Author: Martha Stewart
We skipped the cream on top to let the tropical custard filling be the star.
Author: Martha Stewart
Start filling up your cookie jar with those popular treats.
Author: Martha Stewart
A buttery-vanilla batter is the base of a cake that brims with a pound of strawberries. We promise that you'll want to eat this berry dessert all summer...
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
Cocoa powder plus semisweet chocolate chunks provide a double-dose of chocolate in these dunkable, giftable cookies. Martha prepared this recipe in Episode...
Author: Martha Stewart
This simple, elegant dessert satisfies a sweet tooth without being too rich.
Author: Martha Stewart
Mini marshmallows are melted into this dark chocolate fudge, giving it the smoothest, creamiest texture.
Author: Martha Stewart
"After baking countless cakes over the past 11 years for our pages, I've come back around to appreciating the versatility of a sponge cake," says Jennifer...
Author: Martha Stewart
A spicy British classic made with fresh and dried ginger, this cake is just right for teatime. The recipe comes from chef April Bloomfield's book "A Girl...
Author: Martha Stewart
Use this sweet, buttery crumble topping on Rhubarb Pie or any other fruit pie in place of a top crust.
Author: Martha Stewart
We've made this beloved Southern dessert even more tempting by adding dark chocolate. The pie filling puffs up during baking but settles as it cools.
Author: Martha Stewart
Pumpkin's not just for pies. Mix up these cupcakes with canned pumpkin and lots of spice, then top them with tangy cream cheese frosting and the cutest...
Author: Martha Stewart
Lemon lovers, rejoice -- these crisp, delicate cookies are made with lots of juice and zest for a delightful tang; poppy seeds add crunch.
Author: Martha Stewart
The incomparable flavor of pure maple syrup is reason enough to make this sweet treat; that it is also quick to prepare is an added bonus. Maple syrup...
Author: Martha Stewart
Named for the way the indentation in the center is made with your thumb, these popular thumbprint cookies are filled with a pool of melted chocolate.
Author: Martha Stewart
Coconut-cream pie, a spin-off of custard-cream pie, is a traditional Southern favorite that has moved far beyond the lower regions of the country to more...
Author: Martha Stewart
Sticky toffee pudding is essentially a rich, moist cake permeated with a thick caramel-like sauce (with extra for serving). Most recipes say to soak the...
Author: Martha Stewart
Lining the pan isn't busywork; it makes it easy to remove the brownies.
Author: Martha Stewart
Sweet potatoes are spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg and enriched with cream, brown sugar, and maple syrup for the flavorful filling of this pie. A candied...
Author: Martha Stewart
These chocolately shortbread wedges are even more enticing with a splash of colorful icing.
Author: Martha Stewart
Snow angels make an appearance on the dessert table with a light-as-air angel food cake covered with drifts of fluffy coconut and topped with angel-shaped...
Author: Martha Stewart
One of Martha's all-time favorite gelatin desserts, blancmange is like a large-format panna cotta. In French, 'blanc' means white and 'manger' means to...
Author: Martha Stewart
Otherwise known as biscotti di Prato, cantucci are twice-baked almond cookies from Tuscany. Martha ups the ante by adding pistachios and two kinds of dried...
Author: Martha Stewart
If pumpkin pie married caramel custard, their offspring would look like this pumpkin flan. From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn. (c)2009,...
Author: Martha Stewart
Pulling off a homemade marshmallow recipe is easier than you think. This recipe gives you perfectly gooey marshmallows. Sandwich it into a s'more, or just...
Author: Martha Stewart
Choose Bosc pears that are ripe but still a little firm for the filling of this oat-almond crisp -- they'll stand up well to baking.
Author: Martha Stewart
Lemon squares combine the wonderful flavor of freshly squeezed lemon juice with just a few staples such as sugar, flour, eggs, and milk in this simple...
Author: Martha Stewart
This cake has delicious twists and turns from it crackly top and hidden hazelnut center to its chocolatey finish.
Author: Martha Stewart
Layer cake, cupcakes, or loaf cake? One basic batter makes all these and more. Raspberry-Cream Layer Cake, Cappuccino-Chocolate Cupcakes, and Chocolate-Vanilla...
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe from Judy Stevens of New York City is delicious with Cinnamon-Walnut Topping.
Author: Martha Stewart
Grate some zucchini for surprisingly delicious cupcakes. This recipe was submitted by reader Ian Young of Oakland, California.
Author: Martha Stewart