Dessert Recipes

“Mom, they’re staring at me.” My seven-year-old froze in the doorway, clutching a plate with both hands like it might vanish. On the plate sat … Read more

I assumed that adding cream cheese to pumpkin muffins would just make them dense, like a brick wrapped in autumn leaves. It took about twenty … Read more

I burned my first Apple Dapple Bundt cake so badly the smoke alarm went off and my neighbor actually knocked on the door to check … Read more

The way the caramel ribbon sinks into the cream cheese, that slow, deliberate swirl cutting through all that white—that’s the whole point of this dip. … Read more

My husband took a bite of one of these Baked Apple Cider Donuts last weekend and just stopped mid-sentence. He looked at the donut, looked … Read more

The apples were starting to soften in the fruit bowl—you know the ones, getting that slightly mealy texture that nobody wants to bite into. My … Read more

Let’s be honest for a second. Baking a full-sized cake is a lot of commitment. You need the right pan, you need to measure out … Read more

My sister did not trust a rolled cake. The first time I mentioned making a pumpkin cream cheese roll for Thanksgiving, she actually laughed. “You … Read more

Third time in a week and the kitchen still smells like burnt sugar and cinnamon. I don’t know why I keep doing this to myself. … Read more

“Wait, that’s it?” My sister-in-law, Jen, was standing in my kitchen, staring at the bowl I’d just handed her. She’d called me in a panic … Read more