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    Dessert

    Cookies, cake, ice cream โ€” indulge in the best dessert recipes! Quick, tasty treats for any craving. Start baking your favorites now.

    Don't forget to try these!

    • Valentine's Day Dessert
    • Slice of Blueberry Lemon Pizza
      Blueberry Lemon Pizza in a Brioche Crust
    • Oreo "Tacos" with Strawberry Salsa
      Oreo "Tacos" with Strawberry Salsa
    • Pave d'Amour
      Pave d'Amour - The Quintessential Celebration Cake
    • Cafe au Lait Crepe Cake
      Cafรฉ au Lait Crepe Cake with Orange Cream Sauce
    • A slice of the White Chocolate Mocha Cheesecake sits on a china plate.
      White Chocolate Mocha Cheesecake
    • Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
      Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
    • Raspberry Mascarpone Tarte Tropezienne
    • Rows of lemon curd tartlet petit fours.
      How to Make Lemon Curd
    • Kouign Amann
      Stuffed (or Not) Kouign Amann
    • Mocha Kahlua Brownie
      Mocha Kahlua Brownies
    • Lemon Raspberry Pudding Cake
    • The spectacular Buche de Noel
      Buche de Noel
    • Strawberry Verrine
      Strawberry Verrines
    • Individual Meringue
      Meringue Shells
    • Orange Bread Pudding
      Orange Bread Pudding
    • Finished photo
      Tiramasu Parfaits
    • Snicker-ama Tart with caramel, peanut butter mousse filled with snicker's pieces and a chocolate ganache
      No Bake Snickers Pie
    • Finished Photo
      Orange Almond Madeleines - A Petit Four
    • Banana Tart with Rum Pastry Cream
      Banana Caramel Tart with Rum Pastry Cream and Praline
    • Finished baked shell
      Individual Tart Shells
    • Finished Photo
      Tri-Chocolate Pate
    • Slice
      Lemon Gooey Butter Cake in a Brioche Crust
    • Finished photo
      Creamy Pound Cake with Strawberry Lemon Sauce
    • Slice on trivet
      Peach Pizza
    • Peachy Keen Parfait
      Peachy Keen Mascarpone Parfait

    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    Thanksgiving

    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Chocolate Chocolate Truffles
    • Zippy Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
      Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
    • Cranberry Orange Muffins in three sizes, mini, regular and Texas on a gray plate with a red napkin.
      A Cranberry Orange Muffin
    • Cooled Caramel in a bowl.
      Caramel - A Building Block of Pastry
    • Scone with Cranberry Strawberry Jam on a plate
      Scones with Cranberry Strawberry Jam
    • Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
      Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
    • A plate of Cuccidati, fig and nut filled Italian Cookies sprinkled with multi-colored nonpariels.
      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
    • This picture shows a slice of the coffee cake on a white, lace edged plate on a marble counter.
      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
    • Langue de Chat cookies in a bowl.
      Langue de Chat
    • Angel food Cake
      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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