Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery in the strip mall next to my old apartment that made the most incredible cake dip. Not the … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to borrow a cake pan—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s potluck—and the smell … Read more

The timer went off, and I pulled the cake out of the oven expecting a lovely, tall sheet cake for a holiday party. I had … Read more

Let’s be honest—the holidays are a beautiful, chaotic blur of wrapping paper, tinsel, and way too many things on your to-do list. The last thing … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but these copycat cranberry bliss bars have officially earned that title. They’re everything you want from a … Read more

My neighbor Mark wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a wrench—my kitchen faucet had started making this terrible grinding noise—and the … Read more

This was supposed to be my attempt at a fancy, multi-layered birthday cake for my husband’s surprise dinner. I had the recipe bookmarked for weeks, … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from our accountant, Mr. Henderson. But there I was, at the annual office potluck, holding a plate of the lightest, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I had this overwhelming urge to make Christmas cookies. Not just any cookies—the … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me struggling with a wobbly, three-tiered cake stand on a Tuesday afternoon. She didn’t say anything at first. Then she handed … Read more