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Desserts & Cakes

78 recipes in this category

Classic cakes, puddings, and sweet treats made from scratch with timeless techniques.

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Sliced layered crêpe torte with chocolate glaze on a plate
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Walnut and Custard Crêpe Torte

Sixteen crêpes layered with a baked vanilla custard filling, walnuts, and biscuit crumbs, then glazed with chocolate for a rich, sliceable torte.

Total time: 115 min
Servings: 10-12 slices
Apple purée topped with ground almonds and whipped cream on a glass plate
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Apple Purée with Almonds and Whipped Cream

Apples cooked down in butter until they form a soft, marmalade-like purée, topped with ground almonds and a spoonful of lightly sweetened whipped cream.

Total time: 30 min
Servings: 4
Sliced chestnut roll coated in dark chocolate glaze on a plate
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Chestnut Roll with Chocolate Glaze

A dense, no-bake chestnut confection studded with candied citrus peel, dates, and raisins, and finished with a glossy dark chocolate glaze.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 10-12 slices
Unmolded pineapple cream dessert on a plate, garnished with pineapple pieces
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No-Bake Pineapple Cream

A light, chilled pineapple cream made with canned pineapple, gelatin, and whipped cream — no oven required, just a few hours to set.

Total time: 25 min
Servings: 6
Layered torte with poached pears under a glossy wine custard, on a deep glass serving dish
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Pear Torte with Wine Cream

A buttery pastry base topped with jam, poached pears in spiced wine syrup, and a whisked wine custard — an elegant layered torte.

Total time: 85 min
Servings: 8-10 slices
Unmolded strawberry cream dessert on a plate, garnished with fresh strawberries
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No-Bake Strawberry Cream

A silky, chilled strawberry cream made with fresh strawberries, gelatin, and whipped cream — no oven required, just a few hours to set.

Total time: 25 min
Servings: 6
Sliced three-layer almond wafer bars showing brown, red, and white almond paste layers between wafer sheets
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Vegan Almond Wafer Bars (Three-Layer)

Dairy-free, egg-free almond wafer bars in three colorful layers — a no-bake Lenten dessert built from almond paste and crisp wafer sheets.

Total time: 65 min
Servings: 24
Chestnut purée mounded over whipped cream in a glass bowl, piped with a border of cream
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Chestnut Purée with Whipped Cream

Sweetened chestnut puree is pressed through a ricer over whipped cream and finished with a piped border of cream — a rich chestnut dessert.

Total time: 105 min
Servings: 8
Layered date and nut torte coated in chocolate filling and topped with sliced almonds, cut into squares
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Almond Hazelnut Date Torte

A flourless torte of ground almonds, hazelnuts, and dates, sliced into layers and coated in a chocolate and butter filling.

Total time: 85 min
Servings: 12-16 squares