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Desserts & Cakes

78 recipes in this category

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

Layered glass bowl of apricot compote and pale fruit cream, chilled and set
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Chilled Fruit Cream with Apricot Compote

A light, gelatin-set cream layered with apricot compote, made with a cooked meringue and custard base for a safe, silky texture.

Total time: 65 min
Servings: 6-8
Sliced almond torte with candied fruit, glistening with rum syrup, on a glass plate
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Mixed Dried Fruit and Almond Torte

A rich, nearly flourless torte built on ground almonds, candied fruit, and raisins, soaked in a warm rum syrup after baking.

Total time: 75 min
Servings: 10-12 slices
Whole pears poached in red wine syrup with a cinnamon stick, chilled in a glass bowl
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Pears Poached in Red Wine

Whole pears gently poached in red wine with cinnamon and sugar until tender, then chilled and served in their own syrup. A simple, old-fashioned dessert.

Total time: 40 min
Servings: 4-5
Small chocolate-coated coffee cream tartlets arranged in paper cups
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Coffee Cream Tartlets

Bite-sized chocolate-coated tartlets filled with silky coffee custard cream, unmolded like a bonbon. A no-bake Central European confection for dessert tables.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 16-18 pieces
Chocolate squares topped with chopped almonds on a wooden board
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Rich Chocolate Squares with Almonds

A rich, dense chocolate square cake, topped with chopped almonds and baked low and slow until set — cut into neat squares once cooled.

Total time: 85 min
Servings: about 16 squares
Honey spice tea cookies topped with almond halves on a plate
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Honey Spice Tea Cookies with Almonds

Honey and spice tea cookies, spiced with cinnamon and clove, brushed with egg yolk and topped with almond halves — they only get better with time.

Total time: 65 min
Servings: about 45 pieces
Small apple and almond bonbons rolled in crystal sugar, arranged in paper candy liners
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Apple and Orange Bonbons

Grated tart apple cooked with sugar and orange until thick, mixed with sliced almonds, shaped into bonbons, and rolled in crystal sugar.

Total time: 65 min
Servings: about 30 pieces
Small square cakes topped with meringue and grapes, dusted with vanilla sugar
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Meringue Grape Cake Squares

A butter cake base spread with apricot jam, topped with sweetened meringue and grapes, baked until golden and cut into squares.

Total time: 70 min
Servings: about 16 pieces
Layered date, fig, and almond bars with dark chocolate icing, cut into squares
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No-Bake Date and Fig Bars

A no-bake almond marzipan base layered with ground dates, figs, and walnuts, finished with a dark chocolate icing. Naturally dairy-free.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: about 20 bars
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