Cakes & Cupcakes

This summery version of a pineapple upside-down cake is served with a decadent caramel sauce; the moist peach cake is...

This dessert is a favorite of Alfonso Iaccarino's. The yeast-leavened babas are lightly infused with rum and lemon ve...

It seems as though every restaurant in America offers a version of this amazing cake created by master chef Jean-Geor...

For Dana Cowin's wedding, pastry chef Claudia Fleming covered an entire table with cakes. This one is bridal white—an...

This light, flourless cake has a not-too-sweet flavor and a wonderful texture from all the nuts. It's just the right ...

Bradley Ogden, the founder of The Tavern at Lark Creek in Larkspur, California, knows that no matter how much we want...

Blueberry preserves give this moist cake a pretty swirl and a fruity sweetness.

This super-sweet dessert, called tableton in Argentina, consists of layers of crunchy pastry rounds and a rich carame...

Gary Peese, a Texan who has studied with Diana Kennedy, the well-known authority on Mexican cooking, serves his moist...

A friend of Maya Kaimal's mother makes this sweet, rich, moist cake. The pepper lends it a fine complexity without ma...

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Named for Le Coze's house on Mustique, this chocolate mousse-filled loaf cake is easy to make but looks special. Note...

A certain Mrs. Lane created her rich and delicious raisin, pecan and coconut confection in Alabama in the late 19th c...

At the Fine Arts Restaurant in The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Jim Dodge accents his elegant financier, or French ...

Cassata is a traditional Sicilian dessert of liqueur-soaked cake layered with a chocolate-and-nut-studded ricotta fil...

Deborah Madison, the consulting chef at the O'Keefe Cafe in Santa Fe's Georgia O'Keefe Museum, got her inspiration fo...

Because this crumbly cake isn't overly sweet, it's also nice for breakfast. Plus: More Dessert Recipes and Tips

Plus: More Dessert Recipes and Tips