Cakes & Cupcakes

For this grand chocolate cake, layers of cinnamon-almond pastry are filled with apple-flecked chocolate mousse. This ...

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This intensely chocolate cake—a favorite of chef Sascha Lyon's wife, Latoya—benefits from three glazings with sugar s...

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We love pastry chef Emily Luchetti's variation on German chocolate cake: hers has white layers and a rich, bitterswee...

The unadorned spice cake layers, which need to stand overnight to develop their flavor, are delicious on their own. F...

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Goat cheese gives a twist to traditional cheesecake and adds a savory element to this not-too-sweet dessert.

Chef Maria Helm created this luxurious cake as a birthday surprise for Robert, who loves caramelized fruit and spices...

The almond flour, or almond meal, that gives these cakes their unique flavor is available at specialty food shops.

Anyone who has ever tried to beat 8 egg whites with a hand mixer can appreciate the benefits of a standing electric m...

These individual soufflés get their lovely texture from the cornmeal and their refreshing juiciness from the ra...

The dense pound cake is flavored with orange-flower water, a fragrant distillate made from bitter-orange blossoms. P...

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Marcia Kiesel serves this subtly sweet, fruit-studded skillet cake at breakfast, as a snack and even as a rustic dess...

Extra-virgin olive oil and sugar combine to put a crisp sweet crust on this crumbly treat. The cool simplicity of the...

Halvah, a sweet dessert, takes many different forms around the Mediterranean, the Middle East and India. The texture ...

Joseph Keller's airy orange-infused dessert has the texture of a rich chiffon cake.