Cakes & Cupcakes

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.

Lydia Shire likes to serve these orange-scented cakes with candied ginger ice cream. To make your own easily, fold fi...

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Serve these moist cupcakes slathered with cream cheese frosting and covered in a riot of crunchy toasted pumpkin and ...

Filled with sweet, billowing blackberry meringue, this rich-tasting chocolate cake is a stunning dessert. Plus: More...

For his show-stopping dessert, Joe Abuso fills gingerbread shortcakes with rich mascarpone cream and sweet ripe berri...

To peel peaches easily, blanch them first in boiling water for 1 minute.

Egi Maccioni's mother used to make this almost pudding-like rice-and-ricotta cake for the Easter holiday. For best fl...

This cake begins with two 8-inch round layers that are split in half horizontally and given a light soaking with a ru...

This buttery yellow cake is so wonderful, you may never make pound cake again. It's unusual not only in the proportio...

This moist layer cake is filled and frosted with ganache and decorated with Modeling Chocolate, which resembles a pli...

In this rich cake, a flavorful blend of amaretti and blanched almonds replaces the usual flour. Serve it with whipped...

If you like decadent chocolate cakes with a runny center, cut the cooking time to about 15 minutes. Plus: More Des...

The café au lait-colored filling for this spiced cake is shingled onto the outside of the log for a barklike eff...

Toasted coconut chips—fantasy birch bark—cover this classic sponge roll, which is spread with a thin layer ...

These buttery, luscious, melt-in-your-mouth cakes come from The Bathers Pavilion restaurant in Sydney.