Dessert
A dessert is a sweet course typically served at the end of a meal. It can take many forms, including cakes, pies, pastries, ice cream, fruit, and puddings.
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Vintage Strawberry Shortcake
Shortcake is really a rich baking powder biscuit; in this case, a very rich drop biscuit with a high portion of butter and two egg yolks. You can’t get more old-fashioned than this Vintage Strawberry Shortcake. As they could only gild a lily in the good old days, we suggest you butter the biscuits, too. You haven’t lived until…
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Springtime Bunny Cake
I made this cake many times with my daughter when she was growing up. It’s easy and fun! I believe it was a Betty Crocker recipe, but I don’t remember
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Cannoli
Cannoli were my favorite Italian bakery dessert in Chicago during the Lenten season. Cannoli are cheese stuffed pastries.
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Turon
Turon is a Filipino snack made of thinly sliced bananas, dusted with brown sugar, rolled in a spring roll wrapper and fried. Other fillings can also be used together with the banana, such as jackfruit, sweet potato, mango, Cheddar cheese and coconut.
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Cuccidati
Cuccidati are fig or date bars. They are beautiful on cookie trays during the holiday season. Cuccidati, also known as Italian fig cookies, are a traditional Sicilian treat typically prepared during the holiday season, especially for Christmas. They are filled with a mixture of dried figs, nuts, spices, and sometimes citrus zest, all encased in a sweet dough.
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Affogato
One of the most delightful Italian desserts! Affogato means “drowned” in Italian. In this case, gelato is “drowned” in espresso and flavored syrup. The flavor combinations are almost endless. An affogato is a delicious Italian dessert that consists of a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream “drowned” with a shot of hot espresso. The contrast between the hot coffee…
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Five Flavor Pound Cake
Five Flavor Pound Cake is made with five different extracts, both in the cake and in the optional glaze. Tips for making the perfect five flavor pound cake All ingredients should be at room temperature. This is particularly true for butter, eggs and milk. Although you can use all-purpose flour, but cake flour is a more desirable choice for…
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Ultimate Caramel Apple Dip
This Ultimate Caramel Apple Dip is the perfect fall fruit dip, and its buttery goodness is extremely addictive! Don’t even try to count the calories.
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Lemon Custard Cake
A moist lemon cake sits atop a delicate custard. Setting an 8-inch baking dish in a roasting pan filled halfway with water allows the custard to form while the top bakes. This is excellent served warm straight from the oven or cold.
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Sticky Toffee Pudding
From the “land down under,” Australia, comes this delicious toffee pudding.
