This year, don't reach for powdered ginger. Fresh ginger gives this traditional dessert a more nutritious, flavorful update.
Author: Martha Stewart
This warm dessert blurs the line between cake and pudding.
Author: Martha Stewart
One slice in, and this tiered pound cake proves it's anything but vanilla. A rich chocolate base, lighter cocoa center, and buttery top make it far more gratifying than the mere sum of its parts.
Author: Martha Stewart
A simple version of the classic French dessert buche de Noel, this enchanting cake covered with crunchy almonds and creamy frosting calls to mind a snow-covered log in a wintry forest.
Author: Martha Stewart
These shell-shaped, cakey cookies are a French treat traditionally served with tea. The buttery madeleines are spiced with ground cardamomand coated with a sweet citrus icing.
Author: Martha Stewart
This delicious vanilla Bundt cake recipe comes from Leah Lyon, winner of Nordic Ware's Bundts Across America Recipe Contest.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe features a silky whipped-cream filling that's whisked with caramel, then rolled up in a genoise cake that's been brushed with bourbon-chocolate syrup for unbeatable flavor that's nuanced and...
Author: Martha Stewart
This delicious variation on the French bûche de Noël combines a rich chocolate genoise with white-chocolate mousse. The decorations-meringue mushrooms and sugared rosemary stems-evoke a crystalline,...
Author: Martha Stewart
Innocents are snared easily by a ganache spiderweb. Spun by a gumdrop spider with limber licorice-string legs, the web is draped over a dangerously addictive and creamy no-bake cheesecake. Candy Spiders...
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In this sunny-tasting tropical-fruit dessert, genoise becomes a tender shell for coconut pastry cream and slices of caramelized pineapple and mango.
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A blend of gluten-free flours including brown-rice flour, almond flour, and quinoa flour yield delicate results. Buttermilk helps to keep the cake super moist, and plenty of cocoa powder makes it taste...
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Famous for its smooth, silky texture and a flavor that is not saccharine, Swiss meringue buttercream is perfect for desserts like layer cakes that need a lot of frosting and could run the risk of tasting...
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This versatile cake is made even better by the addition of toppings like our Caramelized Pineapple, Warm Chocolate Sauce, or Lemon Curd.
Author: Martha Stewart
We love this crown of glazed cream puffs, but the cake is also great without them.
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
Put a creative twist on the traditional rolled and filled cake known as roulade by going marble -- all you have to do to create the pretty pattern is mix up two contrasting batters.
Author: Martha Stewart
Virginia Willis, our former test-kitchen director, often spent summers and holidays in Georgia with her grandmother, who shared this recipe.
Author: Martha Stewart
These delicious chocolate-coffee cakes do not take long to make and are the perfect ending to a romantic meal.
Author: Martha Stewart
This lion cake from Martha Stewart Baby, Fall 2001, is a fun and regal addition to any kids' party.
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This Layered Fruitcake with Creme Fraiche Frosting makes enough batter for a three-layer cake; to make the towering six-layer cake pictured, make two separate batches, rather than simply doubling the ingredients....
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Upside-down cake doesn't have to be made with pineapple. Grapefruit gives a bittersweet flavor to this rendition of a down-home classic.
Author: Martha Stewart
With its luxuriously rich filling and real-fruit topping, cheesecake commanded a relatively steep price at 20th-century diners. One bite of this classic provided all the justification anyone needed.
Author: Martha Stewart
This delicious recipe for warm chocolate cake is courtesy of Michael Laiskonis.
Author: Martha Stewart
Lemon four ways amps up these sour-cream pound cakes: zest goes into the batter, and the loaves are finished with lemon syrup, glaze, and candied pieces of the citrus.
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This double diablo cake makes for a tasty, chocolate-filled dessert that everyone will love.
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The fruit on top of this cake is finished with a generous sprinkle of coarse sugar -- so when it's baked, it's like a big, crunchy muffin top.
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This versatile batter takes kindly to stone fruits like plums (shown here), peaches, and even cherries. Try it in fall with apples or pears, in spring with berries -- you get the idea. The recipe comes...
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These stone-fruit cakes are equally delicious warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or cool with a dollop of creme fraiche.
Author: Martha Stewart
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Cornmeal gives this cake a pleasantly grainy texture.
Author: Martha Stewart
New York Crumb Cake is quite a popular dessert at Foster's Markets in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina. Owner Sara Foster estimates that her shops sell three to four pounds of crumb cake every...
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This orange-curd-filled cake topped with Mrs. Milman's chocolate frosting was Martha's father's favorite. Make it as a birthday treat for someone special in your life.
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For this log, chocolate cake is rolled with pistachio ice cream, clad in chocolate, and frozen.
Author: Martha Stewart
Yes, you can make a cake in an Instant Pot or pressure cooker! This tastes like British steamed puddings, such as spotted dick, but it's made with fresh fruits instead of dried ones. This recipe appears...
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Martha's daughter Alexis loves to make this festive banana-coconut cake for special occasions. Martha prepared this cake on Martha Bakes, episode 504.
Author: Martha Stewart
The cake keeps well for several days, wrapped in plastic.
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Served with a scoop of our Earl Grey Ice cream and with a surprise Chocolate Truffle hidden inside, these aren't your typical molten cakes.
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Our Caramel Peach Sauce is the key to this delicious layered cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
Don't be fooled -- these rich-looking desserts may look like a cheesecake had a baby with a molten chocolate cake, but they're much lower in fat thanks to the nonfat cottage cheese taking the place of...
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Sponge is a mixture of yeast, flour, and water that, when allowed to sit, bubbles and ferments; used in bread, it imparts a tangy flavor.
Author: Martha Stewart
The blackberries soften in a layer of caramelized brown sugar to create a sweet, jam-like topping on this cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
For a romantic dessert, try this decadent cake from chef Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station.
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A rustic polenta cake is studded with red grapes and rosemary.
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Before layering the ice cream and sorbets, beat them (separately) with a mixer until softened. They'll be easier to spread.
Author: Martha Stewart
This cake recipe -- from Chef Tim LaBant of The Schoolhouse at Cannondale -- is used to make his Autumnal Parfait.
Author: Martha Stewart
Author: Martha Stewart
These tiered mini cakes are as fun to make as traditional s'mores.
Author: Martha Stewart