Dessert recipe collection

Lighter zucchini bread made with whole-wheat flour, egg whites, and applesauce instead of oil, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and studded with walnuts. Low-fat, kid-approved, and bakes into two adorable mini loaves.

Chewy oatmeal cookies packed with shredded zucchini, chunky peanut butter, and chopped dates. These moist drop cookies disappear fast, so plan to eat them within a day of baking for peak texture.

An elegant German zucchini cake with coconut, candied cherries, rum, and lemon, lightened with whipped egg whites and finished in a glossy chocolate glaze. Baked in a traditional Rehruecken mold for a stunning presentation.

Zuleika cake is a flourless almond cake with a tender, macaroon-like base crowned with a rich cooked egg yolk cream and toasted almonds. Naturally gluten-free and best made a day ahead.

Three fluffy vanilla layers meet brown-sugar caramel frosting that's silky, not fussy: simple counting-cake proportions topped with butter-toffee sweetness that'll make you swoon.

Old-fashioned 1850 blackberry pie with five ingredients. Berries baked into a single crust under a flour, sugar, and milk custard for a rustic 19th-century farmhouse pie that sets into a soft, jammy slice.

Award-winning thumbprint cookies with buttery dough rolled in finely chopped nuts, pressed with your thumb, and filled with ruby raspberry jam: elegant holiday baking that won first place.

Lightning-fast sheet cake with boiled cocoa mixture poured over flour and sugar, baked thin at high heat, then drenched in warm chocolate-nut frosting straight from the oven.

3-step chocolate cheesecake: cream cheese filling studded with semi-sweet chocolate chips, baked in a graham cracker crust. The 5-minute mix-and-bake dessert that beats most boxed mixes.

Simple lemon cheesecake with cream cheese, fresh lemon juice and zest, baked until barely set, then chilled: bright citrus tang in three easy steps with whipped cream and lemon slices.

Lighter chocolate cake with oats, egg whites, skim milk, and fresh orange: 50% less fat but loaded with chocolate chips and bright citrus zest for moist, tender sheet cake.

Classic pecan pie from Dear Abby columnist Abigail Van Buren, built on corn syrup, brown sugar, and whole pecans scattered across the top instead of stirred in. The old-school Southern holiday standard.

Indulge yourself into these decadent chocolate cookies that can satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

Whole wheat herb bread with cottage cheese, scallions, dill, and V8 juice: soft yeast loaves enriched with eggs, kneaded until elastic, and baked until golden hollow-sounding.

Turned out lovely. I've eaten so much my stomach hurts.

Additive Devil's Food Cake with Caramel Filling recipe