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Pineapple sour cream pie on a graham crust with a tangy pineapple-sour cream filling thickened with egg yolks and crowned with toasted meringue. Tropical, tart, and old-fashioned in the best way.

Tiramisu from scratch: Italian sponge soaked in espresso-brandy syrup, layered with a silky Marsala zabaglione mascarpone cream, and dusted with cinnamon and coffee. A refined take on the classic.

Spiced apple pie with cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves, and allspice in a flaky double crust dressed with pastry leaves. Bakery-quality dessert with deep autumn warmth.

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Jam Filling and Cream Frosting recipe

Rhubarb ripple is an old-fashioned cobbler style dessert with tart baked rhubarb, a cinnamon stick, and a pecan-studded biscuit top. Rustic, deeply pink, and ideal with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Iowa applesauce cake, a moist spiced sheet cake with raisins and walnuts, crowned with tangy cream cheese frosting and dusted through a paper doily. Heartland baking at its cozy best.

Summer pandowdy layers juicy nectarines and blueberries under a cream biscuit crust, then dowdies the top by pressing it into the bubbling fruit. Old-fashioned New England dessert.

Old-fashioned ice water cake with cake flour, beaten egg whites, and ice-cold water for a snow-white, tender crumb. A vintage two-layer white cake.

Authentic Italian focaccia with two long three-hour rises, kneaded with olive oil and salt, then pressed thin, drizzled, and baked golden for crisp-bottomed, chewy bread.

Mandarin orange cheesecake wrapped in crackling phyllo pastry, filled with cream cheese and ricotta, then soaked in orange blossom syrup for a Middle Eastern twist on a classic.

Bakery-sized oatmeal cookies loaded with chopped dates, walnuts, coconut, and sesame seeds, spiced with cinnamon, allspice, and almond extract. Crisp edges, chewy centers.

Coca-Cola cake frosting boils butter, cocoa, and cola together then pours over powdered sugar with pecans and vanilla. A warm, pourable Southern frosting for chocolate sheet cake.

Fresh raspberry pie with a woven lattice crust, made with real berries cooked down with cornstarch for a thick, glossy filling. Dusted with powdered sugar and garnished with chocolate leaves.

Seared bay scallops glazed with a reduced vermouth and lemon sauce, finished with fresh dill and cracked pepper. A light, elegant 20-minute seafood dish with bright, clean flavors.

Warm brownie pudding cake bakes its own fudgy chocolate sauce underneath a soft cake top. Pour boiling water over the batter, don't stir, bake, then spoon out cake and sauce in one go.

Coconut Joys are no-bake coconut balls made with butter, powdered sugar, and shredded coconut, filled with melted dark chocolate. Four ingredients, no oven, dangerously addictive.