8,128 vanilla recipes

Homemade chocolate cannoli with beer-leavened fried shells filled with sweetened ricotta, chocolate chips, toasted walnuts, and orange and lime zest. An Italian pastry shop classic made from scratch.

Pecan fudge pie with eight ounces of melted semisweet chocolate, three cups of pecans, and dark corn syrup in a from-scratch shortening crust. A rich, fudgy twist on classic pecan pie.

Pineapple upside-down cake with a butterscotch brown sugar base, pineapple rings, and maraschino cherries baked in a round pan. Served warm with whipped cream.

Golden saffron cake with rose water and pistachios, soaked in vanilla sugar syrup and cut into diamonds like baklava. A fragrant Middle Eastern-inspired low-fat dessert.

Espresso cake is a coffee-infused angel food cake: 12 whipped egg whites, cake flour, and espresso baked in a tube pan, then finished with a coffee-cocoa icing. Feather-light and caffeinated.

Dense chocolate fudge cake with oats, Kahlua, and chocolate syrup, topped with a broiled brown sugar and nut crunch. One pan, under an hour, and dangerously rich.

No-bake cheesecake with apricot purée spiked with brandy and apricot liqueur, set with gelatin and folded with whipped cream in a pecan crust.

French apple pie with vanilla custard filling, butter-sauteed Granny Smith apples, apricot preserves glaze, and a golden lattice crust. A bakery-level showpiece.

Grand Marnier chocolate pecan torte: a flourless ground-pecan chocolate cake laced with orange liqueur, glazed with silky chocolate ganache, and crowned with whipped cream rosettes and fresh orange slices. A showpiece dinner party dessert.

Maple syrup mousse with whipped egg whites and cream folded into a gelatin-set maple custard base. An airy, elegant no-bake dessert garnished with gingersnap crumbs.

Jumbles are old-fashioned filled sandwich cookies, two rolled rounds enclosing a smear of grape jelly with three peek-a-boo windows cut into the top. Vintage pantry treat.

Flourless chocolate cream cake made with semi-sweet chocolate, pecans, and Irish cream liqueur, crowned with a pillowy Irish cream whipped cream topping.

White chocolate glazed anisette biscotti with toasted hazelnuts, crushed star anise, and almond extract. Crisp twice-baked Italian cookies with a creamy sweet glaze.

Layered chocolate mousse dessert with a buttery pecan crust, cream cheese layer, chocolate pudding, vanilla pudding with fresh strawberries, and whipped topping with chocolate shavings.

A no-bake cheesecake with a whole wheat crust, creamy cottage cheese and banana filling, and fresh grapefruit on top. Light, tangy, and set with gelatin for a refreshing lower-calorie dessert.

Cola Cake with Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting recipe