Dessert Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a sudden, undeniable need for something warm, spiced, and sweet. The kind of craving … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter with the pumpkin puree already in it. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

My friend Sarah watched me scraping burnt chocolate frosting off a cupcake for the third time that morning. She didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

Jaw literally dropped when I realized I had zero heavy cream in the fridge. Three layers of chocolate ganache were supposed to happen, and instead … Read more

The way the brown sugar caramelizes on top of the peaches — that thick, almost sticky layer you crack with your spoon — that’s what … Read more

I ruined three batches of these muffins before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not a little wrong—like, hockey-puck-in-a-muffin-wrapper wrong. The first time, … Read more

I want a pumpkin spice latte cupcake, and I want it now. Not in an hour. Not after I run to the store for buttermilk … Read more

We were at a friend’s barbecue, and the grill was still hot. Burgers were done, corn was devoured, and everyone was eyeing the leftover peach … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper layered strawberry shortcake. I had the berries macerating, the heavy cream chilling, and I was already mentally preparing … Read more

Linda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s fence project—and the smell hit me … Read more