Take your pumpkin spice cake to the next level with this pretty, party-worthy presentation.
Author: Martha Stewart
Coating the muffin tins with butter and sugar gives these little cakes sparkle and a bit of crunch.
Author: Martha Stewart
Layers of Cognac custard and warm pears are stacked between slices of gingerbread to create a dessert that's a perfect ending to your holiday feast.
Author: Martha Stewart
In this simple Lemon-Poppyseed flavored snacking cake, the taste of the fruit is enriched by lemon syrup and candied zest on top.
Author: Martha Stewart
Fresh fruit compotes, like our Dried-Apricot Compote With Late-Harvest Riesling, are luscious on top of this cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
This rendition of a Southern specialty gets its deep-red hue from food coloring and comes from Martha Stewart -- not our Martha but her namesake, a home cook from Montclair, New Jersey.
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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
There are few desserts that provoke so many comments about "decadence" as a truffle cake. Serve it slightly chilled, with a glass of cold milk as an innocent accompaniment.
Author: Martha Stewart
This multilayered dessert is much easier to put together than you might imagine. The chocolate bark requires a bit of precision, but then it's simply a matter of tearing it into shards. The tuiles and...
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Mario Bosquez, host of "Living Today" on Martha Stewart Living Radio (Sirius channel 112) shares his recipe for Mexican chocolate cake.
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White cake is layered with a fruit and nut filling and slathered with fluffy frosting in this traditional Southern dessert. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 709.
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Serve this moist, molasses-rich gingerbread with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
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A blueberry-studded triple-decker cake is decorated with swirls and rosettes of frosting flavored with black raspberry jam, followed by a tumble of fresh berries.
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Martha's version of a classic pineapple upside-down cake uses dried tart cherries for maraschinos, and features a layer of thinly sliced fresh pineapple. Serve the cake in generous slices, with a dollop...
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These lavender-dotted Petit-Pois Petits Four (petit-pois is French for polka dot) are filled with layers of genoise and tart orange marmalade.
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Make this sweet Swiss roll from "Martha Stewart's Cooking School" for an unforgettable holiday dessert. Also try:Jelly Roll
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Because they can be made using matzo cake meal instead of flour, sponge cakes have long been favorite Passover desserts. This recipe, which is brought to us by senior producer Lisa Wagner, was first prepared...
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This dessert combines the texture of grated carrots and the moistness of pumpkin puree into a great cake. Feel free to substitute your favorite cream cheese frosting for the citrus glaze.
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We've dressed up our Classic Pound Cake recipe with chocolate pound cake
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If you like, once you have zested the orange for the batter, you could cut the fruit into sections to serve alongside the moist and crunchy cake.
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A walnut-flecked olive oil cake, served with Apple Compote, Candied Walnuts, and creme fraiche, makes a satisfying coda to dinner.
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This banana-and-passion-fruit creation takes you to the tropics by way of Italy, where the vine-ripened fruit is used in sodas and all kinds of desserts. About a cup of mashed ripe banana adds moisture...
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This luscious chocolate dessert is covered with ganache and topped with fluffy meringue.
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This delicious upside-down cake, made by John Barricelli, is from the "Martha Stewart Baking Handbook."
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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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A true showstopper, this vanilla-bean Bundt cake gets the chocolate treatment inside and out. Cutting into the cake reveals its rich cheesecake-like chocolate filling, and the whole thing is glazed with...
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Piped buttercream-frosting blocks transform a chocolate-vanilla ice cream cake into an igloo that sweet marzipan penguins call home. Flakes of dried coconut "snow" and a cake stand trimmed with sugar-dusted...
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Once cooked, the cake cools to room temperature and is chilled several hours; hands-on time is only about a half hour. This recipe comes from Janet LeGrand Rice of Home Glen, Illinois.
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This simple chocolate cake is a favorite of Lucinda Scala Quinn's oldest son, Calder. Topped with whipped cream and sliced strawberries, it makes for an easy and delicious dessert.
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Sweet pears and an orange-scented crumb balance tart cranberries, making this cake delicious as an afternoon snack or as a dessert with whipped cream.
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Maple syrup not only flavors this luscious cheesecake, but it also is brushed on thinly sliced pears that are broiled to create a very unique decoration atop this festive dessert.
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This coffee cake may take longer to make than others, but the results are worth it. Freeze one for later.
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Layers of streusel and frangipane, an almond-based pastry filling, top this rich coffee cake. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 605.
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In Kentucky and its environs, this dessert once served as a wedding cake; neighbors and friends might have each brought a layer, and the hosts would add the filling. We plumped up dried apples in cider...
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Brown-sugar cake is layered with rounds of sticky-sweet caramel and finished with fluffy caramel whipped cream in this Southern treat. Martha made this recipe on episode 707 of Martha Bakes.
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This airy, sugar-dusted banana cake from Eileen Laudani of Eugene, Oregon is heavenly. Top each slice with a small scoop of sorbet or frozen yogurt.
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Make sure that your bananas are soft and ripe to give the banana cake the best flavor and texture. This recipe forms the base of our Banana Split Bombe dessert.
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The secret behind this classic, light-as-air cake is one dozen egg whites. Place the finished cake in a bed of white cotton candy for an angelic presentation. Serve slices of the confection with fluffy...
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Preparing this mouthwatering chocolate cake takes only 30 minutes; you can make it up to two days ahead.
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The carefree days of summer are embodied in this relatively effortless, yet elegant, skillet dessert. Aromatic lavender permeates the lightly sweetened cornmeal cake, and plump peaches impart even more...
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This rich chocolate mousse cake is made with chocolate ganache, which includes finely chopped bittersweet chocolate.
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Chiffon cake layers are filled and frosted with rich caramel buttercream in this decadent dessert. The best part? There's no elaborate piping required; the cake is cleverly decorated with store-bought...
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A silky cheesecake made with cream cheese and sour cream -- and featuring melted bitter-sweet chocolate, cocoa powder, plus a chocolate-wafer crust -- is a lesson in decadence.
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This ice-cream cake is an homage to the Nutty Buddy ice-cream cone. A parchment cuff allows you to pour a generous layer of melted semisweet chocolate; wafers divide vanilla and chocolate ice cream. Chopped...
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