Horizontal slices of rich brownie cake make dramatic stripes in this striking frozen dessert, which features all the fixings of an old-fashioned sundae -- and then some. Two kinds of ice cream -- vanilla...
Author: Martha Stewart
You can prepare the batter through step two up to two hours ahead; refrigerate, covered. Before baking, uncover, and bring batter to room temperature.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe for New York-style cheesecake, adapted from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook," makes a smooth and creamy dessert that everyone will love.
Author: Martha Stewart
Tender, lemony butter cake lies beneath a crisp, crunchy, crackling shell for a delicious contrast in every bite of this cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
Lemon Pudding Cake makes for the perfect springtime dessert.
Author: Martha Stewart
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...
Author: Martha Stewart
This sweet treat makes the perfect snack for a tea party or brunch.
Author: Martha Stewart
Served on an Astier de Villatte cake stand, a delectable apple-blackberry cake is the grand finale.
Author: Martha Stewart
This dessert is a masterful blending of everybody-loves-ice-cream with we're-all-grown-up-espresso. Layers of sponge cake soaked in a liqueur-espresso syrup are separated by layers of coffee ice cream...
Author: Martha Stewart
A recipe from Martha's mom, this rustic cheesecake is an Easter tradition in the Kostyra family. Instead of the usual cream cheese filling and graham cracker crust, it teams tangy farmer cheese and plump...
Author: Martha Stewart
This featherweight, sweet cake is offset by a tart sorbet. Fresh raspberries mixed into the batter give this dessert a hint of pink.
Author: Martha Stewart
Enjoy this cake on its own or with a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream.
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe is a stone-cold project, but trust us--it's worth every step. Four layers go into a bowl: a no-bake cheesecake batter, a blend of freeze-dried cherries and cookie crumbs, ice cream spiked with...
Author: Greg Lofts
You can serve this rich, creamy cake unembellished, or, as chef David Waltuck recommends, dusted with confectioners' sugar and topped with a berry compote or freshly poached peaches and whipped cream.
Author: Martha Stewart
Snow angels make an appearance on the dessert table with a light-as-air angel food cake covered with drifts of fluffy coconut and topped with angel-shaped lollipops.
Author: Martha Stewart
For our fanciful pinecones, oval almond cakes are crafted with cookie cutters, covered with chocolate frosting, and topped with "scales," each one a carefully arranged almond slice.
Author: Martha Stewart
We used frozen cherries to make a fruit-studded cake that's sweet as can be. Serve it on its own as an afternoon snack or with whipped cream for dessert.
Author: Martha Stewart
Layers of malted chocolate ganache give a rich, textural crunch to this marshmallow-topped cake from ABC Kitchen pastry chef Cindy Bearman.
Author: Martha Stewart
Our rich graveyard cake-a pumpkin spice cake with bleeding chocolate glaze-is the ultimate sweet addition to your Halloween menu. Espresso shortbread headstones mark each slice.
Author: Martha Stewart
Baking in applesauce -- and chunky cubes of whole apples -- ensures that this cake has plenty of fall flavor.
Author: Martha Stewart
This stunning dessert is a simple-to-make icebox cake. Chocolate shavings are easily made with a vegetable peeler.
Author: Martha Stewart
This dramatic four-layer dessert is inspired by the flavors of Sicilian-style cannoli, which is stuffed with ricotta, chopped chocolate, and candied orange zest.
Author: Martha Stewart
Coating the muffin tins with butter and sugar gives these little cakes sparkle and a bit of crunch.
Author: Martha Stewart
Use this buttercream to frost "Whisk Kid" blogger Kaitlin Flannery's colorful Rainbow Cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
Despite its all-American name, this no-bake dessert does not contain ice cream. Rather, it features vanilla semifreddo, an Italian frozen custard made with cream, sugar, egg yolks, and gelatin. Easy to...
Author: Martha Stewart
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.
Author: Martha Stewart
This Pumpkin-Spice-Latte Cake is espresso and spice scented with a dense, moist texture of a gingerbread.
Author: Martha Stewart
This haunted house's towering cookie facade, candy details, and golden caramel windows are guaranteed to become the stuff of legend-that is, should anyone who ventures near live to tell the tale. A winding...
Author: Martha Stewart
Fresh strawberries, seedless raspberry jam, and vanilla ice cream are layered between moist yellow cake for a three-layered frosted dessert that's just right for summer.
Author: Martha Stewart
This dense, single-layer cake is especially easy because it's supposed to look imperfect and requires no frosting. A dozen eggs, nearly a pound of butter, and 12 ounces of bittersweet chocolate make it...
Author: Martha Stewart
Ice cream in a 500-degree oven? As long as it's bundled up in a thick layer of meringue, the outside caramelizes, and the inside (chocolate cake with chocolate ice cream) remains brr-illiantly chilly.
Author: Martha Stewart
A delicate cake that has a double dose of tangy brightness, thanks to a zest-filled batter and a silky citrus glaze. The optional candied lemon-rind topping adds a design element that will have the crowd...
Author: Martha Stewart
Clad in a satiny chocolate glaze and rolled with chestnut mousse, this black-tie cake with gold leaf-adorned chestnuts is fitting for New Year's Eve.
Author: Martha Stewart
Using whole-milk yogurt yields the best results for this cake. You will need a spring form pan.
Author: Martha Stewart
Nutty poppy seeds and fragrant lemon zest enliven a white layer cake; its filling is a combination of whipped cream and lemon curd.
Author: Martha Stewart
Although its meringue peaks make it look exactly like a pie, underneath the topping is a moist, lemon-flavored cake. This recipe, featured on "Martha Stewart Living" TV and brought to us by executive chef...
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe creates the chocolate meringue discs that are the foundation for Martha's decadent Chocolate Meringue Cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
This mousselike dessert is so airy it's liable to float right off your plate. Combine that texture with the cool flavor of peppermint-laced chocolate, and you have a treat that just might send you to cloud...
Author: Martha Stewart
This recipe for sweet-potato bourbon bundt cake is from "Bundt Classics" by Dorothy Dalquist.
Author: Martha Stewart
If eating pie leaves you yearning for more crust, here's your dream dessert: Flaky, golden-brown pate brisee disks are layered with jam, then pastry cream that has whipped cream and sliced strawberries...
Author: Martha Stewart
Use this sweet buttercream recipe, adapted from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook," in our Chocolate-Peppermint Cake.
Author: Martha Stewart
This meringue buttercream holds its shape particularly well, making it good for decorating. If the buttercream becomes too soft while piping, stir it over an ice-water bath until it stiffens.This recipe...
Author: Martha Stewart
Innocents are snared easily by a ganache spiderweb. Spun by a gumdrop spider with limber licorice-string legs, the web is draped over a dangerously addictive and creamy no-bake cheesecake. Candy Spiders...
Author: Martha Stewart
An old family recipe and a very simple Mexican dessert. It consists of ordinary vanilla cookies and a sweet and simple lime cream. As a personal note, this dessert is much better chilled and goes great...
Author: Chris
Layered and light, the tiers of this lemon cake with curd call for cholesterol-free egg whites and skim milk; the berries in between are thought to be brain boosters.
Author: Martha Stewart
This delicious recipe for chocolate almond upside-down cake is courtesy of Gale Gand and can be found in her cookbook, "Chocolate and Vanilla."
Author: Martha Stewart
Cornmeal and finely ground almonds make delicious shortcakes, and when stuffed with berries and cream, they're even better. It's a delightful summer dessert that's perfect for a crowd.
Author: Martha Stewart
You only need five ingredients to make this decadent chocolate frosting.
Author: Martha Stewart