Cinnamon and Cream

Cinnamon Roll Cookies with Vanilla Bean Glaze

These slice-and-bake cookies capture everything you love about a cinnamon roll, crisp buttery edges, a swirled cinnamon-brown sugar filling, and a glossy vanilla bean glaze, in a form you can have on the table in under two hours. They are the kind of cookie that makes your whole kitchen smell like a bakery and disappears from the plate before they have a chance to cool.

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Spiced Plum Upside-Down Cake with Cardamom Butter Caramel

Jewel-toned plum halves nestle into a fragrant cardamom caramel and bake into a tender, warmly spiced brown butter cake that flips out in one dramatic, glossy moment. This is the kind of cake that makes an ordinary Tuesday feel like something worth celebrating.

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Classic Dobos-Style Caramel Crunch Chocolate Cake

Seven feather-light sponge layers sandwiched with silky chocolate buttercream and crowned with a mosaic of hand-cracked caramel shards – this is the cake that stopped Budapest in its tracks in 1885. It takes patience and a little practice, but every single step is worth it.

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Peach Melba Layer Cake with Almond Sponge and Raspberry Coulis

A showstopping celebration cake inspired by the classic French dessert, with fragrant almond sponge layers, fresh peach compote filling, whipped mascarpone cream, and a vibrant raspberry coulis poured dramatically at the table. It tastes as impressive as it looks, and the components can be made over two days to keep the process relaxed.

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Hazelnut Praline Layer Cake with Silky Milk Chocolate Ganache

Tender brown butter hazelnut sponge layers are stacked with crunchy praline buttercream and blanketed in a pourable milk chocolate ganache that sets to a glossy, fudgy finish. This is the kind of cake that earns a standing ovation at the table.

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Raspberry and White Chocolate Layer Cake with Mascarpone Frosting

Tender vanilla butter cake layers are filled with a tangy fresh raspberry compote and blanketed in a silky white chocolate mascarpone frosting that melts on your tongue. This is the showstopper cake you will reach for every time you want to make someone feel truly celebrated.

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Caramel Apple Harvest Cake with Walnut Streusel

A warmly spiced apple cake crowned with a buttery walnut streusel and finished with a silky salted caramel drizzle – this is autumn in every single bite. It comes together with simple pantry ingredients and rewards you with a deeply flavored, bakery-worthy centerpiece that is far easier than it looks.

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Bananas Foster Layer Cake with Rum Caramel Frosting

Every element of the classic New Orleans tableside dessert is baked into this showstopping layer cake, from the brown sugar banana sponge to the buttery rum caramel buttercream. It is the kind of cake that makes people set down their forks and ask for the recipe before they have even finished their slice.

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Classic Sicilian Cassata with Ricotta and Candied Fruit

A showstopping Sicilian celebration cake layered with sweetened sheep’s milk ricotta, soaked sponge, and jewel-bright candied fruit beneath a glossy marzipan shell. This is the cake that has graced Palermo’s pasticcerie for centuries, and once you taste it, you will understand why.

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Chocolate Praline Entremet Layer Cake

A showstopping French-inspired entremet built from layers of tender chocolate sponge, silky praline crémeux, crunchy feuilletine, and dark chocolate mirror glaze. This is the kind of cake that makes a room go quiet the moment it is sliced.

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