Dessert Recipes

I figured a baked donut would never match the real thing—the kind from the bakery with that slight greasy sheen and a crumb that practically … Read more

The orange frosting sat in a lopsided swirl on top of the brownie, and my six-year-old nephew looked at it like I’d handed him a … Read more

I was standing in the canned vegetable aisle last October, staring at a shelf of pumpkin puree that was somehow more expensive than the butter … Read more

I was elbows deep in a broken lawnmower engine last October when my accountant, Mr. Henderson, started talking about pumpkin bread. Let me set the … Read more

Pulling a half-crushed graham cracker sleeve out of the pantry while my toddler screamed for “orange cake” and the timer on the stove beeped for … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of classic sugar cookies. You know, the ones you roll out and cut into perfect little shapes. I … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a Tuesday in late September, and a very specific craving hit me like a freight train. I wanted a warm, … Read more

I ruined three batches of brown butter before I finally understood what the recipe was actually asking me to do. Not ruined in the way … Read more

The striated layers, and that’s the whole point. Not the sweetness, not the nostalgia—the way those three distinct bands sit perfectly stacked, one on top … Read more

My neighbor Dave asked why I couldn’t just skip the cream cheese frosting and use browned butter instead. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more