Desserts

White cake plate with a Kentucky Bourbon Pound Cake.

Kentucky Bourbon Pound Cake

This simple, yet delicious, and boozy pound cake makes a great dessert for potlucks, family get-togethers, bridal and wedding showers, or to munch upon while watching the Kentucky Derby.

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Wide view of a bowl f stacked old-fashioned beignets beside a bowl of powdered sugar and a fine mesh sieve.

Old Fashioned Beignets

Old Fashioned Beignets are a great way to celebrate Fat Tuesday and wrap up Mardi Gras. These beignets are made without yeast and ready in about 40 minutes.

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Plate with a strawberry shortcake waffle - a strawberry waffle with strawberry syrup, powdered sugar, strawberry ice cream, strawberry slices, and dollops of whipped cream, all on a white plate.

Strawberry Shortcake Waffles

Who says dessert is for after dinner? I say let’s start our Valentine’s Day celebration with a delicious, fluffy, and sweet Strawberry Shortcake Waffle. A Belgium waffle is made with a boxed strawberry cake mix and pureed, fresh strawberries for maximum berry flavor. Then its topped with strawberry ice cream, strawberry syrup, whipped cream, and a dusting of powdered sugar. If you want decadence for your morning, then this is just what you’ve been waiting for!

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Gray marble background with a white plate with heart shaped Valentine sugar cookies with red, pink, and white marble icing.

Heart Sugar Cookies With Marbled Icing

Surprise your loved ones with these gorgeous (and easy!) Valentine Sugar Cookies WIth Marbled Icing. Forget about the fancy piping and decorations, these cookies get dipped in a swirled icing for a beautiful marbled effect. Another bonus is that the cookie dough doesn’t need to be chilled before rolling it out!

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Lemon Shortbread Cookies

These lemon shortbread cookies are buttery, full of lemon flavor, and perfect with a cup of hot tea. In about 30 minutes, you can have a batch of homemade cookies that will keep you coming back for just one more.

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Side view of white bowls with servings of homemade, healthy strawberry granita.

Healthy Strawberry Granita

Healthy strawberry granita is an easy, sweet, and refreshing dessert that will satisfy your sweet tooth without a lot of calories. Refined sugar and dairy free, this dessert uses fresh berries, lime juice, and just a touch of balsamic vinegar.

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Side view of a Burnt Almond Torte cake on a white cake plate sitting on a blue placemat.

Burnt Almond Torte

This rustic Burnt Almond Torte is an iconic Pittsburgh treat that everyone loves. Moist yellow cake is layered with silky, vanilla pastry cream, and iced

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Top view of Chocolate Biscuit Cake decorated with milk chocolate frosting swirls and placed on a on a palm leaf platter.

Chocolate Biscuit Cake

This Chocolate Biscuit Cake was Queen Elizabeth’s favorite afternoon tea sweet. It was also Prince William’s groom’s cake. It is rich, and very chocolatey, but

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Side view of key lime custard in glass cups and garnished with grated lime zest. The cups sit upon a white tray on a wooden board.

Key Lime Custard

Key Lime Custard is the tart, creamy, and sweet, end-of-summer dessert that’s perfect for an ‘End-Of-Summer’ barbecue. This dessert uses ingredients you probably already have

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