Cook the Book: The Sweet Melissa Baking Book

Frozen lemon souffle as a refreshing ending to dinner, served in a chocolate cup with both strawberry and blueberry sauce and a tuille for texture and crunch! Heaven

yanasbubby at 7:58PM on 03/31/08

Brownies from the Moosewood Cookbook

absorber at 7:59PM on 03/31/08

Macaroons from Laduree in Paris!

Truculence at 8:00PM on 03/31/08

any cake, preferably chocolate

Marilyn at 8:00PM on 03/31/08

a rich, warm, dark chocolate brownie with a scoop of fresh vanilla bean ice cream... the perfect pairing!

sixfoxlane at 8:06PM on 03/31/08

brownies!

catalu at 8:12PM on 03/31/08

lemon tart

chestnutflour at 8:14PM on 03/31/08

Cheesecake cocaigne from The Joy of Cooking. Smooth, creamy, and delicious!

missmolly324 at 8:17PM on 03/31/08

beautiful fresh fruit. Maybe a little whipped cream too.

musicalpandibear at 8:17PM on 03/31/08

Semifreddo. With berries or stone fruit in the summer, spices and pears in the fall, liqueurs and in the winter, citrus for spring, and chocolate any time I can get it!

Brownie at 8:19PM on 03/31/08

brownies

carusoc at 8:23PM on 03/31/08

Strawberry Shortcake with real cake and fresh whipped cream, or Yellow cake w/ cream cheese icing and pineapple or berry cobbler w/ vanilla ice cream. I think I have to make one of these items this week.

kandecia at 8:25PM on 03/31/08

brownies with coffee ice cream and hot fudge sauce

MollyM at 8:30PM on 03/31/08

Oh gosh, just one? NY Style Cheesecake, Cherry Pie, Dutch Apple Pie, Choc. Chip cookies, Strawberry Rhubarb Galette, they change with the seasons!

bobcatsteph3 at 8:31PM on 03/31/08

I love a good fruit crisp. I grew up eating my grandmother's apple crisp and have since created several variations over the years.

KellyPerry at 8:37PM on 03/31/08

Hard to choose, but I love me a good chocolate cake.

deejaycee at 8:43PM on 03/31/08

Homemade pavlova, particularly in the spring or summer when fresh fruit is plentiful. It tastes like something between a sweet cloud and summer incarnate.

jenilowrance at 8:54PM on 03/31/08

I have to second the perfect yellow cake that feels like some magical amalgam of butter, sugar, egg and mystery goodness with really good chocolate frosting.

brooklynchower at 8:57PM on 03/31/08

Strawberry shortcake made with a sweet biscuit, warm strawberries, and topped with cream

HeatherB at 9:01PM on 03/31/08

Vegan Chocolate Death Cake from The Grit in Athens, GA. There is nothing like it!

blgrimes at 9:05PM on 03/31/08

panna cota

hrwalf at 9:12PM on 03/31/08

white chocolate macadamia nut cookies.

pupilindenial at 9:12PM on 03/31/08

Mango sorbet. :)

cochon at 9:17PM on 03/31/08

trifles are just some of my many loves.

Enmalkm at 9:18PM on 03/31/08

Tiramisu is definitely my favorite dessert.

brandi at 9:19PM on 03/31/08

Warm apple pie and Vanilla ice cream

daveg227 at 9:20PM on 03/31/08

Tårta—Swedish meringue cake with whipped cream and raspberry jam filling.

schnitzel at 9:21PM on 03/31/08

Chocolate cake with dark chocolate frosting.

overw8 at 9:26PM on 03/31/08

A collection of ice cream and cookies

jessie at 9:34PM on 03/31/08

Bread Pudding

tekna at 9:35PM on 03/31/08

Creme brulee.

madball911 at 9:39PM on 03/31/08

Molten chocolate cake made with Valrohna and Vanilla Haagen Daz ice cream

deefine at 9:42PM on 03/31/08

I have to choose just one?! Ok then...I'd have to go with homemade ice cream.

eggsonsunday1 at 9:46PM on 03/31/08

fresh peaches and strawberry shortcake in the warm seasons. warm apple pie and pumpkin pie in the cool seasons

mercuryhime at 9:55PM on 03/31/08

Lemon Souffle - a properly sugar-coated ramekin will render the exterior carmelized with a slight crunch while the interior is an etheral intensely lemony-yellow dream.

VoraciousMatt at 9:56PM on 03/31/08

Cherry pie...fresh cherries from my Dad's tree and homemade crust

chimaybabe at 9:59PM on 03/31/08

Also: today's my birthday (for real!)

VoraciousMatt at 10:04PM on 03/31/08

Wild black raspberry tiramisu with chambord

ellieut at 10:06PM on 03/31/08

about 30years ago i had an old very humble black man for a neighbor who worked as a cook in a big hotel in my hometown. of course he was well retired by the time i met him. early one morning as i was walking to work he was standing outside his home and he spoke as usual,"goodmornin young missy how u doing this fine mornin". never did i realize that this man would bake me the most wonderful pound cake i had ever had in my life and to this day i havent had one like it. oh, i've had very good pound cake but, i guess there was just what i think was kindness, friendship and neighborly love in his mix. not long after my good neighbor past away and his beloved wife passed 4 weeks later. whenever i taste a good pound cake i always think of him.

jobug_tincher at 10:07PM on 03/31/08

tarte aux fraises

mlt43 at 10:18PM on 03/31/08

Beatty's chocolate cake. Sooooooo so good.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_36337,00.html

ryansm at 10:19PM on 03/31/08

cherry cheesecake

brianstewart at 10:22PM on 03/31/08

Creme brulee...but only the ones I make.

Tiramisu is a very close second.

meliass at 10:28PM on 03/31/08

Lemon squares!

merav13 at 10:51PM on 03/31/08

A cheesy NY-style cheesecake

Vincci at 10:52PM on 03/31/08

Any kind of cheesecake will do. I just love the smell of baked cream cheese and sugar.

Natalie at 10:56PM on 03/31/08

Chocolate bread pudding with either raspberries or bananas. Gooseberry or rhubarb pie.l Dark, moist chocolate cake layers with mountains of 7-minute frosting piled on it,

lemons at 10:58PM on 03/31/08

Pie...any kind of pie :)

mozart23 at 10:59PM on 03/31/08

mmmm anything pierre herme! but for more accessible options, cheesecake, tiramisu, anything with chocolate-hazelnut... yum!

mesohuangry at 11:01PM on 03/31/08

vanilla ice cream over warm peach cobbler
also enjoy bread pudding with white chocolate sauce
and pumpkin pie
i could probably go on

feep at 11:01PM on 03/31/08

Lemon Posset. Fun to say, too.

NinaMW at 11:02PM on 03/31/08

Thai fried bananas. And on the lowbrow side, this cake: http://www.kraftfoods.com/CoolWhip/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&Rpage=6&u1=bytype&u2=4*12|359|355|353*355*&u3=**101*134&wf=9&recipe_id=55335

piccola at 11:22PM on 03/31/08

Chocolate jelly roll!

laurenweinstein at 11:26PM on 03/31/08

pistachio gelato

javal at 11:30PM on 03/31/08

The most usual dessert would be ice cream. I make it all summer long. But I also looooove cheesecake, so if it's on a dessert menu, and I want dessert, that's probably what I'd choose.l

dbcurrie at 11:48PM on 03/31/08

Rice pudding

rffoodie at 11:49PM on 03/31/08

Probably brownie a la mode, though for Easter I made the most delicious lemon layer cake with strawberry jam, lemon curd and lemon buttercream frosting that was divine!

woodenspoon at 11:53PM on 03/31/08

floating island

dksbook at 12:11AM on 04/01/08

carrot cake mmmmm

vchen87 at 12:12AM on 04/01/08

Tiramisu
Caramel Creme Pie

Erinay77 at 12:23AM on 04/01/08

A fudgy brownie with lots of bits. Or a complicated layer cake.

Christina at 12:26AM on 04/01/08

I would have to say chocolate cake. Or chocolate chip cookies. Yum. But in all honesty, I love pretty much any dessert.

lunge at 12:45AM on 04/01/08

anything from pierre herme in paris!

dmarina at 1:49AM on 04/01/08

It's so hard to choose ONLY one and it really depends on the mood, but I guess I'll choose a warm and custardy bread pudding.

dreamsicle at 2:18AM on 04/01/08

My wife's fabulous blackberry pie.

palatineboor at 2:29AM on 04/01/08

my favorite is creme brulee...delicious goodness.

sillylil at 2:34AM on 04/01/08

Cream puffs. It will be different this time tomorrow, I'm sure--probably chocolate silk pie or creme brulee.

OneWallKitchen at 3:24AM on 04/01/08

Very difficult to choose just one...Creme brulee for starters, then lemon bars, and then mango sorbet!!!

Teri at 6:18AM on 04/01/08

Bread pudding, any kind.

scaevola at 6:48AM on 04/01/08

Homemade chocolate fudge, I could eat it by the truck load.

theresan at 7:23AM on 04/01/08

Key lime pie

russban at 8:11AM on 04/01/08

As long as it has chocolate as one of the main ingredients- like a chocolate covered chocolate chip cannoli

mchow at 8:16AM on 04/01/08

chocolate layer cake with chocolate mint mousse filling. my birthday cake for the past 10 years and sooo good

missmicker at 8:18AM on 04/01/08

Anything lemony and tart.

Fiksu at 8:24AM on 04/01/08

Banana cupcakes.

daisy at 8:26AM on 04/01/08

Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby ice cream

mnsteph at 8:32AM on 04/01/08

molten chocolate cake

guido at 8:35AM on 04/01/08

Key Lime pie

turtle33 at 8:39AM on 04/01/08

chocolate mousse

thotfulspot at 8:41AM on 04/01/08

Red Velvet Cake! I had a piece at the Bubble Room on Captiva Island, Fl, and it changed my life! Seriously. We try to vacation once a year in that area just so I can have that cake. I have the recipe, but it's not quite as good. Close, but not exact.

cdziuba at 8:42AM on 04/01/08

Chocolate Mousse for sure!!!!

bah04 at 8:44AM on 04/01/08

Homemade strawberry shortcake...yum!

EAGarner78 at 8:48AM on 04/01/08

love strawberry shortcake

mverno at 8:57AM on 04/01/08

Coconut cake-or anything with coconut - I'm a fiend for coconut.

katfischer at 9:04AM on 04/01/08

cheesecake

hedgehog at 9:06AM on 04/01/08

I love flourless chocolate cake.

amwhiteh at 9:08AM on 04/01/08

Cheesecake! Even better with a batch of bananas foster dumped on top.

sidebernie at 9:08AM on 04/01/08

Creme Brulee!! Mmm!

dizastress at 9:13AM on 04/01/08

Cappuchino Nut Torte!

joanne117 at 9:17AM on 04/01/08

i'll get specific--my homemade apple pie (a hefty slab) with breyer's natural vanilla ice cream

grace24 at 9:22AM on 04/01/08

Chocolate pudding and brownies. ;-) Thanks. Hershey Park would not exist if I went...so you know I am a chocoholic. lol

ccarolyn at 9:23AM on 04/01/08

Coconut Cake

Betsy B at 9:24AM on 04/01/08

My favorite dessert to eat and to make for family and friends is cheesecake. I have made all kinds and they are always welcome. I look forward to winning this book - and trying some new recipes

lynnc at 9:28AM on 04/01/08

Strawberry tart. MMM!

Catrona_sweeps at 9:32AM on 04/01/08

Creme Brulee (yes, yes, I know, but I LOVE IT!!!)

digitalburro at 9:34AM on 04/01/08

Cheesecake!!!

akoney at 9:36AM on 04/01/08

A very well made (creamy) caramel flan.

delishes at 9:38AM on 04/01/08

carrot cake!

myntric at 9:44AM on 04/01/08

Strawberry Shortcake made with Angel food cake & real whipped cream!

cre8tveminde at 9:48AM on 04/01/08

New York style cherry cheesecake

rmckvr at 9:49AM on 04/01/08

Hummingbird Cake is first with Strawberry Shortcake made with strawberries from my garden, is a close second.

CarolHarrity at 9:53AM on 04/01/08

Pumpkin Bread Pudding -- yum!

Rescriptrix at 9:57AM on 04/01/08

ina garten's coconut cake and cream cheese frosting

hauckster at 10:06AM on 04/01/08

A warm chocolate souffle!

Karenck at 10:15AM on 04/01/08

Cupavci cake

MajaMeza79 at 10:21AM on 04/01/08

My favorite dessert is unquestionably strawberry (or any berry) shortcake, with fresh cream and biscuit!

rosasharne at 10:27AM on 04/01/08

My favorite dessert is any combination of chocolate and cheesecake!

laur_uic at 10:28AM on 04/01/08

My favorite dessert.......depends on my mood. If I want something chocolate, I love eating Tunnel of Fudge Cake. If I want something not chocolate, it's cheesecake

dbaxgirl51 at 10:29AM on 04/01/08

pie, but which one? pecan or coconut, usually, or key lime or...

leegwebb at 10:37AM on 04/01/08

Plain old Apple Pie

Tres2006 at 10:39AM on 04/01/08

carrot cake.

sloppydelicious at 10:41AM on 04/01/08

that is basically an impossible question. but. brownies, hot, with ice cream, cold.

monicabg at 10:50AM on 04/01/08

Brownie sunday, with everything on it! Love it so much, I named my bunny Brownie.

nostrilb at 10:53AM on 04/01/08

that's such a hard question...maybe a top quality ice cream sundae-homemade ice cream, homemade hot fudge, and barely sweetened homemade whipped cream.

ebarrett at 10:59AM on 04/01/08

Florentines! yummy goodness :)

cadmar at 10:59AM on 04/01/08

Tiramisu, and it's not even close.

aliguori at 11:05AM on 04/01/08

creme brulee

md1712 at 11:09AM on 04/01/08

Cerries Jubilee!

SavtaShayna at 11:16AM on 04/01/08

The Peanut Butter Cup sundae at Friendly's, with chocolate ice cream. I've moved away from Friendly's country, but every time I go back to the Northeast I make sure I get to Friendly's as soon as humanly possible and order up the biggest one they've got, then proceed to totally gross out the staff by snarfing up the whole thing and scraping the bottom. I can't find peanut butter sauce like that anywhere else, and it's been one of the great sadnesses of my life ;-).

Oh, and the hemp brownies from French Meadow here in Minneapolis (the only other place to get them, oddly and randomly enough, is at JFK airport in New York) are gorgeously, ridiculously, deliriously good.

tacroy80 at 11:17AM on 04/01/08

Oh gosh I have SO MANY favorites! Guess I would have to pick chocolate cake with raspberry icing, and a good cup of coffee.

msbabedoll at 11:19AM on 04/01/08

Chocolate cake

deedleweedle at 11:20AM on 04/01/08

All time favorite would be my Grandma's Blueberry Betty. I miss wonderful smells of her baking!

Maprinces3 at 11:25AM on 04/01/08

Panaforte....my absolute favorite thing to eat!

ssommerville at 11:34AM on 04/01/08

I must say I am pretty basic...I love pretty much any chocolate cake!
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LisaCase623 at 11:36AM on 04/01/08

Cookies.

Kerosena at 11:37AM on 04/01/08

i could never say no to a chocolate chip cookie :)

chlamers at 11:42AM on 04/01/08

key lime pie with graham cracker crust, whipped cream, and a big glass of iced tea

aharste at 11:46AM on 04/01/08

big boys chocolate ice cream cake!

monmon16 at 11:50AM on 04/01/08

oh dear, this is nearly impossible. Probably an impeccable fruit tart with an impossibly buttery crust. That, or very rich cheesecake.

emmab at 12:01PM on 04/01/08

Ice cream, something simple like a rich vanilla with good chocolate sauce.

JeCaThRe at 12:08PM on 04/01/08

My favorite dessert is My-T-Fine Chocolate pudding and graham cracker
cake/pie

pixframe at 12:09PM on 04/01/08

I might have to go with bread pudding topped with hot whiskey sauce. Or perhaps a cinnamon babka (Green's preferably), that's been warmed up so it's all nice and gooey and NOM NOM NOM.

Stufsocker at 12:15PM on 04/01/08

warm chocolate cake.

cam00023 at 12:18PM on 04/01/08

A hot fudge sundae

slb3334 at 12:25PM on 04/01/08

Lemon meringue pie is delectable and lovely.

bogie at 12:27PM on 04/01/08

Chocolate Custard Banana Tart (Courtesy of Nick Malgieri)

mjohnson105 at 12:28PM on 04/01/08

A tie - warm flourless chocolate cake, and Mexican wedding cookies

curmudgeon at 12:36PM on 04/01/08

There's not many desserts I don't like, but a fresh banana cream pie is one of my all time favorites.

darbyalycen206 at 12:36PM on 04/01/08

Flourless chocolate cake served with cinnamon ice cream.

cher48603 at 12:45PM on 04/01/08

ummmmm
the rice pudding of my childhood
and many others

gorzd at 12:59PM on 04/01/08

I know she makes a favorite worthy butterscotch pudding. Could the recipe be in this book?

nantaylor at 1:06PM on 04/01/08

Gooseberry pie

Traumajunky at 1:08PM on 04/01/08

Cheesecake. I can't get enough!

kkelly87 at 1:09PM on 04/01/08

I like most desserts....a favorite is seven layer cookies.

miaj8 at 1:17PM on 04/01/08

Chocolate cake

tsegada at 1:22PM on 04/01/08

too many to name!! definitely tiramisu, red velvet cupcakes, carrot cake, ice cream...

sassysprite at 1:27PM on 04/01/08

homemade cherry pie with vanilla ice cream!

Holly at 1:35PM on 04/01/08

lemon pie

vmkids at 1:35PM on 04/01/08

arroz con leche

smclean at 1:44PM on 04/01/08

Chess pie.

LINDALSHOT at 1:49PM on 04/01/08

So hard to choose, but today I will say a hot fudge sundae with peanut butter and whipped cream.

apisoni at 2:06PM on 04/01/08

apple crisp

agordon10 at 2:15PM on 04/01/08

Chocolate chip cookies, still warm, soft and gooey just out of the oven.

tech9803 at 2:18PM on 04/01/08

Sweet Melissa in Brooklyn makes these AMAZING pumpkin spice sandwich cookies with a cream cheese filling, like super-rich, soft pumpkin oreos. Completely addictive! I would love to learn how to make these!

capricornpig at 2:33PM on 04/01/08

Strawberry rhubbarb pie, Not Yo Mamma's Banana Pudding (Paula Deen's recipe), and Creme Demint Cake.

kevlney at 2:33PM on 04/01/08

Steamed Golden Syrup Pudding

elderberry44 at 2:34PM on 04/01/08

creme brulee or, if I'm in a place that calls it "burnt cream" (yes, it's happened), key lime pie.

alden at 2:36PM on 04/01/08

brownies

tracker at 2:40PM on 04/01/08

I agree. My favorite is Creme Brulee or, better, Ginger Creme Brulee

BostonDiner at 2:44PM on 04/01/08

Cheesecake

gkran at 2:45PM on 04/01/08

If I could I would Creme Brulee every day!! This really is my absolute favorite! Thanks for the give away!

gunzie at 2:56PM on 04/01/08

Italian plum and hazelnut torte.

dafly133 at 3:03PM on 04/01/08

Madelines with cafe creme.

harlanturk at 3:09PM on 04/01/08

Bananas foster over bread pudding.

drala625 at 3:10PM on 04/01/08

My favorite dessert is a chocolate brownie with hot fudge in the middle, served with vanilla ice cream on top.

krystal82107 at 3:12PM on 04/01/08

I love creme brulee, and order it any time I find it out.

Kharmynn at 3:22PM on 04/01/08

Carrot cake.

herrinfamily at 3:26PM on 04/01/08

I love a Pineapple Upside down cake. It is so old fashioned and classic.

kimberly joe at 3:28PM on 04/01/08

Sour cream pound cake with raspberry sauce -- perfect!

madampince61 at 3:39PM on 04/01/08

Butterscotch pudding/custard. Nothing more comforting to me.

fornaio at 3:40PM on 04/01/08

bread pudding -- just about any manifestation works fine

LoCo at 3:43PM on 04/01/08

I love brown sugar and caramel cakes.

fangirl at 3:53PM on 04/01/08

Fruit pie. Especially strawberry-rhubarb.

ScienceandtheCity at 3:57PM on 04/01/08

My favorite dessert is fudge brownies, the fudgier the better.

cherierj at 4:20PM on 04/01/08

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Thank you.....Cindi

windycindy at 4:25PM on 04/01/08

Banoffee pie!

misswills at 4:39PM on 04/01/08

any sundae with peanuts/peanut butter and some kind of chocolate/fudge

sloppy at 4:48PM on 04/01/08

I adore tiramisu!

Grace at 5:00PM on 04/01/08

brownies or fruit tarts

uninorth at 5:03PM on 04/01/08

Homemade pumpkin pie that I make from sweet little sugar pumpkins from the farmers market.

schwandner at 5:03PM on 04/01/08

sticky toffee pudding ( cake)