Where most lemon pies are single crusted affairs, this pie is double crusted with a thick, sweet lemon filling that's similar to the pudding-like innards of a Lemon Meringue. Once the pie is baked and cooled, its top is covered with what amounts to chocolate frosting. More
Note: Don't use higher cocoa content chocolate, as it will affect texture of mousse. Popover recipe adapted from Serious Eats by Carrie Vasios (original recipe). Mousse recipe adapted form Gourmet, December 2002. About the author: María del Mar Sacasa is... More
This is a homemade version of a retro recipe consisting of chocolate Jell-O nestled in a cloud of Cool Whip. More
Easy and moist chocolate layer cake with smooth chocolate frosting—perfect for parties. More
This is the perfect comfort-food dessert. I love the pure flavor and creamy decadence of the homemade chocolate pudding filling. The crisp all-butter crust provides the perfect amount of flaky crunch. It's my go-to dessert for special occasions at home. More
This recipe is adapted from Yvonne Whyte's 1952 recipe, which won 2nd place in the Pillsbury Bakeoff's Junior Division. The original recipe calls for shortening, but I have used butter instead to good effect. More
If you really look inside your soul and search your tastebuds, you will, like me, come to the harsh realization that red velvet is a fiction. Those bright carmine cupcakes peddled by overhyped bakeries are dry, stale, and lacking in flavor and substance. This cake is impossibly buttery and melt-in-your mouth with moist dark brown sugar. More
Super-easy, super silky triple-chocolate fudge. More
The recipe is dense with vibrant egg yolks, lightened with meringue, and saturated with bittersweet chocolate. The ginger-and-pepper spiced wine-poached pears that top this cake are fiery orange, tinted with beet, as an ode to the opening night regalia of the turning foliage. More
