Dessert Recipes

The church bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate layered cakes with homemade frosting roses … Read more

My sister had sworn off brown butter for years. “It’s too fussy,” she’d say, rolling her eyes every time I mentioned it. “Why would I … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I had a sudden, almost violent craving for something yeasty and soft and … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, Pinterest-perfect desserts—the kind with layers and … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cake pan for a birthday party I was stressing over, and the smell … Read more

I had sworn off candy corn for about fifteen years. Honestly, I thought it was the most pointless candy in existence—waxy, overly sweet, and somehow … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for something warm, spiced, and bread-like. The thing … Read more

I wasn’t trying to make anything special that afternoon. I’d stopped by my neighbor’s house to return a casserole dish she’d lent me weeks ago, … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple batch of chocolate cupcakes for my daughter’s class Halloween party. I had it all planned out—a fancy spiderweb … Read more

My roommate Sarah asked me why I couldn’t just use a regular skillet instead of dragging out the big baking dish. I was about to … Read more