Cakes & Desserts
21 recipes in the cakes & desserts category — each tested in our kitchen with per-serving calories, cost, and step-by-step instructions you can actually follow.
Chewy Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crisp edges, gooey centers, deep nutty flavor from browned butter. the cookie that ruins all other cookies.
- Time
- 27 min
- Servings
- 18 servings
- Calories
- 240 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $0.40/serving
Classic Red Velvet Layer Cake
Bright crimson, lightly cocoa-flavored, perfectly tender layers with old-fashioned cream cheese frosting. the celebration cake that never goes out of style.
- Time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Servings
- 12 servings
- Calories
- 580 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $1.30/serving
Moist Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Tender, spiced, ridiculously moist carrot cake studded with pecans and raisins, crowned with thick cream cheese frosting. Everyone's favorite spring dessert.
- Time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Servings
- 12 servings
- Calories
- 620 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $1.40/serving
Glazed Lemon Pound Cake
Buttery, dense, lemon-scented loaf cake soaked in lemon syrup and glazed. the cake that tastes like a vacation in three bites.
- Time
- 1 hr 20 min
- Servings
- 10 servings
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $0.95/serving
Churros with Chocolate Sauce
Crisp, sugar-dusted Spanish fried-dough sticks dipped into thick hot chocolate. the breakfast of Madrid in twenty minutes.
- Time
- 30 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Calories
- 480 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $1.50/serving
Australian Pavlova
Crisp-shelled, marshmallow-centered meringue piled with whipped cream and fresh fruit. Australia and New Zealand still argue over who invented it. We say enjoy it.
- Time
- 3 hr 20 min
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $1.80/serving
Classic Italian Tiramisu
Espresso-soaked ladyfingers layered with airy mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa. the Italian dessert that requires zero baking.
- Time
- 4 hr 25 min
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Calories
- 460 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $2.80/serving
Parfait
Layered yogurt-or-cream parfait built in a tall glass with fresh fruit and granola or crumble between each tier. Cool, creamy, and assembles in under five minutes — pretty enough for brunch, simple enough for a weekday breakfast.
- Time
- 55 min
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Oreo Crumble
A no-bake dessert of crushed Oreo cookies layered with sweetened cream cheese and whipped cream. Served chilled, it has the texture of cheesecake with the flavour of everyone's favourite cookie — fast to assemble, impossible to resist.
- Time
- 55 min
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Single Skillet Chocolate Chips Cookies
An entire batch of chocolate chip cookie dough baked as one giant skillet cookie — crispy at the edges, gooey and molten in the centre. Serve straight from the pan with a spoon and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
- Time
- 55 min
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Red Velvet Cake
Red velvet cake is a classic American layer cake with a striking crimson crumb, mild cocoa flavour, and a generous cream cheese frosting. The vibrant colour comes from the reaction between natural cocoa, buttermilk, and a touch of food colouring. Moist, tender, and crowd-pleasing.
- Time
- 55 min
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Chocolate Muffin
Deeply chocolatey muffins with a domed top, moist crumb, and melted chocolate chips in every bite. Made with Dutch-process cocoa and brewed coffee to amplify the chocolate depth. A bakery-style treat at home.
- Time
- 55 min
- Servings
- 8 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.20/serving
Chocolate Chips Ice Cream
Creamy vanilla ice cream studded with little pockets of chocolate chips in every scoop. Cool, smooth, and simple to make at home for a classic frozen treat.
- Time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.30/serving
Berry Mix Popsicle
An ice pop is a liquid-based frozen snack on a stick. They are fun snacks for children and can also be enjoyed by adults too
- Time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.30/serving
Simple Oreo Milk Shake
A thick, creamy milkshake blended from vanilla ice cream, cold milk, and a generous handful of crushed Oreos. Topped with whipped cream and an Oreo cookie. Ready in two minutes, gone in two more.
- Time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.30/serving
Cheesecake (Velvet)
Cheesecake (Velvet) keeps things honest: cream cheese and eggs, handled with care. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.
- Time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Baileys Milkshake
Baileys Milkshake is proof that condensed milk and baileys rarely need much help. Make it once and it will earn a place in your rotation.
- Time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Oreo Ice Cream
Condensed milk and oreos do the heavy lifting in this frozen treat. Ready in about 50 minutes with everyday kitchen kit.
- Time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Queen Cakes (Cassava Flour)
One pot, milk and eggs, and this Nigerian dessert nearly cooks itself. Ready in about 50 minutes with everyday kitchen kit.
- Time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Maize and Plantain Pudding
This Nigerian dessert stretches ripe plantains and maize kernels into something quietly special. On the table in about 50 minutes.
- Time
- 50 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Cost per serving
- $2.50/serving
Ashwagandha Chamomile Bedtime Rice Pudding
A warm dessert tuned for sleep. Pairs ashwagandha (cortisol-lowering adaptogen) with chamomile flowers (apigenin binds the same receptors as benzodiazepine drugs). Slow-cooked rice provides complex carbs that boost serotonin precursor uptake. Eat 60-90 minutes before bed.
- Time
- 35 min
- Servings
- 3 servings
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Cost per serving
- $2.10/serving