Cake

Everything you love about sticky toffee pudding cake, but with a whole new lewk.

Would I have survived in the big hot, tent? Probably not.

Whether you're trying to impress a date or taking the whole thing straight to the dome, this flourless chocolate cake is what you need.

Nothing says “I love you” like a fresh-baked dessert.

This (gluten-free!) flourless chocolate cake is decadent, rich, and super-easy to make.

This dulce de leche dessert is one way to say I love you—but you should probably also say that.

Everybody has heard of molten chocolate cake, so we thought we’d try to create a caramel version, with a toffee-ish tender cake encasing a runny dulce de leche center.

See what we did there? Oh, and it happens to be gluten- and dairy-free.

Earthy-sweet beet purée gives this gluten-free chocolate cake a beautiful red velvet hue.

This elegant, moist cake is ideal for serving at a large brunch party or with your morning coffee.

This is the anti-cheesecake, and it’s all we’ve ever wanted.

Baking a single large-format tamal may not be traditional, but it produces a similarly tender, moist, barely sweet cake with pudding vibes.

It is truly easy (no equipment required!), seriously impressive, and I never get tired of making (or eating) it.

Why choose between pecan pie, sticky toffee pudding, and a butterscotch sundae if you can have something that tastes like all three?

Pumpkin Spice Bread gets all grown up thanks to the addition of fresh ginger in this super-moist no-fuss bread with a crunchy pumpkin seed topping.

Lemon juice, lemon zest, and lemon glaze make damn sure of that.

Every cook should have at least one good dessert up their sleeve, and this classic, lightly-glazed lemon pound cake should be yours.

Pastry genius Natasha Pickowicz shares her best tips and tricks for baking, assembling, and decorating an impressive, multi-tiered cake.

A coffee-and-cream layer cake from pastry chef Natasha Pickowicz.

Some chocolate cakes can be overwhelmingly intense, but this one manages to feel light and balanced, with no single component dominating the others.

A showstopping tequila-soaked vanilla cake with sweet mango curd filling.

Classic genoise (sponge cake) can be flavorless and dry. Not this one: It’s moist, eggy, and slightly sweet.

Before Alison Roman made The Cookies, she made The Cake.

Whatever you don’t finish for dessert, you should eat for breakfast.