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A nice Autumn flavor to these light muffins. The optional sugar topping makes a more crispy crust. To make these more diabetic friendly, I used Splenda for half of the sugar. Feel free to use all brown sugar.

Ischler cookies are an Austrian classic from Bad Ischl: ground-almond shortbread rounds sandwiched with raspberry jam and crowned with espresso-spiked chocolate icing. Spa-town pastry royalty.

Brandy snaps are a popular delightful British Christmas cookie. Crispy golden tubes filled with a brandied whipped cream. What's not to love.

Applesauce cheesecake squares blend cream cheese, applesauce, and warm spice on a pecan-graham crust topped with the same crumb mixture. A fall-flavored bar that beats round cheesecake.

Crustless apple pie with a buttery graham cracker and pecan streusel, finished with a melted caramel sauce poured right over the top. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg for a warm, gooey fall dessert.

Delaware cream cheese-pineapple pie with a layer of thickened crushed pineapple under a vanilla cream cheese custard, topped with chopped pecans and baked until golden. Two layers of flavor in every slice.

Frozen peach torte layered with white chocolate kirsch mousse, chopped peaches, and a toasted almond crumb crust. An elegant make-ahead summer dessert.

Gift cake: a birthday sheet cake decorated to look like a wrapped present, with coconut "paper," strawberry preserves filling, and a gumdrop bow. Perfect kid's party centerpiece.

Apple custard cake layered on a buttery lemon shortcrust, with rum-soaked raisins and tart apples under a baked vanilla custard that sets soft and creamy. A bakery-style dessert with a boozy backbone.

This splurge-worth caramel pie, with its made from scratch caramel, is near impossible to resist. Rich and dense, the flavors of buttery caramel sing loudly in every single bite.

Classic cream cheese cheesecake sweetened with condensed milk instead of granulated sugar, brightened with lemon, finished with a baked-on sour cream layer and fresh strawberries.

Cappuccino muffins with cocoa, espresso crystals, bittersweet chocolate, and orange zest. Sour cream and half-and-half keep the crumb tender while coffee deepens the chocolate flavor.

A microwave cheesecake recipe with raspberry sauce.

Austrian style layered chocolate pecan brownies that are spiked with cream cheese.

German sour cherry chocolate cake: a dense, fudgy chocolate cake crowned with tart pitted cherries that sink into the batter as it bakes. The sharp cherries cut the rich dark chocolate beautifully.

Fudge Cake with Chocolate Sour-Cream Icing recipe