Dessert

Apple Cake Teddie’s Apple Cake

In a modern world of Cinnamon Hot Pockets and Pecan Pie Pringles, apple-picking is one of the few agricultural rituals we can all still get our hands into. This cake — a classic from 1973 — is a godsend to anyone who has overloaded at the pick-your-own orchard or overbought at the farmers’ market. Like many simple cakes, this one uses neutral oil that lets the fruit flavor come through, rather than show-offy butter.

Apple Cake Marie-Hélène’s Apple Cake From Dorie Greenspan

Greenspan is emphatic that you choose four different kinds of apple, since they each behave differently when baked. Some sweeten and collapse; some stay structural and tart. They do all the work of making the cake interesting, without a crumble, or nuts, or even cinnamon.

Apple Cinnamon Rolls

Homemade apple cinnamon rolls have warm and gooey centers, golden brown edges, and a generous drizzle of icing on top.

Banana Bread Chocolate-Chip Banana Bread

This recipe uses four bananas, which is more than is typical for a single loaf. The natural sugars from the ripe, brown bananas keep the bread incredibly moist for up to one week, even sliced. The high moisture of the batter can make it tricky to determine doneness, so take care not to underbake the the loaf. It should have a dry, shiny, cracked surface, and a tester inserted into the thickest portion should come out with a few moist crumbs attached. Serve this banana bread for breakfast or brunch, or even as a simple dessert, topped with a scoop of coffee ice cream.

Banana Foster

Bananas sautéed in butter, then flamed in rum? What could possible go wrong? Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Boller

Norwegian Boller with raisins or chocolate

Cherry Shortcake Squares

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

These traditional Christmas cookies are a cut above the rest because they’re as rich and fudgy as brownies. Chilling the cookie dough is important because it helps the flavors to develop, prevents spreading, and makes the otherwise sticky cookie dough easy to handle.

Easy Strawberry Cake Easy Strawberry Cake Recipe

This is the easiest Strawberry Cake with a soft and moist crumb, bursting with fresh strawberry flavor and you will love the strawberry sauce. Watch the video tutorial and see why this is one of our all-time favorite strawberry recipes.

Fruit Crisp

Berries, apples, cherries, peaches, plums, rhubarb are all great choices for this delicious fruit crisp.

Julekake

Norwegian Julekake/Julebrød

Cardamom Buns with Vanilla Custard Kardemommeboller med vaniljekrem

Swedish/Norwegian cardamom buns

Kringle

Norwegian Kringle

Melisglasur (icing)

Norwegian Melisglasur

Pastry Cream Vaniljekrem

Vanilla pastry cream

Peach Cobbler

A cobbler is a homeley joy, the juices bubbling through the cobbles… Apple and blackberry or apple and raspberry make wonderful alternatives.

Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

Skillet cookies are perfect for lazy nights when everyone wants something sweet, but no one wants to work that hard for it.

Skolebrød

Norwegian Skolebrød or “School bread”

Sponge Cake Easy Sponge Cake

Once you master this easy European sponge cake (genoise), you can make hundreds of different cakes using this base!

Strawberry Cake Strawberry Sponge Cake

This Strawberry Sponge Cake Recipe is among our all-time favorite strawberry desserts. It is moist with layers of fresh strawberries, and whipped cream cheese frosting.

Strawberry Spoon Cake

This unfussy cake with a top layer of jammy strawberries is so gooey it’s best to serve the whole thing with a spoon. The batter comes together quickly with minimal effort, using basic pantry ingredients and a small handful of berries — frozen or fresh.

Vanillekipferl

This Almond Crescent Cookies will melt in your Mouth and thoroughly win you over! If you try these, you won’t bake any other. Promised! These cookies have a long shelf life and are ideal as gifts.

Whipped Cream Homemade Whipped Cream

Fresh whipped cream.