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These raisin-studded apple strudels have a hint of cinnamon and a zingy whipped cream topping fortified with sour cream.

In this smooth and creamy French silk pie recipe, the chocolate filling is set inside a simple no-bake Oreo crust.

With three layers of chocolate sponge cake, a spiked sour cherry filling, and whipped cream frosting, this German classic is bound to impress.

A festive tumble of blue and red berries top this summer holiday layer cake.

We can’t help falling in love with this buttery pound cake that gets its delicate crumb from a legendary baker’s tried-and-true technique.

The best angel food cake you’ve ever tasted is fewer than 10 ingredients away.

This simple, classic recipe for strawberry shortcake takes just over an hour to make—and includes an easy trick for stabilizing whipped cream.

This tender chocolate cake has a secret ingredient, and its name is Guinness.

This moist and flavorful pistachio cake is incredibly fragrant thanks to the addition of orange zest.

Canned pineapple can be great, but when the fresh fruit is at its ripest this classic cake is absolutely sublime.

This classic frosting couldn’t be easier to make and is a must for finishing red velvet and carrot cakes (or a batch of cupcakes). Using vanilla bean paste gives it a pretty speckled look, but if you don’t have it on hand, pure vanilla extract will lend the same flavor.

Making homemade whipped cream will transport you straight to Viennese café life, where fresh whipped cream is an essential daily treat.

This classic homemade lemon meringue pie recipe is sweet and tart with a fluffy, cloudlike meringue top and crisp and flaky pie crust.

This dessert looks way more complicated than it is—if you have the time to whip some cream, you can throw this layered stunner together.

With smooth chocolate pudding buttercream sandwiched between layers of moist devil’s food cake, the Brooklyn blackout cake is a dessert fit for chocolate lovers.

You can think of the chiffon cake as angel food cake’s even fluffier cousin.

For this towering crepe cake, thin crepes are stacked and sandwiched with an easy pastry cream.

This easy no-cook pastry cream requires no hand-whisking or tempering, and the ingredients don’t even have to come to room temperature.

Our best cheesecake recipe turns out a remarkably rich, tangy, smooth, and creamy dessert.