Christmas Dessert Recipes

'Tis the season to satisfy your sweet tooth. Whether you're looking for an impressive cake for company or cookies to deliver as gifts, we've got you covered.

Cover Cakes of Christmas Past

It’s up to us to create a cake that’s unique, doable, delicious, and has the “wow” factor for our December cover cakes. Read on as we share the backstories.

Chocolate-Gingerbread-Toffee Cake
Photo: Jennifer Davick

Chocolate-Gingerbread-Toffee Cake

2011
For the 16th anniversary of the Big White Cake, we hold a contest for readers to submit cake recipes. We figure it’s time to give y’all a shot at the glory (and take ourselves out of the hot seat). Senior Food Editor Mary Allen Perry gallantly wades through 800+ entries narrowing them to a few dozen. We sample up to 12 cakes a day for weeks, putting ourselves into sugar comas. But our tired tastebuds perk right up when we taste Lynn Brown’s holiday-perfect confection.


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