This delicious pineapple filling is so flavorful and can be whipped up with just a few simple ingredients!

Portokalopita is an orange cake with yogurt, phyllo dough and syrup very popular in Greece. Full of orange flavor is the ultimate dessert for every occasion.

This Almond Cake is super easy to make, it’s gluten-free, and absolutely delicious. It has a soft and gooey texture, a rich and nutty flavor.

Napoleon Cake is a classic Russian cakes, made of very thin and flaky puff pastry cake layers and a smooth, rich and luscious pastry cream in between the layers.

Karpatka, one of the most popular Polish cakes, has two layers of choux pastry sandwiched with a decadent vanilla cream filling. A dusting of powdered sugar on top resembles the Carpathian Mountains.

Adapted from The New York Times Notes: Plan ahead! This takes time to make and bake and chill — it must chill for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight, before serving. You'll need a 10-inch springform pan for this recipe. Ricotta: You must use whole milk ricotta here. Low-fat will leave the cheesecake with a gritty texture. Calabro brand, sold at Whole Foods, is nice. If you are serving this the same day you are making it, bake it first thing in the morning. As noted above, this can be made a day in advance. Bring to room temperature briefly before serving. Fresh ricotta versus not: Fresh is best. My mother always uses fresh, but keep in mind you will need three pounds, which can get pricey. Most recently I made two using standard grocery store ricotta, and I still thought it was completely delicious, but several commenters have not had success with non-fresh ricotta, so I am advising to use fresh ricotta only here. Cooking times will vary dramatically depending on your oven, the pan you are using for the water bath and what type of fresh ricotta you are using. Start checking at 1 hour and 15 minutes. The cookie crust is more of a cookie dusting than a crust — it melts into the cheesecake making it almost undetectable. It's a subtle touch, but still really nice. Use whatever cookie you like, but I highly recommend the Jules Destrooper butter waffles if you can find them. This is what my mother always uses and what I use now, too. They are made of all good things — flour, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking soda — and they are delicious to boot. You also could skip the cookie coating all together for simplicity. If you have a Thermapen (highly recommend!), use it to test the temp of the cheesecake, and remove it when it reads 150-155ºF. I have never done this, but the next time I make this, I'm tempted to skip the water bath, and bake the cake on a rimmed sheet pan at 350ºF for about an hour — I've seen a number of recipes that skip the water bath without issue.

Melopita – a Greek cheesecake that is sweetened with honey and served with even more honey is a perfect light dessert for the summers.

Queijadas are custardy, sweet, and creamy Portuguese cupcakes with golden brown edges. If you like custardy desserts, you will love these!

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Karpatka, one of the most popular Polish cakes, has two layers of choux pastry sandwiched with a decadent vanilla cream filling. A dusting of powdered sugar on top helps the rustic pâte à choux resemble the snow-capped Carpathian Mountains in Poland.

Try this mouth-watering Zeppole di San Giuseppe just like Italians make it. Delicious pastry shell filled with silky vanilla cream and topped with amarena cherries.

I remember the first time I had a slice of Mozart cake, I loved everything about it! The delicious praline cream, crispy hazelnut meringue and the tart berries which beautifully offsets the richnes…

These Australian Lamingtons are a classic for a reason. Fluffy, buttery sponge cake, dipped in a chocolate glaze then coconut. Easy and delicious, this recipe is an Aussie favourite.

Yotam Ottolenghi's Flourless Coconut Cake ~ this super moist, super decadent pound cake is completely grain free and a must try, even if you aren't on a gluten free diet.

Russian Honey Cake is a thin layer cake made with raw honey and a sour cream frosting. This honey cake recipe can be made round or rectangular for a party size! My Ukrainian husband loves this Medovik Cake Recipe and this dessert is covered in the simplest cake decoration (leftover cake crumbs!)

Lamington Cupcakes are those traditional little aussie cakes turned into a cupcake. A soft, fluffy vanilla cupcake, filled with jam and covered with an easy chocolate glaze and coconut.The ingredients list may look long but some ingredients are used more than once, I've just noted the correct amount in each section.

If you have read my writings long enough, you know my love affair with pound cakes. Out of all the cakes – and believe me, I had my share of different types of cakes in my lifetime – the simple pound cakes grabs me every single time. Hands down. My wedding cake was a

Looking for a traditional Greek Ravani recipe? This locally sourced recipe with step by step instructions will help you make the most syrupy, fluffy, tasty ravani cake!

This cheesecake has ricotta, cream cheese and sour cream, there is no crust. Its not as heavy as a cheesecake made with cream cheese.

Learn how to make this Pastiera Napoletana, a wheat berry and ricotta cake from Naples that's traditionally served on Easter.

Tender, buttery and custardy vanilla cupcakes filled and topped with the smoothest vanilla bean pastry cream with a crunchy caramelized sugar coating! It's just like classic Crème Brûlée served in a cupcake! This dessert is such a show-stopper.

Basbousa is an Egyptian semolina cake drenched in syrup. Today, I'm sharing my aunt Maha's special recipe!

These deep and crumbly mince pies are so simple and delicious. The secret to Paul's mince pie recipe is to jazz up shop-bought mincemeat with a little extra fruit and zest. (No soggy bottoms, please.) Equipment and preparation: You will need a deep muffin mould with 12 holes, a round pastry cutter and a fluted pastry cutter.

Tender, buttery and custardy vanilla cupcakes filled and topped with the smoothest vanilla bean pastry cream with a crunchy caramelized sugar coating! It's just like classic Crème Brûlée served in a cupcake! This dessert is such a show-stopper.

Simple, fast, butter-free and tasty cake

When I finished high school, I worked hard for 6 months, did a quick English teaching course, packed my bags, sold my car and set off to live in Europe for a year. I had no idea what I was going to…

This is the basic recipe for making cream puffs using the classic french pastry- pate a choux.

The lusciously light lemony centre makes this dessert cheesecake a standout.

When the theme “Sweet as Pie” was announced for this months Sweet Adventures Blog Hop hosted by KC of the Capers of a Kitchen Crusader… apple pie came to mind. Warm apple pie with…

While not difficult to make, this is a multi-step, highly involved cake that requires planning ahead. Please read through the instructions and the notes in the bottom of the recipe before starting. Note that the frosting calls for a can of Dulce De Leche, which is readily sold in some countries. If it's not available where you live, you can make your own with sweetened condensed milk. Just know that it takes 4 hours to cook, so plan ahead and make it as far as a month in advance. The finished cake, needs to chill overnight in the fridge before serving.

This thick & delish pastry cream can be used to fill cakes, layered desserts, and tarts. Or simply served on its own with your favorite topping.

My favorite Filipino dessert by far is Bigingka. It’s a thin, unfrosted cake made with sweet rice flour and cream of coconut.

As part of our Entertaining Weekly column, 'The Great British Baking Show' judge Paul Hollywood shares the recipe for a 'simple to make,' classic British recipe, Victoria Sponge.

This gorgeous cardamon bunt cake cake is not exactly diet food. But then, who wants to be good all the time?

If you are craving something sweet and decadent, you are in luck! I have just the thing for you today. This is basbousa or basboussa, an Egyptian specialty, also known as namoura, revani or ravani …

A kolache is a yeasty, soft Czech pastry that’s topped with a cheese, poppy seed or fruit filling. It\'s somewhere between a doughnut and a Danish.

Pasticciotto Leccese is a delicious traditional Italian pastry, typical of the cuisine of Salento in Apulia, particularly in the province of Lecce, from which it takes its name.It's a small, oval-shaped pastry made with shortcrust dough and typically filled with a delicious Crema Pasticcera (custard cream). Crispy on the outside and crumbly in texture, but with a creamy heart, it's a real treat!

A syrupy phyllo yogurt citrus cake

Pasticciotti: Easy, delicious and fairly quick to make.

A Greek cake that tastes a little like the much more complicated Greek dessert, baklava. Posted for ZWT #6.

This cake is not like any other. It has no flour and no oil or butter. Very light and fluffy. It is low in calories and high in protein. It tastes like a cheesecake.

Our pastry cream recipe is easy and quick. It's a streamlined one-pot technique that skips tricky steps like tempering, creating a rich, stable pastry cream.

Simple, fast, butter-free and tasty cake

A classic, French-style lemon tart made with a buttery, flaky crust and creamy, dreamy lemon curd filling.