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Dessert is the final, sweet course served as the conclusion to a meal. It usually consists of a baked confection such as cake, pie, cookies, or pastry. It might also be a dairy-based dish such as ice cream, yogurt, pudding or custard. All of these dishes may be served with fruit; sometimes fruit and/or cheese or nuts are served as a dessert course instead of an elaborate sweet dish.

Dessert is known as afters, sweet or pudding in parts of Great Britain. The word dessert is from the French "desservir," which means "to clear the table." In many Asian countries, dessert is only served on special holidays, or as a separate snack. In North America and Europe, though, dessert is often the high point of a meal.

Many food blogs are devoted entirely to desserts in general, or specific types of dessert, such vegan sweets. The popular blog Cake Wrecks shows the humorous side of professional dessert-making gone wrong. To make sure that your desserts do not go wrong, you can find helpful how-to videos on line, such as this guide to making a perfect wedding cake.

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  • Saint Valentine Chocolates with a Difference: Shizuoka Tea Chocolates at Pissenlit!


    SHIZUOKA GOURMETAuthority Authority: 112
    No less than 3 types of Shizuoka St. Valentine Chocolates! Saint Valentine is coming near! Now, all those chocolates that will tempt you might make you think twice about that waistline of yours… BUT, how about offering and savoring both healthy and delicious chocolates? Chef Touru Arima/有馬亨さん is ...
    7 hours ago
  • Our 10 Best Cupcakes in NYC


    Fork in the RoadAuthority Authority: 583
    Lauren ShockeyBillys Daisy is a flower of a cupcake​You gotta feel sorry for the little cupcake. Over-hyped by Sex and the City, then derided by food writers, theyve become turds of the desse
    1 day ago
  • Recipe: Pumpkin Cake with Caramel Pecan Pie Streusel


    Eats Well With OthersAuthority Authority: 536
    The only thing worse than having an old Chinese food container full of caramel pecan pie filling in your fridge without an intended destination or life purpose (other than Greys Anatomy-induced stress eating on a Derek Shepherd-full Saturday night).... ...is finding a boom box on top of a filing cabinet in lab.  ...
    1 day ago
  • Gelateria Artigianale: Vernazza, Italy


    food enthusiastAuthority Authority: 99
    While we were waiting for the pizzeria to heat up our pizza, we ate some gelato at the gelateria nearby. Chocolate/Picante Hazelnut Decent, not so sweet, not overwhelmingly creamy - flavors come off as more homey. The chocolate/picante gelato - you could almost taste the slightly bitter chocolate ...
    1 day ago
  • Checking Out Pizza and Dessert at Donatella


    Blondie and BrownieAuthority Authority: 107
    New York is filled with Italian restaurants. Most offer the same basic menu hovering around the same price point, but few are actually something to seek out. There are a number of good Italian restaurants that stand out above these "dime a dozen" ones, but theyll usually cost you a pretty penny. Last week, I was ...
    1 day ago
  • Pinned & prepped: No bake peanut butter s’mores bars


    is this REALLY my life?Authority Authority: 409
    This week’s pinned & prepped Pinterest pin (say that quickly ten times) is a batch of no bake peanut butter s’mores bars from my food board . I was dying to make a yummy dessert, so I browsed my food pins to find something for which I had all the ingredients on hand. And who doesn’t love peanut ...
    1 day ago
  • Whipped Cream - a food poem/a dessert poem


    GottaBookAuthority Authority: 407
    Whipped Cream by Greg Pincus Whipped cream! Whipped cream! My, oh, my! Pile it, pile it, pile it high. In blobby mounds or nice and swirled, I don’t care, it rocks my world. It’s great on cookies, pie and cake, And high atop a creamy shake. Pudding gets a lot more dreamy Topped with something whipped and ...
    1 day ago
  • Welshpool airport boss victim of plane crash horror


    Paternal ProseAuthority Authority: 146
    An airport boss was one of two people killed after their plane crashed into the side of a mountain on the Shropshire/ Mid Wales border. Experienced pilot Bob Jones – who set up and ran Mid Wales Airport at Welshpool – died in the wreckage of the crash yesterday. Mr Jones, believed to be 60, was one of two people ...
    1 day ago
  • Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting


    A Taste of Home CookingAuthority Authority: 106
    My friend Melissa posted these Banana Cupcakes with Nutella Frosting recently and it seemed like the universe was trying to tell me something when SP found our missing jar of Nutella the same night. My aunt was in town this past weekend and had offered to make dinner, so I thought Id bring these cupcakes over for ...
    2 days ago
  • Blood Orange-Beetroot Tart


    Almond CornerAuthority Authority: 451
    It wasnt that easy to get back to the kitchen, as I expected. Somehow those few days, when I had the opportunity to relax and enjoy the food that is cooked by someone else, I pretty much got used it. Although I also baked two chocolate mousse cakes, but still, nothing can beat moms paprikás csirke . Anyway, the ...
    2 days ago
  • 007 Jakarta Street Food - Dawet Hitam, Wedang Ronde and Kupat Tahu


    SlenthikAuthority Authority: 115
    This clip showcases three delicious dishes, I’ll discuss them in order of appearance. Dawet Hitam The basic ingredient is glutinous rice flour.  The black colouring is merang, which is made from burnt rice stalks.  A green variation of this dish is coloured using pandan or suji leaves.  As you can see in the ...
    2 days ago
  • The Best Apple Fritter Ever at Diaz’s Bakery – Ojai


    gastronomyAuthority Authority: 103
    Get thee to Diaz’s Bakery for freshly made apple fritters the next time you’re in Ojai. My friend Melina introduced me to this monstrosity a few weeks ago, and it’s been making nightly appearances in my doughnut-flavored dreams. Each Frisbee-sized fritter is coated from top to bottom in a classic sugary glaze. ...
    2 days ago
  • The Easiest Apple Cobbler Recipe Ever


    Two Of A Kind, Working On A Full HouseAuthority Authority: 406
    Im all about easy recipes with minimum ingredients, but maximum taste. My mom has been making this for as long as I can remember and says they used to make it when she was little too. Im not exactly sure what it should be called, but I think its more of an Apple Cobbler than Apple Pie.The ingredients? This is ...
    3 days ago
  • Yogurt Mountain: The Ultimate Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt In Arundel Mills


    Ask Miss AAuthority Authority: 432
    In the last few years we have been paying more attention to the quality of food that we put in our bodies, which has been driving the food industry to offer healthier choices. You see more options  such as gluten-free and vegan not only on restaurants’ menus but also in grocery stores. Some grocery stores [...]
    3 days ago
  • chuao chocolates, valentine’s day, and you (+ a giveaway)


    foodies: a southern california food blogAuthority Authority: 104
    So there’s this thing coming up next month. Valentine’s Day. Sure you’ve heard of it. I’m not gonna lie and be like, “Oh, I don’t care about it because it’s so commercialized. Why do you need just one to tell someone you love them? Shouldn’t you be telling them on a regular basis?” Yeah, those are ...
    3 days ago
  • The Message Said – Bring Cookies


    Blog.EmealsForYouAuthority Authority: 92
    (From the  Dessert Collection at emealsforyou.com ) Teresas Oatmeal Cookies Just before I left for my very brief trip to NJ a couple of weeks ago I got a message from my brother-in-law to bring some “finger food” desserts for a family gathering.  I don’t know about you but I would prefer larger ...
    4 days ago
  • Milchreis (German Rice Pudding) with Home-Made Apple Sauce


    German FoodieAuthority Authority: 107
    My late father could cook exactly three dishes, one of which came out of a can: Milchreis (German rice pudding or “milk rice” = rice cooked in milk), ravioli (the ones from a can) and I forget what the third one was. He was just not of the generation when boys were expected to cook. Whenever we came to visit, ...
    5 days ago
  • Tuscan Zabaione


    Honest CookingAuthority Authority: 125
    This old fashioned Italian dessert – a more adult version of innocent custard – should be on every cook’s repertoire. By Emiko Davies Zabaione is a retro Italian custard, and must be one of the easiest recipes in the world: it can be literally whipped up in just a few minutes. It has a gorgeously ...
    5 days ago
  • Pear and Banana Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting


    Kitchen BelleiciousAuthority Authority: 403
    I realize pears are not still in season but I also realize the convenience of frozen pears. Pears that I stored up in my freezer during the summer because I am that good- I think ahead! No, actually I am not that good- I just forgot to use them before we left out of town for a few days so I just cut them and popped ...
    5 days ago
  • How to Make Orange Curd


    Good Life EatsAuthority Authority: 478
    I showed you before how easy it is to make lemon, lime, or grapefruit curd . I found myself with several pounds of oranges in the produce drawer last week and felt the urge to do something with them. Despite not having egg yolks that needed using up, I decided to go ahead and experiment with my lemon curd recipe ...
    5 days ago

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