dessert

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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “dessert”

• Five Healthy Thanksgiving Foods Recipes

  
  Blogoncherry — Authority: 151
  Here are five healthy Thanksgiving foods you can enjoy guilt-free this year:Turkey. If you are looking for a lean cut of meat, turkey is hard to beat. A 3-ounce serving of skinless white meat contains 25 grams of protein, barely 3 grams of fat, and less than 1 gram of saturated fat. Dark meat has [...]
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• 30 Christmas top tips from the experts

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  How to cook the perfect roast turkey, why you should serve cheese first, the secret of delicious bubble and squeak, what to buy if you have last-minute guests and, no, christmas pudding is not compulsory Gordon Ramsay • My secret to keeping the bird moist is to not worry about serving it piping hot. Warm meat ...
  10 hours ago

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte - The chocolate crunch mousse will keep your Thanksgiving guests asking for more!
  11 hours ago

• Brown Sugar and Spice Cookies

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Brown Sugar and Spice Cut-out Cookies for decorating...complete with how-to sparkle instructions
  11 hours ago

• PB & CC Streusel Cake

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Streusel Cake - the most perfect snack cake there is.
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• Extra Tart Lemon Squares

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Extra Tart Lemon Squares [IMG: http://foodgawker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/205322.jpeg]
  11 hours ago

• Chocolate, Marshmallow, Shortbread

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  chocolate-covered marshmallow cookies to make you smile
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• Apricot and Necterine Tart

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  A nice refreshing and delicious tart for the start of summer
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• Peanut Butter Pie

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Peanut butter cream cheese pie (just in case you dont like pumpkin)
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• A Christmas Opera Cake

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  In a twist to the traditional Opera, the Chestnut cream and Brandy syrup give this recipe a Christmassy feel.
  11 hours ago

• Adriano Zumbo Summer Autumn range

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Its a cause for celebration when Adriano Zumbo Patissiers new cake range is released
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• Tiramisu Verrines

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Tiramisu, complete with egg white foam, mascarpone, sabayon cream, savoiardi and a Marsala infused coffee dip.
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• Candied Orange Peel

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Heavenly combination of chocolate and orange
  13 hours ago

• Tong Yuen (Chinese Stuffed Dumpling)

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Vegan and gluten-free Chinese warm dessert: Tong yuen (Chinese stuffed dumplings)
  13 hours ago

• Steamed Persimmon Pudding

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Steamed Persimmon Pudding with Cinnamon Crème Anglaise. This may be a recipe worthy of MacGyver.
  13 hours ago

• Molasses Cookies

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Im re-learning how to bake. Wheat and dairy free molasses cookies; better than the original! @ cafe zupas blog
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• Carob Halvah Pudding

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  What the heck kind of sweets CAN you eat when youre a gluten-free vegan on a candida cleanse? This raw carob-halvah pudding, of course!
  13 hours ago

• HISTORIC TREAT ~ WICKWOOD COUNTRY INN (SAUGATUCK MI) ~ BROWNIES/ POMODORO / PECAN TASSIES / CHOCOLATE BITES / BISHOPS CAKE

  
  THE VILLAGE VOICE — Authority: 118
  "Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop." ~ Ovid WICKWOOD INN Saugatuck , Michigan (CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE) _________________________ Owned by Julee Rosso co-author of the Silver Palate Cookbook and her husband Bill Miller, the Wickwood ...
  14 hours ago

• Apple Cranberry Cake-Pie

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Dorie Greenspan does it again! This pie-cake tastes just like it sounds. Somewhere between a pie and a cake - its delicious.
  15 hours ago

• Delicata Panna Cotta

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 174
  Pumpkins arent the only squashes that make fantastic desserts... Just try the delicata on for size in this show-stopping panna cotta!
  15 hours ago

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