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”

• Pumpkin 7 Layer Bars

  
  Carrie's Sweet Life — Authority: 112
  It’s been a boring few weeks in our kitchen. No baby yet but just not big desire to cook, I can’t seem to stand for as long before I get really sore, I am counting down the time until I get back into the kitchen, for now we have been living off of kraft mac and cheese, pancakes, frozen pizza, and take out. I made ...
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• Easy Cakes to Make at Home

  
  A traditional Yorkshire Pudding Recipe — Authority: 131
  Everyone loves a delicious homemade cake Many people tend not to make cakes because they think it is a difficult and time consuming task
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• Alice Medrich’s Cocoa Brownies

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Alice Medrichs Cocoa Brownies
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• Chocolate Wontons

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Chocolate Wontons served with Tonka Bean ice cream.
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• Cappuccino Cheesecake

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  A birthday Cappuccino Cheesecake that is a total winner
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• The Perfect Brownie

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Guilty Kitchen bakes you a batch of the Perfect Brownies. The perfect hand held dessert.
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• Snickerdoodles

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Snickerdoodles! With a step-by-step picture tutorial...
  8 hours ago

• Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  I love pumpkin pie, but for Thanksgiving this year, Id recommend switching out the pumpkin pie for this pumpkin walnut cheesecake!
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• Winemakers grape cake

  
  Antics of a cycling cook — Authority: 103
  A few years ago I planted a grape vine against the wall in my garden. At the time I didnt really expect it to do that well, England isnt isnt known for its grapes after all! I couldnt have been more wrong, it seems that in cold damp England grape vines can thrive, mine has gone wild climbing up the wall, over the ...
  8 hours ago

• Apple and Almond Tart

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Delicious tart with apple and almond. (Scroll down for English version)
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• Apples and nuts cake

  
  Len — Authority: 122
  My neighbor which I occasionally help with PC problems seeing me in the street Friday gave me a bunch of apples saying these are “bio”-apples from his house in the mountains. I should take some since he has just picked up his apple tree and has too many apples and no idea what to do with them. Starting with the ...
  8 hours ago

• Chocolate Brownie Bars

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Rich, fudgey, dense and delicious. Everything a brownie should be!
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• Baked Rice Pudding

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Baked Rice Pudding - A few ingredients and some patience are needed to make this lazy poor mans dish.
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• Macaron

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Its Macaron Day at the famed Adriano Zumbo patisserie! And we ate all 48 flavours (including this Neopolitan macaron)
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• Raspberry Chocolate Buttercream Cake

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Raspberry chocolate buttercream Cake. Happy Birthday to me!
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• Super Yummy Chocolate Brownies

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  How is it possible to make a whole plate of mouthwatering brownies with only two tablespoons of butter?!?
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• Tarte Tatin

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Caramelised Apple Tarte Tatin and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream - my idea of heaven.
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• Cookbooks and Custard

  
  My Kind of Food — Authority: 103
  If there is one habit that vexes my husband, its my passion and love for cookbooks. I love them because not only do they inspire "whats for dinner" but they bring the world out there into my kitchen at home. As I turn the pages of my favourite cookbooks, I am transported to hot, bustling kitchens of New York, the ...
  10 hours ago

• Thai Coffee Dessert

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  We used Thai Arabica coffee in our Thai Coffee Dessert but you can use any instant coffee.
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• Candied Orange Peel

  
  foodgawker — Authority: 172
  Candied Orange Peel [IMG: http://foodgawker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/199178.jpeg]
  10 hours ago

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