Dessert Recipes

I started my professional cooking career as a pastry chef, so desserts are one of my specialties! This dessert recipes archive includes simple pies, tarts and everyday cakes to go with tea or coffee, like my best Lemon Polenta Cake or a classic French Yogurt Cake that doesn’t require a mixer.

If you love cookies, I’ve got you covered with foolproof Chocolate Chip Cookies that have the perfect ratio of chew and crunch, and Maida Heatter’s famous Chocolate Whopper Cookies.

You can’t leave without a hit of chocolate — browse dozens of my easy chocolate recipes such as rich and Chocolate Budino Cakes and French Chocolate Madeleines that are guaranteed to satisfy any craving, whether it’s dark, bittersweet, milk chocolate.