Vanilla

This ice cream is served with a hazelnut torte at Die Quadriga in the Hotel Brandenburger Hof.

A sophisticated dessert that is great on its own, mixed with sweet berries or used as a topping for ice cream or frozen yogurt.

Try over frozen yogurt, ice cream, pound cake, or serve with your favorite cookies.

Mango sauce enhanced with crystallized ginger complements this delicious low-fat cake.

This sauce hardens into a chewy candy when poured over ice cream. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

To give these cookies a pretty curved shape, drape them over a wooden dowel or the handle of a wooden spoon immediately after removing them from the cookie sheet.

A joint effort by Leigh McLean and Sweet Dreams Bakery in Memphis.

This recipe requires some advance preparation: The yogurt needs to drain for 12 hours. This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional sitting time.

Christina has been making these super-easy brownies since she was a teenager.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Mascarpone Cheesecake with Quince Compote .

Sugar cookies are the perfect accompaniment to this colorful finale.

Definitely not Ye Olde English Classic, but very delicious and very contemporary. Using store-bought sponge cake (ask for it at your supermarket bakery) or pound cakes simplifies assembly.

Ginger's peppery flavor is the perfect foil for white chocolate. Here, the ginger is used in several forms, each contributing its own nuance: Crystallized ginger provides texture and a warm bite to the filling, gingersnaps are used for the crust, and ground ginger enhances both crust and filling. Begin making this dessert a day ahead.

You don't have to be in the kitchen at the crack of dawn to prepare a terrific breakfast. In this recipe the French toast is soaked overnight like bread pudding — in the morning all you need to do is add the topping and pop it in the oven. Serve it with coffee, juice, and fresh fruit and you've got a well-rounded way to start the day.