Sweet Somethings for The Holiday Table

Start here for your holiday dessert inspiration. From decadent chocolate cake with kirsch-soaked cherries and mascarpone gelato in L.A. to the most traditional (and superlative) apple-oatmeal upsidedown cake in Baltimore, these five holiday recipes will help jumpstart your menu planning—and satisfy your guests deep-seated need for sweets.

White Japaniese Yam Custard, Maple Pecans, Brown Butter Shortbread, Pomegranate Jam, Crème Fraiche Ice Cream, and Wood Sorrel
Pastry Chef Melissa Denmark of Gracie's | Providence, Rhode Island

Black Forest Cake, Caramelia Namelaka Kirch Cherries, and Mascarpone
Pastry Chef Carlos Enriquez of Patina Group | Los Angeles, California

Fall Tart: Pumpkin, Coconut, and Walnuts
Pastry Chef William Werner of Craftman & Wolves | San Francisco, California

Apple Oatmeal Upside-Down Cake with Whiskey-Brown Sugar Sauce, and Vanilla Ice Cream
Pastry Chef Janae Aiken of Fork & Wrench | Baltimore, Maryland

Autumn Olive Berry Frozen Marshmallow, Tomato Ice, Fennel Emulsion, and Pear Gel
Pastry Chef Thomas Raquel of Le Bernadin | Chicago, Illinois 

White Japanese Yam Custard, Maple Pecans, Brown Butter Shortbread, Pomegranate Jam, Crème Fraîche Ice Cream, and Wood Sorrel

Blackforest Cake, Caramelia Namelaka, Kirsch Cherries, and Marscapone Gelato

Fall Tart: Pumpkin, Coconut, and Walnuts

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Apple Oatmeal Upside Down Cake, Whiskey-Brown Butter Sauce, Oatmeal-Pecan Strudel, and Vanilla Ice Cream

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Autumn Olive Berry Frozen Marshmallow, Tomato Ice, Fennel Emulsion, and Pear Gel