Family Favorites Dessert Recipes

• Almost Tortuga Rum Cake — Tortuga Rum isn’t available for sale to the public. It’s only produced in the Caribbean and used in Tortuga Rum cake. Whaler’s Vanille Rum should be a close second.
• Apricot Brandy Fruitcake — This is one of my all-time favorite fruit cakes.
• Cannoli — Cannoli were my favorite Italian bakery dessert in Chicago during the Lenten season.
• Classic Butterscotch Pie — My Mother made Classic Butterscotch Pie all the time, and it was one of my favorites. It’s in the comfort food category for sure.
• Classic Pie Crust — It's no surprise that this is one of the most popular pie crust recipes on the internet. This recipe delivers a tender, flaky pie crust every time!
• Coconut Cream Pie in a Shortbread Crust — Coconut Cream Pie is served in a flaky, tender shortbread crust.
• Easy Lemon Curd — Easy Lemon Curd is delicious on freshly baked scones!
• Everyday Cheesecake — This has been my go-to cheesecake for an easy dessert for family meals.
• Famous Chocolate Wafer Roll — This recipe comes from the box of Famous Chocolate Wafers and is just so sweet and impressive.
• Fluffy Marshmallow Cheesecake
• Fresh Strawberry Pie — This is the best summery dessert! Stand the strawberries up in a pre-baked pie crust and spoon a strawberry gelatin glaze evenly over the top. Chill until set and serve with a bowl of Strawberry Whipped Cream.
• General George Pudding — What a way to celebrate George Washington’s birthday!
• Gooey Rhubarb Custard Bars
• Lemon Pudding Dessert
• Lemony Lemon Cake
• Linda's Old-Fashioned Fresh Peach Pie — You can use a full top crust for this fresh peach pie or use a lattice crust as shown in the picture.
• Linda's Yummy Fudge Frosting — This absolutely does set up like fudge. My favorite way to use it is to frost a yellow sheet cake.
• Lisa's Mocha Mousse
• Mississippi River Mud Cake — A luscious combination of chocolate, pecans and gooey marshmallows.
• Mock Apple Pie — My Mother made Mock Apple Pie while we were growing up. You would swear that there are apples in the pie!
• Mom's Banana Nut Bread — Our Mother made this many times when we were growing up and continued making it well into her 80s.
• Peanut Butter Dandy Cake
• Raspberry Gelato — This is the recipe that prompted me to buy an ice cream maker attachment for my Kitchen Aid mixer.
• Rum Cake — I make this delicious cake every holiday season.
• Shortbread Tart and Pie Crust — The beauty of this buttery-rich recipe is that it can be patted into the tart or pie pan - no rolling needed! Use it for cream pies or any tart or pie that calls for a pre-baked crust.
• Spumoni Cake — This cake is wonderful! It is also extremely pretty. I've been making it for years.
• Stabilized Whipped Cream Icing — This is the type of icing used on bakery-style cakes.
• Strawberry Cake — This cake was a keeper when I found it, and I'm still making it years later.
• Sweet Mexican Rice — This is the creamiest rice pudding you will ever taste.
• Sweet Potato Empanadas — After cooking, these delicious empanadas are brushed with butter and coated with a mixture of cinnamon-sugar.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk Caramel Sauce — For safety reasons, heating the unopened can (an old cooking method) is NOT recommended.
• Turtle Cake — This is a cake I've been making for years. It's still a hit every time I serve it.
• Wesson's Famous Fruitcake — This is the fruitcake that my Mother made every year to give away to family and friends at Christmas-time.