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Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Purchased pound cake is sliced and toasted or grilled, then dressed up with a luscious chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A bourbon-laced cream filling and rich chocolate glaze turn the classic layer cake into something really special.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

With a crust fashioned after the popular cookie, this tart features a dark and white chocolate mocha filling. It's really more like candy and should be cut into small wedges.

Try these tender butter cookies with some spring or summer fruit for a refreshing finale to any of these entrées.

Here's a tangy condiment for holiday entrées; try it with pork tenderloin, roasted chicken or turkey. Begin preparing the relish a day ahead to allow the flavors time to blend.

A moist and flavorful banana-nut muffin with a distinctly tropical twist.

Like savory shortbread, these are wonderful when paired with wine, salads or soups.

Extra-virgin olive oil is the the secret ingredient in this moist, dense, lightly sweet cake. Perfect as an afternoon snack or for breakfast with a cup of fluffy cappuccino.

At the ever-popular Cafe Pasqual's in Santa Fe, chocolate and devilishly hot chile pequín flakes come together in an ice cream not soon forgotten. Our version is rich but almost austere compared to chef Katharine Kagel's original, the recipe for which appears in Cafe Pasqual's Cookbook.