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This Guinness chocolate sheet cake is baked in a 9-by-13-inch pan and finished with cream cheese frosting. The batter combines cocoa, stout, sour cream, and vanilla for a dark chocolate flavor. Cool the cake completely before frosting. Why Make Guinness Chocolate Sheet Cake A single rectangular pan makes this cake straightforward to portion and serve. … Read more

This Guinness chocolate layer cake uses stout and cocoa in the batter, with optional espresso powder to deepen the chocolate flavor. The recipe is written for two 9-inch round pans and finished with cream cheese frosting. Cool the layers fully before assembling. Why Make Guinness Chocolate Layer Cake The stout adds a malty note to … Read more

This Guinness chocolate layer cake uses brown butter in both the cake and its cream cheese frosting. Guinness, cocoa, and sour cream make a dark, rich batter, while the frosting combines browned butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and a little stout. The ingredient list calls for 1½ eggs; beat the second egg and use … Read more

These shamrock-shaped rolls are filled with spinach-basil pesto, garlic, Parmesan, and pine nuts. The enriched yeast dough rises twice: once before shaping and again after the pesto is rolled inside. Serve the rolls warm as a St. Patrick’s Day side or alongside soup. Why Make Shamrock Garlic Pesto Rolls The rolls combine a soft, lightly … Read more

These chocolate cherry sandwich cookies pair soft cocoa cookies with cherry preserves and a simple chocolate ganache. Bake the cookies just until set, cool them fully, then add the filling so the ganache does not melt out of the centers. Why Make Chocolate Cherry Cookies The cookies are made with Dutch-process cocoa and egg yolks … Read more

These sourdough s’mores cookies combine browned butter, sourdough starter, chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, graham crackers, and marshmallows. Chill the dough before scooping so the cookies hold their shape, then bake until the edges set and the centers remain soft. Why Make Brown Butter Sourdough S’mores Cookies Brown butter adds a toasted flavor, while the sourdough … Read more

Cinnamon Roll Bliss Bars bring cinnamon and vanilla frosting together in an easy-to-slice pan dessert. The batter is mixed in one bowl, baked in a 9 × 13-inch pan, and cooled before frosting. Why Make These Cinnamon Roll Bars These bars offer cinnamon-roll flavor in a simple sheet-pan format. Cut them into squares for brunch, … Read more

Italian peach cookies are round sandwich cookies filled with vanilla and chocolate pastry cream. Dip each sandwich briefly in Alchermes, roll it in sugar, and add a mint leaf for the peach-like finish. The cookie dough makes 18 halves, which form about 9 sandwich cookies. Why Make Italian Peach Cookies These cookies pair tender, lightly … Read more