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One of those simple, everyday cakes that I love so much, with a dense, moist texture, a (not too) sweet vanilla flavor, and lots and lots of sweet juicy blueberries,

All-American Apple Pie

Perfect, All-American apple pie.

Pies and tarts, Fruit desserts, ThanksgivingFrancesca BruzzeseNovember 18, 2016american recipes, autumn, fruit, pies and tarts, sweet, winterComment

Best Ever Apple Cake

The title of the recipe says it all. Best apple cake you’ll ever have, hands down.

Torta della Vendemmia

Grapes baked into light and fluffy cake with hints of vanilla and orange that manages to both complement the grapes and let still let them shine. The olive oil here gives the cake a more subtle flavor than your usual simple butter cake, the yogurt keeps the cake moist, and that spoonful of sugar over the top adds a pleasant sugary crust to the top of the cake and makes it almost sparkly.

Sweet or Savory Red Wine Balsamic Figs

Roasted figs, two ways — sweet or savory, take your pick.

Fruit desserts, VeganFrancesca BruzzeseSeptember 12, 2016american recipes, appetizers and side dishes, breakfast, easy, fruit, italian recipes, savory, summer, sweetComment

Blackberry Cheesecake Galette

Cheesecake meets galette in this summery dessert.

Pies and tarts, Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseAugust 22, 2016american recipes, cake, easy, fruit, pies and tarts, summerComment

Watermelon Granita

Hailing from Sicily, granita is icy, fruity, refreshing, and so easy to make at home.

Peach Raspberry Buckle

Summer dessert bliss — the sweetness of the peaches offsets the slightly tart raspberries, and the cake is cinnamon-y and butter-y with slightly nutty undertones thanks to the browned butter., dense but still moist thanks to all the juices from the fruit.

Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 22, 2016american recipes, cake, fruit, summer, sweetComment

Honey Cinnamon Glazed Peaches

Peaches that are reminiscent of a peach pie but without the pie crust, lattice, or extra work, and served with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream, taste like Summer on a plate.

Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 11, 2016american recipes, easy, fruit, summer, sweetComment

Blueberry Crumble Pie

This Blueberry Crumble Pie is the very pinnacle of Summer pie perfection -- here we have a sweet juicy blueberry filling balanced out with a bit of citrus, poured into a buttery, flaky crust and topped off with a spicy sweet cinnamon crumble.

Pies and tarts, Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseJuly 1, 2016american recipes, fruit, pies and tarts, summer, sweetComment

Berry Tartlets

Buttery pastry crust, vanilla pastry cream, and fresh fruit — what more could you want in a dessert?

Apple Crisps with Pecan-Oatmeal Topping

The apples here are left to shine, complimented by just the right amount of cinnamon and sugar, and the topping is reminiscent of an oatmeal cookie -- spicy and buttery almost caramel-y thanks to the brown sugar, with pieces of crunchy pecan throughout.

Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseOctober 16, 2015american recipes, autumn, easy, fruit, sweet Comment

Mini Berry Crostate

Everyone get’s their own crostata here, with a buttery super flaky crust and sweet summer-y filling, perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I used raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries here, but you could also use any sort of fruit you like.

Plum Cobbler with Cinnamon Biscuits

This is a dessert that I’ve been making since it was published in Bon Appetit magazine back in 2004, in my early baking days, and it is absolutely delicious. For our non-American readers – a cobbler is essentially a fruit dessert with a biscuit topping, not to be confused with a crisp or crumble, which has more of a streusel crumb topping. It is reminiscent of a fruit pie, without the time consuming homemade pie crust.

Fruit dessertsFrancesca BruzzeseApril 17, 2015american recipes, summer, sweetComment

Bittersweet Chocolate Pear Cake

Don’t let appearances deceive you — what may seem like a plain cake is actually packed with melty pockets of chocolate, juicy pears, and toasty brown butter.

Raspberry and Blueberry Shortcakes

A slight variation on the classic strawberry shortcake and a perfect combination of juicy tart berries, sweet billowy whipped cream, and crumbly buttery biscuits.

Fruit dessertsGloria BazzocchiJuly 7, 2014american recipes, cake, fruit, summer, sweetComment

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