Dessert
613 dishes.
Dominican cakeAiry celebration cake with pineapple filling and meringue
DoolshoLayered sponge cake, brightly iced, cut at weddings and Eid
DorayakiTwo honeyed pancakes sandwiching sweet azuki bean paste
Douce macossFirm milk fudge scented with cinnamon and lime zest, cut in barsTaiwanDouhuaSilken tofu pudding in ginger or brown-sugar syrup with peanuts or tapioca
DrømmekageVanilla sponge under a baked coconut and brown sugar topping
Dulce de lecheSlow-caramelized milk spread on toast and into every pastry
Dulce de leche cortadaMilk deliberately curdled with lime, then cooked with sugar into sweet curdsVenezuelaDulce de lechosaGreen papaya slices candied in spiced syrup, Christmas sweetParaguayDulce de mamónPapaya candied in caramel syrup, served with Paraguay cheeseNetherlandsDutch apple pieTall cinnamon apple pie with lattice, whipped cream.
Dziriettealmond-filled Algiers pastries glazed with honey and dusted with sugarNorth MacedoniaEkmek kadaifSyrup-soaked bread pudding topped with thick clotted cream.
Empanadas de chiverrePastry turnovers filled with stringy candied fig-leaf gourd jam
Empanadas de plátanoFried plantain dumplings filled with milk custardSwitzerlandEngadiner NusstorteShortcrust tart of caramel-walnut filling from the Engadin.IndonesiaEs CendolGreen rice-flour worms in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and ice
Es TelerAvocado, jackfruit and coconut in iced condensed-milk syrup
EspumillaGuava meringue cream scooped like ice cream on the streetUnited KingdomEton messCrushed meringue folded with strawberries and cream.SamoaFa’ausiGrated taro or bread squares drowned in thick caramelised coconut sauceTongaFaikakaiDough dumplings drenched in sweet coconut-caramel syrupPakistanFaloodaVermicelli, basil seed and rose syrup layered with milk and ice cream
FaloodehShirazi frozen rice-noodle sorbet with rosewater and limeSlovakiaFánkyThin fried carnival pastries dusted with icing sugarPolandFaworkiCrisp fried ribbons of dough dusted with icing sugarTuvaluFekeiSticky pudding of grated pulaka or banana cooked with coconut cream and syrupMoroccoFekkasTwice-baked almond, sesame and raisin biscuits sliced thin for dunking in teaSurinameFiaduLayered pastry cake filled with almond paste, raisins and citrus peel
FifteensNo-bake traybake of digestives, marshmallows and cherries rolled in coconutMaltaFigolliAlmond-filled pastry figures iced and given at Easter to children.
FirneeMilk pudding thickened with cornstarch, scented with cardamom and pistachio
Firnirice-flour milk pudding scented with rosewater and dusted with cinnamon
FlanCaramel-topped baked custardSloveniaFlancatiThin knotted pastry ribbons fried crisp and buried in icing sugar.-
Balah el Sham
Ridged fingers of choux dough fried and steeped in cold syrup. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking.…
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Bamkuch
Ring-shaped tree cake baked layer by layer on a turning spit. Ready in 1 hour prep and 2 hours cooking.…
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Banh Flan
Caramel egg custard served in a cup, often with iced coffee poured over. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 45…
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Basbousa bil tamr
Semolina cake layered with date paste and almonds, cut into diamonds. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 45 minutes cooking.…
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Basbousa
Semolina cake soaked in syrup, topped with almonds. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking. 16 pieces. A…
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Barazek
Thin crisp Damascene cookies pressed with sesame and pistachio. Ready in 30 min prep and 15 min cooking. About 40…
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Baumkuchen
Ringed tree cake baked in layers on a spit and glazed with chocolate. Ready in 40 min prep and 1…
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Bastani sonnati
Saffron-rosewater ice cream with pistachios and frozen cream chunks. Ready in 40 min prep and 20 min cooking. 1 litre.…
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Bejgli
Rolled pastry log filled with dense poppy seed or walnut paste. Ready in 45 min prep and 40 min cooking.…
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Belgian pralines
Filled chocolates invented in Brussels; ganache and nougat centres. Ready in 1 hr prep and 20 min cooking. About 40…