Whether you’re a novice or expert baker, this week we’re offering simple paths to homemade desserts, and share several different recipes that yield sweet treats with minimal effort. Snacking cakes, we’ve learned, come in different flavors and shapes but share one common ingredient: they are unfussy. That means they’re typically made by hand in one bowl, then poured into a cake pan and baked.

Another unfussy dessert category leans on assembling rather than baking; chocolate-covered fruit, banana pudding, and easy tiramisu. We also chat about the latest easy dessert trends that are taking TikTok by storm.

Don’t miss this sweet conversation!

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Links to recipes and favorites from this week’s show:

Sonya’s Apple Sharlotka, Tzimmes Cake, and Tahini Coffee Cake

Sonya’s Tea Biscuit/Tiramisu-like Ice Box Cake via The Nosher

Apple Sauce Cake by Julia Turshen via Tasting Table

Dorie Greenspan’s Poached Pears via the NY Times

Banana Pudding from Natasha’s Kitchen

Chocolate dipped fruit

Ina Garten’s Chocolate Bark

Yogurt Bark from Eating Well

Our favorite dessert-like Ellenos yogurt

Blueberry Pudding Cake via Epicurious

Strawberry pretzel “salad” from Betty Crocker

Plum crumb bars by Cambrea Bakes

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