4. Cakes
Perhaps the most
popular dessert of all
time. It contains a
combination of flour,
sugar, eggs, butter or oil,
leavening agents (such as
yeast or baking powder),
and sometimes milk or
water. It’s topped with
sweet and creamy icing
for the ultimate treat.
5. Cookies
Made from flour and sugar,
cookies are usually small,
flat, and round. To create
sandwich cookies, just
place a small amount of
jam or icing in the middle
of two cookies. Cookies can
also be cut in elaborate
shapes, perfect for
different seasons and
events.
6. Biscuits
A different variety of baked
goods that includes scones,
biscotti, and more, biscuits
are in a category all their
own. Biscuits are typically
made denser than cake, but
they can vary in texture
from soft and chewy to
hard and crispy.
7. Pastries
Pastries include pies,
cobblers, and anything else
made with a light and flaky
bread crust. They’re often
filled with fruit, chocolate,
nuts, or spices to elevate
the flavor profile of the
treat. Apple pie is the
quintessential American
pastry.
9. Ice Cream
Ice cream is a frozen
dessert typically made from
milk or cream that has
been flavored with
a sweetener, and a spice,
such as cocoa or vanilla, or
with fruit.
10. Sorbet
A frozen dessert made using
ice combined with fruit juice,
fruit purée, or other
ingredients, such as wine,
liqueur, or honey. Generally,
sorbets do not contain dairy
products.
11. Sherbet
A frozen dessert made from
water, sugar, a dairy product
such as cream or milk, and a
flavoring – typically fruit
juice or purée, wine, liqueur,
and occasionally non-fruit
flavors such as vanilla,
chocolate, or peppermint.
14. Cheesecake
A kind of rich dessert cake
made with cream and soft
cheese on a graham cracker,
cookie, or pastry crust,
typically topped with a fruit
sauce.
15. Mousse
Mousse is made by folding
aerators into a base. These
aerators can be whipped
cream, meringue (egg whites
+ sugar), pâte à bombe
(whole eggs and/or egg yolks
+ sugar), or a combination.
17. Doughnuts
A type of deep
fried dessert food made out
of dough or batter. It is a
small ring of sweet leavened
dough that has been fried or
sometimes baked.
18. Churros
A cinnamon- and sugar-
topped fried dough from
Spanish and Portuguese
cuisine, made with choux
pastry dough piped into hot
oil with a piping bag and
large closed star tip or similar
shape. Churros are similar to
doughnuts, but they have
ridges.
