Party Planning: Dessert Recipes

Prepare crowd-pleasing sweet treats like marble cheesecake, chocolate mousse torte and more.

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1 Root Beer Float Cake
Serve this moist cake to a bunch of hungry kids and watch it disappear.
2 Appetizer Blue Cheese Logs
Whip up these easy-to-make appetizers for your holiday guests.
3 Holiday Spice Cheesecake
is the perfect dessert to top off any holiday dinner.
4 Winning Carrot Cake Recipe
Reader's Digest employee April Griffin scored top honors with this recipe at a company bakeoff.
5 Apple Praline Pie
Everyone's sure to want seconds of this prizewinning pie!
6 White Chocolate Mousse
No one will suspect this thick, rich and creamy mousse is on the light side.
7 German Apple Cake
This easy-to-make treat is sure to become a family favorite.
8 Catalonian Cream
For dessert, try this creamy custard with a crunchy caramel topping.
9 Chocolate-Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy and bursting with bits of chocolate, these cookies are a perfect after-school treat.

“ Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning. ”

— Joseph Campbell

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