Daily Indulgence: November 2011

Updated: December 04, 2014
Satisfy your cravings with decadent recipes including chocolate desserts, impressive cakes and pies, and rich main dishes.
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Candy Cake

Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Styling: Gerri Williams

This cake is the perfect way to make the most of your leftover Halloween stash. Chop the candies, toss them in the batter, and get ready for a sweet surprise with every bite.


Candy Cake Recipe
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Cherry Cheesecake Brownies

Photo: Francesco Tonelli; Styling: Philippa Brathwaite

Why choose between two favorite desserts? Combine your passion for cheesecake and brownies in this luscious dessert. The must-try surprise? Dried tart cherries are tucked into the cheesecake batter.


Cherry Cheesecake Brownies Recipe

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Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue

Photo: Ellen Silverman; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Nothing wows your friend with the "perfect" pie recipe like showing up with a sky-high meringue toasted to perfection. Take a bow; you deserve it.


Sweet Potato Pie with Marshmallow Meringue Recipe
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Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Look out, jelly! Peanut butter has a new best friend. Rich peanut butter filling meets luscious chocolate ganache to create a dessert that's oh-so indulgent and the perfect mid-afternoon treat.


Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes Recipe

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No-Cook Pumpkin Chocolate Icebox Cake

Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Robyn Valarik 

Make a picture-perfect fall dessert for your holiday open house or neighborhood block party. It's pretty from the top, and even prettier when you remove a slice.


No-Cook Pumpkin Chocolate Icebox Cake Recipe

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Ciabatta French Toast with Warm Apple Maple Syrup

Photo: John Kernick; Styling: Paige Hicks

Start the morning off right with a melt-in-your-mouth serving of warm and gooey French toast. The warm apple maple syrup alone is worth a second helping.


Ciabatta French Toast with Warm Apple Maple Syrup Recipe
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Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Cupcakes

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Who needs love? We'd rather fall in chocolate. Specifically, we'd rather fall in layer upon layer of this decadent dessert and eat our way back out from the bottom. Go ahead, take a swipe of that gorgeous frosting.


Chocolate-Chocolate Chunk Cupcakes Recipe

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Pecan Pie Brownies

The secret to over-the-top brownies? Adding a premade frozen pecan pie to the batter. You read that right. Prepare to lick your fingers with joy.


Pecan Pie Brownies Recipe

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Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Cake

Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Styling: Gerri Williams for James Reps

Fall in love with chocolate chips all over again with this easy autumn dessert. It's perfect for an after-school or afternoon pick-me-up, and ideal for a midnight snack.


Pumpkin-Chocolate Chip Cake Recipe
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Cream Cheese and Chutney Roulade

Photo: Kate Sears

This rolled cheese appetizer is swoon-worthy to look at and heavenly to taste. Get ready to amaze your friends at this weekend's gathering.


Cream Cheese and Chutney Roulade Recipe

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Tipsy Chocolate Pecan Pie

Photo: Charles Schiller; Styling: Tracey Seaman

Even the pickiest of dessert eaters is sure to swoon over this updated pecan pie recipe. This top-rated recipe takes minutes to make and is guaranteed to gather rave reviews.


Tipsy Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe

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Sweet Potato-Pecan Pancakes

Oxmoor House

Whether you're craving breakfast for dinner or planning ahead for Sunday's brunch menu, this stack of light and fluffy pancakes is sure to get your mouth watering. For an extra shot of happiness, heat the maple syrup before serving.


Sweet Potato-Pecan Pancakes Recipe
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Cinnamon-Date-Pecan Rolls with Maple Glaze

Did your jaw just drop? Ours did. Luckily we plan to fill our mouths with a gooey bite of this must-try cinnamon roll, so it works out just fine.


Cinnamon-Date-Pecan Rolls with Maple Glaze Recipe

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Wedding Cake Cupcakes

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Make a vow to love, savor, and devour these delicately flavored cupcakes. This is a lifelong commitment we're happy to keep.


Wedding Cake Cupcakes Recipe

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Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole

This holiday-friendly side dish, topped with marshmallows and pecans, almost deserves a spot on the dessert buffet. By keeping it with the main dishes, we don't have to choose between it and a slice of pecan pie.


Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
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Photo: Leigh Beisch; Styling: Dan Becker
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Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Emma Star Jensen

Give yourself an excuse to make fantastic cupcakes by using seasonal ingredients, like pumpkin. Sure, the pumpkin is canned, but we're looking for excuses to indulge here, right?


Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe

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Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sometimes you just need a cookie. A perfectly crisp cookie with a chewy center and chocolate chunks. Don't forget the glass of milk.


Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Allison R. Banks

Rich sweet potato heightens the flavor of decadent pound cake. Skip the icing, glaze, or ice cream-- this cake is perfect just like it is.


Sweet Potato Pound Cake Recipe

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Classic Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Amy Burke

Scalloped potatoes should be illegal. Since they aren't, help yourself to an extra serving and be thankful for another great recipe.


Classic Parmesan Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

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Pecan Pie Cupcakes

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro

Pecan pie is the golden delicious standard for holiday desserts. Pack that delicious flavor into a pint-sized treat that's perfect for kids, sharing at parties, or all by yourself on a lazy afternoon.


Pecan Pie Cupcakes Recipe
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Chocolate Marble Cake

Photo: Andrew McCaul; Stylist: Alistair Turnbull/Pat Bates & Associates

Bring peace to your neck of the world by making a cake that satisfies everyone's preferences. Vanilla cake for you, chocolate swirls for your baking partner in crime and a cocoa drizzle for you both to share.


Chocolate Marble Cake Recipe

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Pumpkin Streusel Bread

Becky Luigart-Stayner

Skip the boxed mix and make this light and flavorful pumpkin bread for friends and family this holiday season. It's perfect for brunch; just slice, toast, and top with a smear of cream cheese. Heavenly.


Pumpkin Streusel Bread Recipe

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Angel Food Cake Pops

Photo: John Kernick; Stylist: Alistar Turnbull/Pat Bates and Associates

When your plate is loaded with savory stuffing and sides, there's hardly room for the turkey, much less a piece of pie. If you're going light on dessert, snag one of these too-cute cake pop. One mouthful of this confection perfection and you'll be in heaven.


Angel Food Cake Pops Recipe
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Mocha Latte Cupcakes

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling

Take a break from shopping to treat yourself to a coffee break in the form of a rich Espresso cupcake. Just be sure to lick your fingers free of caramel drizzle before you hit the sale racks.


Mocha Latte Cupcakes Recipe

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Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell

This icing-free cake is our idea of ooey-gooey perfection. Plus, if you're all thumbs in the kitchen, it's no problem; this cake is meant to be served, and enjoyed, upside down.


Bananas Foster Upside-Down Cake Recipe

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Cranberry Pumpkin Upside-down Cake

Annabelle Breakey; Dan Becker

Whoever said "Let them eat cake" certainly didn't mean to only eat it for dessert between the hours of 7 and 9. Celebrate history, and yourself, by indulging in this delicious cake at all hours of the day.


Cranberry Pumpkin Upside-down Cake Recipe
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Mama's German Chocolate Cake

Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Margaret Dickey; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck

This frosting is begging to be eaten. Cut yourself a slice of this Mama-approved cake and get the week off to a great start.


Mama's German Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecake

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell

This cheesecake has our number. The creamy pumpkin filling is topped with a Praline icing, making this dessert our favorite for fall. Cut a slice and enjoy.


Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecake Recipe

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Rum Fudge Cakes

Oxmoor House

Why serve after-dinner drinks and dessert separately when you can combine the two into a mouthwatering bite-sized treat? Pop a few and let the rich duo wash over you.


Rum Fudge Cakes Recipe
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