This Easter-ready Carrot Cake Trifle layers cinnamon-spiced cake, roasted pecans, and a cloud of cream cheese whipped cream. What started as a save-the-day dessert has become a showstopping staple. With carrots, pineapple, and plenty of nostalgia, it’s rich, light, and guaranteed to be the star of your spring table.
To celebrate the anniversary of finishing all 1,300+ Ina Garten recipes, I made Matt Adlard’s Boston Cream Pie Donuts. Fluffy yeasted donuts are filled with brown sugar pastry cream and finished with dark chocolate glaze and flaky sea salt—an indulgent, bakery-style dessert that perfectly balances creamy, airy, and chocolatey.
Grey winter days call for something bright, and no one uses citrus like Ina Garten. From lemony roast chicken to vibrant desserts and orange-spiked vegetables, these recipes wake up winter cooking. Here are my favorite Ina lemon, orange, and grapefruit dishes to help you power through the last stretch of cold weather.
I used to claim I didn’t have much of a sweet tooth, until years of baking Ina Garten desserts proved otherwise. Valentine’s Day has always called for something special, and Ina delivers every time. From elegant French classics to rich chocolate favorites, these desserts guarantee a memorable ending.
Eric Kim’s Gochujang Chocolate Lava Cakes prove that gochujang belongs in dessert. The savory-sweet heat adds depth to bittersweet chocolate, creating a rich, gooey lava cake with surprising complexity. Finished with powdered sugar and gochugaru, this deceptively simple dessert delivers big flavor with minimal effort.
If you need inspiration for your holiday cookie tin or Santa’s plate, this roundup features my all-time favorite Ina Garten cookie and candy recipes. From warm, spiced classics like Spicy Hermit Bars to no-bake English Chocolate Crisps, elegant chocolate bark, and plenty of buttery shortbread, these treats are festive, easy, and irresistible.
These perfectly spiced molasses cookies with crisp edges and soft centers, paired with a light lemon buttercream are a new take on my grandma’s recipe. These holiday cookie sandwiches balance warm spices and bright citrus for an unforgettable seasonal treat.
This 12-layer Russian Honey Cake is a true baking project, but absolutely worth the effort. Burnt wildflower honey perfumes every layer, while a dulce-de-leche cream keeps the cake light, airy, and deeply aromatic. The result is a golden, slice-and-gasp showstopper perfect for holidays.