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At her NYC chocolate shop Stick With Me Sweets, Susanna Yoon (formerly of Per Se) makes edible miniature works of art. These colorful, marbleized, portable chocolate domes are packed with the flavors and textures of some of Susanna’s favorite desserts, which include a kalamansi meringue pie, and the vero, a silver blue bonbon that houses a mix of sea salt caramel and crunchy pecan bits. In the words of the chef, handcrafted chocolate is the sweetest way to tell somebody “stick with me”.

A multilayered carrot cake can be the crown jewel of the dessert table, but it takes a herculean effort to put together. In this episode of The Easiest Way, Amy Wisniewski of the CHOW Test Kitchen shows how you can avoid all that hassle and still end up with a beautiful, delicious cake. Follow along as she makes our Easy Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe.

This carrot cake is incredibly moist and tender, and fragrant with cinnamon and nutmeg. Speckled with raisins and nuts (or not, if you prefer yours plainer), the cake is topped with a rich, tangy-sweet cream cheese frosting. Get the recipe.

Chocolate decadence from our friends at Breads Bakery, just in time for Hanukkah.

The Mexican-inspired cinnamon chocolate glaze on these Hanukkah donuts makes a perfect spicy-sweet complement to the gooey marshmallow crème inside. Get the recipe.