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Top 5 Dessert Recipes of 2022

Hello and welcome to Djalali Cooks. We are continuing our round ups this week, as we head toward the end of 2022. Today’s round up features all the sweet treats you loved in 2022. None of these sweets were a surprise to me, all five are amazing desserts that I thoroughly enjoyed and have returned to for all kinds of get togethers and parties. I am not a great baker, so these five recipes are easy and impressively delicious! Let’s jump right in; it’s your Top 5 Dessert Recipes of 2022.

The Best Buttermilk Pound Cake Ever

How is your January going so far? We are doing Dry January and I must say, I am really enjoying it. One interesting thing though: my sweet tooth has been reactivated. I have been craving dessert after dinner lately. And while a glass of wine usually accounted for this, I thought a simple cake would satisfy the craving. So today, we have The Best Buttermilk Pound Cake Ever, with a rich dark chocolate glaze. Let’s do it!

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Atlantic Beach Pie

We are satisfying our sweet tooth today with an Atlantic Beach Pie. I found this recipe on Food52, and after seeing a similar pie called a North Carolina Lemon Pie, I thought I’d give it a go. The main differences between the two versions, as far as I can tell is the Atlantic Beach Pie allows for a mix of lemon and lime juice and finishes with a sprinkling of flaky sea salt. These twists are thanks to Bill Smith of Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill. I took another liberty with this recipe and crushed the crackers coarse, so the crust would have a more craggy texture. This made for a very crumbly crust, but I really like the bigger shards of salty Saltines. Let’s get to it!

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Lemon Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Every so often we do a sweet treat here on Djalali Cooks and today I wanted to share with you this Lemon Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting. I think it’s a perfect Mother’s Day dessert. But you don’t have to get fancy with it! I recently purchased a couple 6-inch cake tins that I wanted to try out, so I though this would be the perfect time for it. This cake recipe makes enough batter for a 13×9-inch baking pan. You can make it sheet cake-style, cut the sheet cake in half to make a layer cake, or you can do what I did and make a small layer cake, and then make cupcakes with the remaining batter. Are you ready? Let’s do it!

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Campari Olive Oil Cake

Hello Friends! I have a sweet treat for today’s post. If you’re a subscriber, you may have noticed that I have often included recipes for Campari-based cocktails in the emails – it’s no secret, it’s my favorite apéritif! I came across this recipe for Campari Olive Oil Cake, by Melissa Clark. I was so intrigued, I had to try it! So today, we are making this citrusy cake with an easy whipped crème fraîche to top.

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Neapolitan Semolina Cake with Citrus and Cardamom

Today we are making a Neapolitan Semolina Cake (Migliaccio di Semolino), which is like a cross between cake and flan; its texture is dense and creamy, yet it’s light and refreshing. The flavor is only lightly sweet, perfumed with citrus, vanilla and spice. This cake’s base is a semolina porridge, mixed with ricotta and eggs. I found this recipe in the latest issue of Cook’s Illustrated and it sounded so interesting, I thought it would be fun to try. So let’s do it!

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Thank you all so much for joining me today for this round up of the Top 5 Dessert Recipes of 2022. Also, thank you so much for your support; being a loyal reader and participant in Djalali Cooks is what makes this all work! See you for another Top 5 round up tomorrow! Take care and be well, xo Kelly

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  • Mari
    December 28, 2022 at 9:15 am

    I have made the olive oil, semolina, and lemon cakes, and my family loved all three. My favorite of course, was the lemon, and the olive oil. Ace was a real surprise. It tasted like a moist delicious cake. I had always resisted making that cake because I thought it would taste, well, oily. Then I remembered that in thee fifties, there was the chiffon cake craze, and those were made with oil. My resistance faded, and that Campari cake was made more than once. The semolina, I couldn’t eat, but the kids could, and they did! This roundup is very timely. I think we all eat sweets more often during the holiday months, and it’s nice to have something different that isn’t a leftover. We still have a lot of those. It’s crazy how we spend weeks and/or months, getting ready for Christmas, and it’s over in a flash. The pie I made is lasting a lot longer than Christmas did. Thank God the wind storms were gone by Christmas. Our house was like an igloo, even with the furnace and the fireplace. Again, thank you for the recipes and for sharing your life with us. It is not easy getting a post written, as well I know, but the photos add another dimension, and more work. It all comes together so beautifully, and inspires us to step outside our comfort zone, and try something different. Happy Wonderful Wednesday to all the Djalalis, and the four footed ones too. Have a wonderful day.

    • Kelly Djalali
      December 29, 2022 at 8:14 am

      Hi Mari, Thank you so much! I love that Campari Cake! I always feel the same way about how Christmas is over so quickly. I recently read an article in which the writer talked about how Christmas Eve is better than Christmas Day because it has all the anticipation that (once we’re adults) the day itself just doesn’t have. Interesting idea that I found myself agreeing with…Happy New Year! xo Kelly

  • Terry
    December 28, 2022 at 12:39 pm

    Good morning kelly, who doesn’t love these 5 desserts I made 3 of the five they are great… have a great Wednesday happy new year ❤️🤗🎊🎉

    • Kelly Djalali
      December 29, 2022 at 8:07 am

      Hi Mom, These top 5 are so good! Worth returning to again and again. Happy New Year! xo Kelly