For me, a chocolate cake is the basic unit of celebration The chocolate Guinness cake here is simple but deeply pleasurable, and has earned its place as a stand-alone treat.

Amanda Saab, a social worker and home cook who lives near Detroit, riffs on her Lebanese grandmother's recipe for namoura, a cake made from semolina flour, soaked in syrup while it's still warm When she serves it at iftar dinners during Ramadan, Ms Saab often doses the syrup with a little bit of lavender extract

The caramel sauce does double duty in this warm, comforting crisp First, it lends sweetness to the apple filling, and second, it yields a lot of leftovers to serve alongside Use firm, tart apples like Mutsu, Jonathan or Honeycrisp, which will hold their shape during baking

Savory chicken fat and fried onions push Rice Krispies Treats into gloriously salty-sweet territory.

Butter tarts have an all-butter crust and a satisfyingly gooey filling of brown sugar, butter, and eggs, and are beloved by Canadians everywhere. Here’s how to make them.

With a chocolatey coconut base, a creamy custard icing in the middle, and more chocolate on top, Nanaimo bars are an iconic Canadian treat.