Eat Dessert First!: The Red Hat Society®: Dessert Cookbook

Contents

Cakes for Every Occasion

Birthdays, holidays, society luncheons—always a reason (or who needs a reason) to celebrate

Apple Cake With Cream Cheese Icing

Best-Ever Coconut Pound Cake

Aunt Edna’s Christmas Cake

Low-Fat Blueberry Pound Cake

Peach Pound Cake

Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

Belle Goodfriend’s Date-Nut Cake

Cranberry Cake With Hot Butter Sauce

Double-Delicious Banana Cake

Strawberry Dreamy Cream Cake

Kentucky Derby Day Cake

Anna’s Jam Cake

Apricot Brandy Cake

Carrot Cake With a Twist

Tangerine-Soaked Tea Cake

Lemon Pecan Fruitcake

Chocolate Lover’s Cake

Chocolate Lover’s Fruitcake

Chocolate Mocha Cake

Mexican Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Decadence Cake

Sweet Chocolate Muffin Cakes

Claire’s Lavender and Lemon Cake

German Black Forest Cake

Jewish Honey Cake

Mollie’s Poppy Seed Chiffon Cake

Award-Winning Red Velvet Cake

Royal Swan Cake

Hatters’ Dump-It Cake

Three-Day Coconut Cake

Savory Cheesecakes and Pies

Creamy, fruity, and chocolaty staples on the dessert table

Butter Pecan Cheesecake

Cherry Mandarin Cheese Pie

Mini Surprise Cheesecakes

Frozen Orange Mini Cheesecakes

Royal No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Peanut Butter Pie

Fresh Blueberry Cream Pie

Mixed Berry Tartlets

Razzle Dazzle Berry Pie

Orange Angel Pie

Paradise Pineapple Pie

Partridge In a Pear Tree Pie

Amaretto Peach Tart

Queen Josephine’s Muscadine Grape Pie

Grandma Ruby’s Belgian Pies

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

Blue Ribbon Creamy Apple Pie

Coconut Custard Pie

Honey Chocolate Pecan Pie

Lemon Chess Pie

Sweet Potato Chiffon Pie

Pastry Delights

Specialties for breakfast or teatime—or anytime

Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls

Apple Dumplings

Auntie Joyce’s Wine Biscuits

Cranberry-Maple Nut Scones

Grandma Sarah’s Banana Bread

Sun Parlor Coffee Cake

Mom’s Never-Fail Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Dutch Apple Kuchen

Oven-Baked Apple Pecan Brunch Cake

Orange Strawberry Eclairs

Austrian Nut Horns

Rhubarb Muffins

Strawberry Orange Muffins

Red Hat Blueberry Napoleons

Florida-Style Beignets

Easy Fruit Strudels

Munchable Cookies

No empty cookie jar with these choices

Cranberry Pecan Sandies

Chocolate Macaroons

Chocolate Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chips Cookies Plus

Anise Italian Cookies

Bon Bon Cookies

Carrot Walnut Cookies

Crispy Oatmeal Cookies

Crispy Lemon Cookies

Molasses Cookies

Gayle’s Famous Fruitcake Cookies

Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

Jubilee Jumbles

Maple Cream Delights

Maurya’s Lemon Chip Cookies

Southern Shortbread Cookies

Mocha Latte Crinkles

Pineapple Vanilla Wafer Cookies

Orange Almond Biscotti

Chocolate Chip Orange Shortbread

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Raspberry Swirl Cookies

Mouthwatering Bars and Luscious Brownies

Savored with fingers or forks

Butterscotch Confetti Squares

Caramel Squares

Chewy Pecan Pie Squares

Peanutty Chewy Bars

Walnut Tea Squares

White Chocolate Cranberry Bars

Apple Nut Squares

Lemon-Glazed Persimmon Bars

Cranberry Nut Bars

Raspberry Squares

Simple Pearlicious Custard Bars

Apricot Squares

Chocolate In-Betweens

Chocolate Chip Cheese Squares

Buttercream Brownies

Tailgate Margarita Bars

Marvelous Marbled Brownies

Ginny Hanley’s Triple Chocolate Brownies

Krispie Brownies

Chocolate Mint Brownies

Buttermilk Brownies

Kahlúa Brownies

Red Hat Bourbon Brownies

Blonde Brownies

Orange Brownies

Old-Fashioned Favorites

Childhood memories from Grandma’s kitchen

Mom’s Brown Betty

Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce

Classic Tiramisu

Red Hatters Crockpot Delight

Crockpot Fruit Crisp

Granny’s Rice Pudding

Flaming Cherries Jubilee

Old Southern Grated Sweet Potato Pudding

Cowboy Peach Cobbler

Sticky Toffee Pudding

Cherry Trifle Red Hat Dessert

Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Fondue With Brandy

Frozen Delights

Frosty palate pleasers

Strawberry Ice Cream

Best-Ever Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream

Frozen Pistachio Cream Dessert With Ruby Raspberry Sauce

Charlotte’s Red Hat Baked Alaska

Rainbow Delight

Raspberry Fluff

Grandma’s Lemon Fluff

Peppermint Heaven

Grasshopper Tarts

Irresistible Coconut Ice Cream Torte

A Medley of Other Sweet Pleasures

Puddings, trifles, soufflés—and assorted offerings

Brownie Pudding

Russian Cream With Raspberry Sauce

Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding With Orange Butterscotch Sauce

Heavenly Date Nut Pudding

Lemon Snow Pudding

Bailey’s Chocolate Trifle

Chocolate Chile Bread Pudding

Pumpkin Cobbler

Mom’s Rhubarb Custard Dessert

Angel Cream Melba

Pineapple-Cherry Bisque Dessert

Ricotta-Stuffed Blueberry Soufflé

Caramel Custard

Cream Puff Dessert

Middle Eastern Orange Dessert

Brittles, Truffles, and Assorted Candies

Crunchy, chewy, or melt-in-your-mouth confections

Apricot Truffles

Microwave Peanut Brittle

Easy Chocolate Truffles

Cracker Brittle Crunch

Buckeye Balls Candy

Kentucky Bourbon Balls

Peanut Butter Fudge

Chocolate Peanut Clusters

Red Hat Easy Chocolate Fudge

Best Maple Walnut Fudge Ever

Great-Grandmom’s Buttercream Easter Eggs

Caramel Pretzel Candies

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Bars

Thirst-Satisfying Beverages

Hot or cold, spiked or straight-laced

Lavender Breakfast Punch

To-Die-For Wedding Punch

Wonderful Winter Tea

Strawberry Slush

Instant Chai Tea Mix

Mama’s Hot Cocoa

Fantastic Fiberglass Margaritas

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