Eat Dessert First! by The Red Hat Society -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Cakes for Every Occasion: Birthdays, Holidays, Society Luncheons—Always a Reason (or Who Needs a Reason) to Celebrate

Raw Apple Cake 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 Prune 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 Whiskey Cake Lemon Cake Lemon Pecan Fruitcake Chocolate Lover’s Cake Chocolate Lover’s Fruitcake Chocolate Mocha Cake Mexican Chocolate Cake Chocolate Decadence Cake Fudge Rum Cake Sweet Chocolate Muffin Cakes Claire’s Lavender and Lemon Cake Spice 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 Strawberry Pie Orange Angel Pie Paradise Pineapple Pie Partridge In a Pear Tree Pie Amaretto Peach Tart Queen Josephine’s Muscadine Grape Pie Raisin Pie Grandma Ruby’s Belgian Pies Chocolate Buttermilk Pie Blue Ribbon Creamy Apple Pie Chocolate Pie Coconut Custard Pie Honey Chocolate Pecan Pie Lemon Chess Pie Sweet Potato Chiffon Pie

Pastry Delights: Specialties for Breakfast or Teatime—or Anytime

Sticky Buns Almond Puffs Cake Mix Cinnamon Rolls Apple Dumplings Auntie Joyce’s Wine Biscuits Cranberry-Maple Nut Scones Currant Scones Grandma Sarah’s Banana Bread Zucchini 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 Sugar Cookies Chocolate Macaroons Chocolate Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Chips Cookies Plus Anise Italian Cookies Bon Bon Cookies Nut Kisses Carrot Walnut Cookies Crispy Oatmeal Cookies Crispy Lemon Cookies Molasses Cookies Date 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 Diva Date Bars Raspberry Squares Simple Pearlicious Custard Bars Apricot Squares Carrot Bars Pumpkin Bars Chocolate In-Betweens Chocolate Chip Cheese Squares Texas Yum-Yums 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 Ambrosia Bananas Foster Crockpot Fruit Crisp Granny’s Rice Pudding Peach Crisp Flaming Cherries Jubilee Rhubarb Crunch 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 Lemon Lush Middle Eastern Orange Dessert

Aloha Brittle Apricot Truffles Microwave Peanut Brittle Easy Pralines Easy Chocolate Truffles Cracker Brittle Crunch Tipsy Truffles Buckeye Balls Candy Coconut Balls Date Smash Potato Candy Kentucky Bourbon Balls Peanut Butter Fudge Fleming Fudge Chocolate Peanut Clusters Red Hat Easy Chocolate Fudge Best Maple Walnut Fudge Ever Great-Grandmom’s Buttercream Easter Eggs Total Joys Caramel Pretzel Candies White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Bars

Thirst-Satisfying Beverages: Hot or Cold, Spiked or Straight-Laced

Lavender Breakfast Punch Slush Punch Holiday Punch To-Die-For Wedding Punch Wonderful Winter Tea Strawberry Slush Instant Chai Tea Mix Mama’s Hot Cocoa Fantastic Fiberglass Margaritas Sinful Eggnog

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