Recipes — Dessert

Skip the fruitcake this holiday season for a more sophisticated dessert. Colorful, juicy blood oranges are baked into a sweet mix of polenta and almond flour. Roasted almond oil adds depth of flavor to this picture-perfect cake, which will easily take center stage on your buffet table.

Brown butter, or beurre noisette, is butter that has been cooked until it turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma. Using a light-colored pan to brown the butter makes it easier to see when it has taken on the perfect color.

Moist but still light, this heavenly oil cake is made with delicately flavored avocado oil. Serve it dusted with confectioners’ sugar and served with whipped cream and fresh fruit.