Fake-Out Desserts: Fabulous!
Impress your friends with these 7 fake-out holiday desserts-Caramel Tower, Coconut Yule Log, Tiramisu and more-that come together in no time.
Caramel Tower
This is a knockoff of croquembouche, a traditional French dessert fashioned from cream puffs and caramel. Our secret? Doughnut holes by the box. The technique we use to form the base is from Julia Child.
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Cranberry Cheesecake Squares
Chocolate graham crackers are a real time-saver when making the crust for these squares. And if the cheesecake cracks? We skip a water bath in favor of just using the cranberry topping to cover up any goofs.
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Coconut Yule Log with Meringue Mushrooms
A classic Yule Log recipe can take forever to put together, so we picked up a store-bought angel food cake to cut down on time.
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Lemon-Berry Trifle
This foolproof layered dessert uses prepared sponge cake shells as a speedy shortcut. Tip: If fresh raspberries aren't available, swap in your favorite fruit and jam.
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VIDEO: How to make a trifle »
3 more Fake-Out Fabulous Dessert recipes:
Tiramisu: Line a 9-inch square dish with crisp ladyfinger cookies; moisten with coffee liqueur. Fold mini chocolate chips into sweetened whipped cream, and fill pan with cream mixture.
Baked Alaska: Split a store-bought angel food cake into 3 layers, spread ice cream between the middle layers, then wrap and freeze, Cover with sweetened whipped cream.
Boston Cream Pie: Cut prepared sponge cake shells into 2 layers, fill with vanilla pudding and top with fudge sauce.
By Tracey Seaman | Photography by Charles Schiller
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