Crème pâtissière, sometimes shortened to creme pat, is a rich and creamy vanilla pastry cream or thick custard that has the perfect consistency for filling eclairs, cream puffs, and fruit tarts.

These Boston cream pie cupcakes are everything you love about Boston cream pie—the fluffy vanilla cake, pastry cream filling, and rich chocolate frosting—just in miniature form!

Stabilized whipped cream holds up longer on desserts because it doesn't separate. Gelatin stiffens the whipped cream and makes the texture seem fuller and slightly spongy. It's perfect for topping a sweet pie with rosettes or to frost a cake.

This German chocolate cake frosting makes the perfect coconut pecan topping for German chocolate cake.

You don't have to make a Williamsburg orange cake to enjoy this creamy and buttery Williamsburg frosting made with orange liqueur and orange zest.

Chantilly cream is a sweeter version of whipped cream flavored with vanilla. It's satiny smooth and will hold its shape, making it perfect for spreading, frosting, or dolloping on anything that needs a sweet touch! My family loves it on pancakes and chocolate mousse. Enjoy, from my family to yours!

This walnut pie was always a hit at my grandmother's Woman's Club bake sales.

A wonderful white wedding cake recipe. The secret ingredient of sour cream makes this cake so moist, dense, and delicious. I use this recipe for my kids' birthdays, but it's a favorite for wedding cakes, too. This recipe can easily be doubled.

A delicious apple crumb cake recipe. Finally, after all these years, I've come up with a solution for people who can't decide whether to make an apple crumble or a coffee cake. This features the best things about both of those recipes. It's like baking a crumb-topped coffee cake on top of another coffee cake!

A yummy chocolate chip cookie pie with nuts. Usually served warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

These apple bars are easy to make with fresh apples, nuts, and cinnamon. They're delicious and hardly last a day at my house!

This pecan pie without corn syrup is sweet and flavorful without the overpowering sweetness of corn syrup. In this recipe, eggs, brown and white sugars, and a touch of flour help to thicken the filling, so your pie will be perfectly set and ready to please guests at your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Dollop each slice with whipped cream and a sprig of fresh mint.