The cream-filled donuts in my cake shop are filled with this white cream filling. It's the filling used in smear face and cream horn pastries. I have looked forever for the Holland cream recipe for donuts but never had luck finding it, so I created my own.

This coconut and pecan frosting is great on many cakes, not the least of which is German chocolate cake.

This Bavarian cream is from my great-grandmother's recipe book.

A nice, basic meringue recipe. Egg whites beaten with cream of tartar, then sugar until those famous stiff peaks form — golly, that's good meringue! Use it to make meringue cookies, or top dessert pies.

This is an easy dairy-free frosting recipe I have tweaked to my liking after a few tries. It is very tasty and is pretty easy to make.

This buttercream icing is an easy-to-make egg-free frosting that's great for decorating cookies for holidays, birthdays, and parties. Use paste to color the icing. If you use liquid color, you may need to add more confectioner's sugar.

This cream cheese filling can be used in sweet breads, kolachkes, and braids or even dropped in the center of chocolate cupcakes. It tastes like cheesecake, and everyone loves it. It's yummy but loaded with calories.

For Chef JJ Johnson, this classic Puerto Rican dish is a centerpiece of celebrations.

This chocolate frosting with cocoa powder has great texture, color, and taste. Smooth and easy to spread, this frosting turns any cake, cookie, or cupcake into something deliciously special.

This ultraflavorful Puerto Rican classic roast pork shoulder marinates overnight in a blend of citrus, garlic, and herbs, then cooks slowly in the oven until it's deeply caramelized.

Anko is a sweet red bean paste that's used to hold together pastries, cakes, and other desserts that come from Japan. Store cooled anko in a covered container in the refrigerator.

This easy orange glaze recipe is made with orange zest and freshly squeezed orange juice, not the stuff out of a container. It's fresh and delicious and adds a nice citrus kick to angel food cake or any type of loaf cake.