Buttery, rich shortbread cookies make an easy base, layered with plenty of sliced strawberries and a creamy filling, and topped with strawberries macerated in maple syrup.
The perfect ratio of cream cheese to ricotta gives this peachy icebox cake an extra-creamy texture. Be sure to use room temperature cream cheese so it whips up easily.
Toasty, slightly sweet Maria cookies were an after-school snack staple for pastry chef Paola Velez while she was growing up in the Bronx
This icebox pie created by Hetal Vasavada boasts a delicious banana flavor thanks to the combination of a silky custard and sliced fresh bananas
This rich matzo cake was inspired by one pastry chef Rochelle Cooper grew up eating. She layers espresso liqueur-soaked matzo with melted chocolate and toasted hazelnuts
The smart trick here is mixing prepared lemon curd with mascarpone and heavy cream to compose this tangy icebox cake created by Justin Chapple.
Grace Parisi brilliantly layers chocolate cookies with a quick mixture of cream cheese, chocolate syrup, and a little water.
Pastry chef Mathew Rice of Pastaria in Nashville takes the familiar elements of a classic tiramisu — ladyfingers, coffee, and mascarpone