Whipping up a layered dessert is a sure-fire way to entice and surprise guests with a mash-up of unexpected flavors. Layered desserts usually have an overall theme to make sure that no one flavor stands too far out from the others. Because of this, it's a bit more difficult to create a perfectly balanced dessert, but this collection of decadent recipes does just that.
Many of the items here involve cakes that are layered with different, delicious levels, but there are also a number of innovations that involve Mason jars and a lot of ingenuity. The jars are filled with varying layers of cake and cream before being baked; there are also a number that use varying flavors of pudding to create a meta dessert that is beyond expectations.
17 Deliciously Layered Dessert Finds
From Festive Striped Sweets to Layered Chromatic Desserts:
Michael Hemsworth — Feb 7, 2013 — Lifestyle
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Festive Striped Sweets
These Candy Corn Cupcakes are Perfect for Halloween
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Crayon Box Cakes
The Sweetapolita ‘Rainbow Doodle Birthday Cake' is Very Crayola
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Scrumptious Multi-Colored Desserts
These Rainbow Cupcakes are Both Creative and Delicious
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East Asian Latte Desserts
The Vietnamese Ice Coffee Panna Cotta is Creamy and Delish
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DIY Campfire Confections
The S'mores Cake In A Jar Recipe Can Be Enjoyed All Year Long
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Heavenly Hybrid-Layered Treats
The Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is a Dessert Within a Dessert
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Dual Dessert Confections
This DIY Soft Serve Birthday Cake is a Sugary Overload
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Japanese Dish Desserts
Sushi Cake is a Savory Meal That Looks Incredibly Sweet
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Boozy Layered Desserts
Bourbon Butterscotch Pudding with Caramel Sauce is a Grownup Delight
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Color-Fading DIY Pastries
These Purple Ombre Mini Cakes are Perfect for Prom and Weddings
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Commercial Chocolate Bar Reinterpretations
The 'Homemade Twix Bars' Replicate Mainstream Treats
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Multilayered Pudding Pastries
The Sweet Treats and More Pumpkin Lust Cake is Decadently Delicious
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Delectable Layered Dessert Cups
The Chocolate and Peanut Butter Pudding Treats Are Coated
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Fall-Flavored Parfaits
The Bakers Royale Pumpkin Praline Trifle Will be a Fall Favorite
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Sinful Layered Sweets
What's Gaby Cooking? Delivers All Your Guilty Pleasures in One Bite
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Layered Snack Cake Desserts
The Twinkie Tiramisu is the Picture of Unpretentious Bliss
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Layered Chromatic Desserts
The Ombre Petal Layer Cake Unfolds According to Color
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