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Rosh Hashana Desserts

Honey cake, apple desserts and more. For more Rosh Hashana recipes, check out our Rosh Hashana Dinner Recipes collection.

Ten (sort of) easy layers: Russian honey cake. — Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Amy Wilson.

Recipes

Russian Honey Cake
Samin Nosrat, Michelle Polzine
1305 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,305
4 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Babette Friedman’s Apple Cake
Joan Nathan, Daniel Rose
2147 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,147
1 hour 40 minutes
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Honey Cake
Joan Nathan
521 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
521
1 ½ hours, plus at least 3 hours’ chilling and 25 hours’ resting
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Baked Apples
Dorie Greenspan
1170 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,170
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Apple Prune Cardamom Cake
Joan Nathan, Genevieve Gergis
133 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
133
45 minutes, plus at least 1 hour for soaking prunes
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Walnut Cake With Persimmons and Pomegranate
David Tanis
72 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
72
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Almond Cake With Saffron and Honey
David Tanis
316 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
316
2 hours
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Vegan Brownies With Tahini and Halvah
Charlotte Druckman, Amy Chaplin
676 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
676
1 hour 15 minutes, plus chilling
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Baked Apples With Honey and Apricot
David Tanis
135 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
135
1 hour 10 minutes
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Milk and Honey Cake
Melissa Clark, Odette Williams
1328 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,328
1 1/4 hours, plus cooling
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Red Wine Honey Cake With Plums
Melissa Clark
351 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
351
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Honey-Apple Bread Pudding
Melissa Clark
564 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
564
1 1/2 hours
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Baklava
Naz Deravian
152 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
152
2 hours and 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours resting
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Rosemary-Honey Almond Tart
Yewande Komolafe
606 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
606
2 hours, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Deep-Dish Honey Apple Galette
Alison Roman
1147 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,147
1 1/2 hours, plus 2 hours’ chilling
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Olive Oil Plum Cake
Martha Rose Shulman
662 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
662
1 hour 15 minutes
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healthy
Easy Apple Buckle
Vallery Lomas
343 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
343
About 1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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easy
Apple Crumble
Samantha Seneviratne
5765 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,765
About 1 hour 10 minutes
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Melomakarona (Greek Olive Oil-Honey Cookies)
Melissa Clark
318 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
318
50 minutes
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Apple Bourbon Bundt Cake
Melissa Clark
3134 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,134
1 1/2 hours plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Apricot Babka
Joan Nathan, Ann Amernick
98 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
98
About 2 hours plus at least 5 to 6 hours’ rising
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Apple Cider Honey Cake
Joan Nathan, Alex Levin
937 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
937
About 2 hours
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Pomegranate Molasses Butter Cake
John Willoughby
454 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
454
About 1 hour
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Poppy Seed Cake
The New York Times, Strawbery Banke Museum
1317 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,317
90 minutes
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Cinnamon Apple Quick Bread With Apple Cider Glaze
Samantha Seneviratne
2275 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,275
1 hour 10 minutes
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Alsatian Pear Kugel With Prunes
Tara Parker-Pope
61 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
61
3 hours 15 minutes
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Apple Kuchen With Honey and Ginger
David Tanis
851 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
851
1 1/2 hours
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Honey-Glazed Pear Upside-Down Cake
Melissa Clark
413 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
413
1 hour 30 minutes
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Plum Almond Tart
Joan Nathan, Alex Levin
276 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
276
1 1/2 hours, plus chilling and cooling
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Caramelized Apple-Pecan Cake
Florence Fabricant
327 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
327
1 hour
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Ginger-Apple Upside-Down Cake
Christine Muhlke, Karen Bates
456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
456
50 minutes
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Allergen-Free Warm Apple-Apricot Cake
Tara Parker-Pope, "The Divvies Bakery Cookbook"
272 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
272
1 hour 30 minutes
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All-in-One Holiday Bundt Cake
Julia Moskin, Dorie Greenspan
770 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
770
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Honey Apple Pie With Thyme
Melissa Clark
359 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
359
1 hour 45 minutes
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Easy-as-Pie Apple Cake
Melissa Clark, "Food52 Baking"
3786 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,786
1 1/4 hours
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Fresh-Fig Cake With Honey Cream-Cheese Frosting
Melissa Clark, Eli's Table
489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
489
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Apple Butter Rugelach
Samantha Seneviratne
390 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
390
3 hours, plus cooling
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