T A K E T H E C A K E

Dinner will end with a

flourish when you serve this lavish White-on-White

Cheesecake. Dress it for the season by wrapping a

silky ribbon around the crust; secure with a dollop of

white icing. Mound shaved white chocolate curls and

pink-and-white sugar-sprinkled stars on top.

S W E E T S S T I C K S Try a new shape for

shortbread by cutting the dough into cookie sticks,

opposite left.

Serve the bite-size Shortbread Sticks in

a white decorative vase for a snowy finish.

S U G A R A N D S P I C E Underneath a rich

layer of velvety Buttercream Frosting lies a tender,

cinnamon-flavored cake,

opposite right.

For a

crowning touch, top the Cinnamon-Apple Spice Cake

with a few sugar cookies shaped and frosted to look

like Christmas ornaments.