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Sweet Spots: Midwest Bakery Recipes

Top-notch pastries from some of our favorite Midwest bakeries include mocha napoleons, cream-filled cannolis, and a lemon curd tart.

Mocha Napoleons [1]

Incredibly Delicious in Springfield, Illinois, bakes chocolate puff pastry for this recipe. We simplified the original recipe with an easy-to-make piecrustlike pastry layered with a sweet-creamy mocha-mascarpone filling.

Mocha Napoleons [2]

Read about Midwest bakeries we love [3]

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Cream-Filled Cannoli [6]

Fill a traditional cannoli shell with sweet ricotta, chocolate chips, and a hint of rum and vanilla for our version of the Italian dessert. For the real thing, visit Presti's in Cleveland.

Cream-Filled Cannoli [7]

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Janice's Chocolate Oatmeal Cake [10]

Minnesota wild rice adds chewiness to this moist, chocolaty cake from Salty Tart in Minneapolis.

Janice's Chocolate Oatmeal Cake [11]

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Opal's Walnut Shortbread Cookies [14]

Patrick Groth, owner-chef of Incredibly Delicious, uses his grandmother's recipe for these cookies. "Use the best walnuts you have and fresh butter," he advises.

Opal's Walnut Shortbread Cookies [15]

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Brown Butter Tarts with Sour Cherries [18]

Buttery-sweet individual tarts get topped with dried tart red cherries, figs or dates at Salty Tart bakery in Minneapolis.

Brown Butter Tarts with Sour Cherries [19]

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Farmers Market Brownies [22]

Patrick Groth, owner-chef of Incredibly Delicious, says these ingredients should be mixed and placed in the oven as quickly as possible for best flavor. "We sell these at the local farmers market. They are really good with fresh whipped cream and berries," Patrick says.

Farmers Market Brownies [23]

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Lemon Curd Tart [26]

"The lemon curd is one of our favorite workhorses," says Patrick Groth of Incredibly Delicious in Springfield, Illinois. "My mother, who has worked for us for the last 16 years, is the only one who makes it. Hers is perfect, tart and smooth."

Lemon Curd Tart [27]

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Irresistible Tiramisu [30]

Presti's customers love their layered espresso-mascarpone Italian dessert, but the recipe is a secret. This is our version, with an espresso syrup, mascarpone-vanilla filling and ladyfingers.

Irresistible Tiramisu [31]

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More treats from Midwest Living [34]

Our Best Bar Cookies [35]

The Midwest's Best Cookie Recipes [36]

Bake the Ultimate Cake [37]

Make Your Best Pie Ever [38]

Decadent Chocolate Dessert Recipes [39]

Rich, Moist Brownie Recipes [40]

Luscious Lemon Dessert Recipes [41]

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