Here they are! Best 5 Holiday desserts of the season. You can enjoy the traditional elegance of pumpkin pie, richness of the pecan pie, fluffiness of the coconut cake, visual appearance of the fruit cake, and cocoa flavored richness of the red velvet cake.

Pecan Pie: This Southern dessert is normally loved for its rich and moist sweetness. Pecan pie is delicious, and rich, but an undersized portion of this pie is quite capable of skyrocketing your blood-sugar level.  This pecan pie is made from pecan nuts and corn syrup. Some popular versions of the recipe demand for bourbon whiskey and chocolate. Pecan pie is mostly teamed with freshly whipped cream.  The first mention of the pie is found in the well-known cookbook: Fannie Farmer, which was released in 1925.  The pie will taste indifferent if you are not using the legendary Karo corn syrup bottle.
 

Fruit Cake: Fruit cake is an out and out holiday dessert because it is composed of nutritious flavors. It is normally prepared using the chopped dry nuts, fruits and spices. Certain variations of the cake demand for rich icing and broad decorations. The earliest mentions of this cake was traced back to Rome, where the fruit cake was prepared using raisins, pine nuts, and pomegranate seeds, which were blended with barley mash. In Middle Ages the fruits, honey, nuts and spices were used to prepare fruit cake. The fruit cake recipes vary from country to country depending upon the availability of the ingredients.

Pumpkin Pie: This is an out and out North American dessert . It is generally prepared and served during the fall and winter celebrations. The Pumpkin based custard is flavored using spices like cloves, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg. Although the pumpkin symbolizes the harvest time, you can enjoy the pie year around because nowadays packaged pumpkin filling or canned pumpkin is used in the preparation of the pie.

Coconut Cake: Coconut cake is a typical South American dessert. The visually enticing appearance of the cake appeals to everyone. There are several variations to this cake. Some variations call for the use of milk with coconut milk or coconut extract in place of the coconut flakes. The common ingredient in all versions of the coconut cake is the use of shredded coconut. The cake is moistened with simple syrup and the cake layers are brushed with simple white frosting or coconut pastry cream.

Red Velvet Cake: This is another South American dessert which wows you with its unusual flavors. This bright red cake serves as a sweet cross between vanilla and chocolate flavors. The cake is always topped with white cream icing or butter cream icing. Other than that buttermilk, cocoa, flour, butter, and beetroot is used in the preparation of the cake. Normally the beetroot is used for coloring, but some chefs do go for artificial coloring. Red Velvet Cake was the chief attraction and signature dessert of the Waldrof- storia Hotel in New York during the revolutionary 1920’s.  The recipe of the cake remained a secret for long time because the people who knew it were sworn to silence.  

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