Melissa Girimonte

Valerie Bertinelli

From modern takes on well-loved classics to some of her favourite family recipes, here are <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/valeries-home-cooking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Valerie Bertinelli</a>&lsquo;s most <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/baking/photos/anna-olson-best-summer-desserts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">delicious desserts</a>.

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Chocolate-Mint Love Cake with Mint Ganache

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Tarte Tatin is an upside-down pastry with buttery, sugary caramelized fruit. Valerie cuts back on prep time by using frozen puff pastry, filling it with sweet Honeycrisp apples.

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Valerie's Home Cooking

Caramel Apple Tarte Tatin

Valerie&rsquo;s love cakes are the answer to whipping up dessert with minimal effort. In this version, she layers a spice cake mix on a ricotta-mascarpone base, and tops it with a creamy <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/thanksgiving/photos/30-unique-ways-with-pumpkin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pumpkin</a> pudding frosting.

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Pumpkin Love Cake

Cannoli are one of <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/baking/photos/italian-desserts-try-before-you-die/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Italy&rsquo;s most famous desserts</a>. Valerie makes hers Sicilian-style, carefully crafting deep-fried pastry shells and filling them with a sweet ricotta mixture.

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Homemade Cannoli

Whether you have an abundance of <a href="https://www.foodnetwork.ca/in-season/photos/fresh-rhubarb-recipes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fresh rhubarb</a> in your garden, or you have some stowed away in your freezer, you&rsquo;ll want to bake up a batch of these sweet bars. They&rsquo;re the perfect treat to bring along to a potluck or party.

Rhubarb Jam Bars

Chocolate and mint are perfectly paired in this yummy love cake. The ricotta and mascarpone add a creaminess to it, and the ganache is the perfect topping.

Valerie Bertinelli’s Most Delicious Desserts