Keep one of Amy’s new Organic Chocolate Cakes in the freezer—regular or gluten-free—and slice a piece whenever the mood strikes.

For a vegan product—no butter or eggs—the cakes are rich and moist, and a good quick fix. The gluten-free version disappeared from our freezer as quickly as the conventional recipe. The one thing we could wish for is a bit more cocoa flavor. But add a scoop of ice cream and you won’t notice.

For a crowd-pleasing dessert, top a slice with a scoop of ice cream and provide ramekins of chocolate and/or butterscotch chips, chopped nuts, dried cherries or other favorite toppings. People will have fun customizing their garnishes. Or drizzle a warm dessert sauce—such as recent Top Pick Of The Week, Sassy Sauces.

In addition to being organic, the cakes are certified kosher by Ner Tamid K.

Vegan chocolate cake, regular or gluten-free.
Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE.

• Find our favorite cakes and recipes in our Gourmet Cakes Section.
• Find our favorite gluten-free products in our Gluten-Free Section.

Melon soup can be served as a first course
or as dessert. Photo by Cristina Donnadieu | 21 Club.

If you’ve never had melon soup—typically made with cantaloupe—you’re in for a big treat. There’s nothing more refreshing in the summer than a bowl of sweet, chilled melon soup.

We’ve obtained the recipe for delicious melon soup from New York City’s legendary 21 Club.

Melon soup can be served as a first course or as dessert. Since there’s Champagne in the recipe, you can pair the soup with a glass of Champagne. Now that’s refreshing!

If you love melon, try the recipe. It may well become a family favorite.

• Find more soup recipes.
• Find more dessert recipes.

Today and throughout the month of August, you can serve brownies at brunch along with:

• A discussion of the different types of brownies—fudgy versus cakey, moist versus rich and more.
• The history of brownies.
• Our brownie trivia quiz.

Check out our favorite brownies and recipes in our Cookies & Brownies Section.

You can find our favorite gluten-free brownies in our Gluten-Free Section.

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Brownies from 1-2-3 Gluten Free are just as
delicious as conventional brownies. Photo
by Hannah Kaminsky | THE NIBBLE.