So she asked if we could make them for dessert in honor of her big day ... The treat became a little more sophisticated – like a fancy s'mores sandwich. But my hands were still sticky and ...

It’s the kind of dessert that looks fancy but is secretly so easy to throw together and I can already picture it coming out of my oven, filling the house with that unmistakable apple aroma.

Since then, she’s tried three times to replace the cake with a new variety, but apparently diners are still craving the taste of what seems, in hindsight, like a golden age of fancy desserts.