I tried 8 of Ina Garten's most popular desserts, and the best one was the easiest to make

In eighth place is Ina Garten's tiramisu.

Garten's tiramisu is featured in her cookbook "Family Style" and in an early episode of her show, "Barefoot Contessa."

The Food Network star said she wanted to whip up the classic dessert for her husband, Jeffrey.

"Tiramisu was to the 1990s what Pasta Pesto was to the '80s — it was done, done, and overdone," Garten wrote in her cookbook. "Now that it's not so pervasive, I dragged out my old recipe and rediscovered a dessert that's delicious, can be made in advance, and requires no cooking!"

Garten's tiramisu features Italian ladyfingers, mascarpone cheese, and dark rum.

To make Garten's tiramisu, which serves eight, you'll need:

• 6 extra-large egg yolks at room temperature
• 30 Italian ladyfingers (Garten recommends the brand Savoiardi)
• 17 ounces of mascarpone cheese
• 1 ½ cups of brewed espresso
• ½ cup of good dark rum
• ¼ cup of sugar
• Bittersweet chocolate, shaved or grated
• Confectioners' sugar (optional)

Garten's apple spice cake features Granny Smith apples, rum, raisins, and pecans.

To make Garten's apple spice cake, you'll need:

• 1 ½ pounds of Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and ¼-inch diced
• 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 ½ cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of chopped pecans
• 1 cup of golden raisins
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 1 cup of dark-brown sugar, lightly packed
• ½ cup of dark rum (Garten recommends Mount Gay)
• ¾ cup of vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons of grated orange zest (2 oranges)
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• ½ teaspoon of kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon of ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon of ground cloves
• Vanilla ice cream for serving
• Caramel sauce for serving

In sixth place is Garten's chocolate cake with mocha frosting.

Garten has many chocolate cakes in her recipe repertoire, but she says this chocolate cake with mocha frosting is a "dessert everyone will remember."

Garten's cake features Kahlúa, instant espresso powder, and bittersweet chocolate.

To make Garten's chocolate cake, which serves 12, you'll need:

• 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 ½ sticks (12 tablespoons) of unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour
• ⅔ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
• ⅔ cup of half-and-half
• ⅔ cup of hot tap water
• 1 tablespoon of pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon of instant espresso powder

To make the frosting, you'll need:

• 12 ounces of bittersweet chocolate
• 1 ¼ cups of heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter (diced), at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon of Kahlúa
• 2 teaspoons of instant espresso powder
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

Garten's blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake features ricotta, lemon, and sour cream.

To make Garten's breakfast cake, which serves eight, you'll need:

• 2 cups (12 ounces) of fresh blueberries
• 1 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 cup of whole-milk ricotta
• 1 cup of granulated sugar
• 10 tablespoons (1 ¼ sticks) of unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 tablespoons of sour cream
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
• Sifted powdered sugar, for dusting

There's a ton of chocolate in Garten's outrageous brownies.

To make a serving of 20 (large) brownies, you'll need:

• 1 pound of unsalted butter
• 1 pound plus 12 ounces of semisweet chocolate chips
• 6 ounces of bitter chocolate
• 6 extra-large eggs
• 3 cups of chopped walnuts
• 2 ¼ cups of sugar
• 1 ¼ cups of all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons of instant-coffee granules
• 2 tablespoons of pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of salt

Rounding out the top three are Garten's chocolate chunk blondies.

Garten's chocolate chunk blondies, inspired by chocolate chunk cookies, appear in her 2012 cookbook "Foolproof."

"Who doesn't love chocolate chunk cookies?" she writes in the recipe description. "This is the same thing — made into bars."

Garten also notes that chocolate chunks have a "more intense chocolate flavor than chips," and that this recipe delivers "moist, delicious blondies, every time!"

Garten's chocolate chunk blondies mainly feature pantry staples, so they're cheap to make.

To make Garten's blondies at home, you'll need:

• 1 ¼ pounds of semisweet chocolate chunks
• 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• ½ pound (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups of chopped walnuts
• 1 cup of light-brown sugar, lightly packed
• ½ cup of granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt

I should note that I opted to skip the walnuts for this recipe and accidentally bought chocolate chips instead of chocolate chunks.

The blondies still came out fantastic, so feel free to use either based on your preference or what's already in your kitchen!

Beatty's Chocolate Cake features freshly brewed coffee, cocoa powder, and semisweet chocolate.

To make Beatty's Chocolate Cake, you'll need:

• 1 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour (plus more for pans)
• 2 cups of sugar
• 1 cup of freshly brewed hot coffee
• 1 cup of buttermilk (shaken)
• ¾ cup of cocoa powder
• ½ cup of vegetable oil
• 2 extra-large eggs at room temperature
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

The chocolate frosting requires:

• 6 ounces of good semisweet chocolate
• 2 sticks (½ pound) of unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 ¼ cups of powdered sugar (sifted)
• 1 extra-large egg yolk at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon of instant coffee granules (such as Nescafé)
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

The cake features Tate's chocolate-chip cookies, Italian mascarpone cheese, and Kahlúa liqueur.

To whip up the cake at home, you'll need:

• 3 (8-ounce) packages of Tate's Bake Shop chocolate-chip cookies
• 12 ounces of Italian mascarpone cheese
• 2 cups of cold heavy cream
• ¼ cup of Kahlúa liqueur
• ½ cup of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon of instant espresso powder
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
• Semisweet chocolate (for the garnish)

If you can't find Tate's Bake Shop at your local supermarket, Garten recommends using another thin, crisp chocolate-chip cookie for the recipe instead.