26 american cake recipes

This recipe is decorated like the American flag and delivers lots of servings to feed a crowd. Perfect for flag day or the 4th of July.

Prepare your own biscuit mix for quick and easy biscuits anytime.

Self-rising flour, shortening and buttermilk, easy as biscuit pie.

Fluffy whole wheat buttermilk biscuits seasoned with sage. Tender and warm goodness that's perfect with any meal.

Festive slice-and-bake sugar cookies studded with colorful gumdrop pieces that create a translucent "stained glass" effect when held to light—perfect for holiday treats or kids favorite Christmas cookies.

These homemade graham wafers are crisp, lightly sweet, and perfect for snacking, crushing into crumbs for pie crusts, or pairing with spreads. Made with wholesome graham flour and a touch of vanilla, they bake up golden and delicious in just minutes.

Buttermilk biscuits with country milk gravy is the Southern breakfast that built a thousand mornings. Flaky, tall biscuits split open and smothered in peppery, pan-dripping gravy.

Studded with chunks of maraschino cherries, pecans, and shredded coconut, this cookie is a Christmas (or anytime) favorite. Freezes very well.

Soft, slightly sweet white bread with sesame seeds baked right in. Traditional Amish yeast bread that's perfect for sandwiches or toast.

Mini brownie cupcakes topped with a milk chocolate kiss that melts slightly into the warm batter. Made from boxed brownie mix, these 25 bite-sized treats are ready in under an hour. Kids go wild for them.

Sunflower seed bannock (Missiiagan-Pakwejigan) from Mohawk tradition, made by simmering and crushing sunflower seeds into a paste with corn flour, then pan-frying into flatbreads.

Traditional Shuswap Nation bannock studded with fresh blueberries, made with just 5 ingredients and baked in 20 minutes. A simple, hearty Indigenous bread that's wonderful warm with mint tea.

These simple almond sugar cookies are flavored with almond extract and topped with sliced almonds.

Inagami-pakwejigan is a traditional Ojibway soft cornstarch porridge served warm with margarine and sunflower seeds. A simple, gluten-free Native American dish ready in 15 minutes.

Chinese American fortune cookies bake from a thin batter of cake flour and egg whites, then fold around personal messages while still warm. A homemade version of the takeout staple.

A classic oatmeal cookie recipe yielding chewy, golden treats with warm cinnamon notes. Optional add-ins like raisins or chocolate chips make it versatile.