880 baked good recipes

A crisp meringue shell bakes into a pie crust that gets layered with tangy lemon custard and whipped cream in this ethereal dessert where clouds of sweetness meet citrus brightness.

No-yeast herb beer bread made with self-rising flour, sugar, and a bottle of beer. Flavored with parsley, chives, garlic, and celery seed for a savory, crusty loaf.

Amish friendship bread starter ferments flour, sugar, and milk for five days to create the sweet, yeasty mother that fuels the famous chain-letter cinnamon quick bread.

No-bake Hawaiian refrigerator cake with ladyfingers, sweetened condensed milk, crushed pineapple, marshmallows, and whipped topping. Sets overnight in a springform pan.

Hand print sugar cookies traced from paper cutouts of each family member's hand. Refrigerated dough shortcut, decorated with icings and candies. Memory-keeper recipe.

A fat-free marbled sponge cake with swirled vanilla white and lemon-yellow batters baked in a tube pan. Feather-light and elegant for any occasion.

Pastry for Double-Crust Pie & Single-Crust Pie recipe

Rum-scented candy logs made with powdered sugar and cherries, coated in melted caramel and rolled in crunchy pecans. A vintage holiday confection that makes half a dozen logs.

Cassata Napoletana layers thin sponge cake with cherry preserves, rich Neapolitan custard, chopped walnuts, and candied fruit. A no-bake Italian celebration cake that chills to set.

Old fashioned ginger muffins made with molasses, cinnamon, cloves, and ground ginger. A cup of hot water creates a tender, moist crumb that tastes like classic gingerbread in muffin form.

Fudgy brownie cookies made from boxed mix, lightened with yogurt and egg whites instead of oil and eggs. Frosted chocolate treats at 85 calories each.

What is cake flour? The other day I ran out of cake flour and needed a substitute, after searching and experimenting I came up with this replacement for cake flour that seems to work quite well.

No-bake summer cake with angel food cake suspended in strawberry gelatin and fruit cocktail, chilled in a fluted mold. A retro dessert that's refreshing and light.

Oslo twists are Norwegian fried cookies with crisp, blistered dough twisted through a center slit. Dusted with powdered sugar, this old-world treat shatters at first bite.

These delicious fruitcake cookies are ideal sweets for Christmas.

Crispy Belgian apple fritters made with just 3 ingredients: sliced apple rings dipped in a light beer batter and fried golden. Serve with custard or a dusting of powdered sugar.