4,018 baked recipes

Classic cake doughnuts spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, rolled, cut, and fried golden in hot oil. Old-fashioned cake donuts ready in 30 minutes, served plain, sugared, or frosted.

Old-fashioned honey drop cookies with cinnamon, cloves, and raisins. No refined sugar at all. Soft, chewy, and warmly spiced with a caramel-like sweetness.

Soft, cakey persimmon cookies made with ripe persimmon pulp, warm cinnamon, plump raisins and crunchy nuts. An old-fashioned drop cookie and a great way to use up overripe persimmons in autumn.

Mom's whole wheat blueberry pancakes use applesauce and soy milk for a dairy-free vegan-friendly breakfast. Hearty whole-grain pancakes with juicy berries and no eggs.

Light chocolate layer cake filled with whipped citrus cream and mandarin orange segments. Made with egg substitute and skim milk, this stunning low-fat dessert tastes far more indulgent than it is.

Maple syrup oatmeal cookies use real maple syrup as the only sweetener (no white or brown sugar). Soft, chewy, and naturally sweetened with two dozen cookies in 35 minutes.

Red Velvet Cocoa Cake made with buttermilk, cocoa powder, and vinegar for a tender, tangy crumb with that classic crimson color. A Southern layer cake staple.

A buttery bundt pound cake with a tight, tender crumb, crowned with sweetened whipped cream and fresh sliced strawberries. Simple from-scratch baking at its finest.

Chewy brown sugar cookie sticks baked low and slow, cut into thin fingers, and rolled in powdered sugar. Toasted walnuts take these from good to great.

Banana layer cake stacks two tender 8-inch rounds and slathers them in a real banana frosting brightened with lemon juice. Twice the banana, twice the reason to skip the boxed mix.

German marble kuchen swirls vanilla butter cake with chocolate syrup batter for a tender bundt with bold dark and light bands. A traditional German tea cake baked in a tube pan.

Crunchy chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans and crisp rice cereal, flavored with almond extract and brown sugar. Makes 5 dozen crispy-edged treats in 30 minutes.

Homemade sour cream cinnamon rolls with a soft yeasted dough, brown sugar cinnamon filling, and vanilla confectioners sugar icing. The sour cream makes them impossibly tender. Makes 12.

Buttermilk chocolate quick bread studded with pecans and maraschino cherries, baked in mini loaf pans and topped with a creamy cherry glaze. A rich, fudgy bread that's more dessert than breakfast.

Buttered rum pound cake: a tall, tender sour cream pound cake with vanilla and lemon notes, lightened by whipped egg whites folded in at the end. A Southern holiday classic for slicing and sharing.

Cocoa branana muffins blend bran flakes, ripe bananas, and unsweetened cocoa for high-fiber chocolate muffins. Egg whites and skim milk keep them lighter than typical bakery banana bread.