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Pseftokeftedes are Santorini tomato fritters mixing chopped Roma tomatoes, scallions, garlic, mint, and oregano into a pancake-style batter, fried crisp in olive oil. Vegetarian Greek meze.

Injera, Ethiopian fermented flatbread made with a three-day sourdough batter cooked crepe-style on one side. Soft, spongy, and tangy with signature bubble eyes on top.

German chocolate pig out cake with a gooey caramel, pecan, and chocolate chip layer sandwiched between two layers of German chocolate cake mix batter. A ridiculously rich bar-style dessert.

Raspberry chocolate coffee cake with layers of fresh berries, chocolate chips, and almond streusel. A tender vanilla batter baked with two layers of fruit and crumbly nut topping.

Refrigerator bran muffins with two kinds of bran cereal, buttermilk, and egg whites. Make-ahead batter keeps for weeks in the fridge for fresh-baked muffins on demand.

Doctored white cake mix transformed by stirring melted white chocolate into the batter for a denser, richer crumb. A 4-ingredient shortcut cake that pairs beautifully with raspberry filling.

Double chocolate snack cake made with no eggs or butter, using vinegar and baking soda for lift. Cocoa batter topped with chocolate chips bakes into a fudgy one-bowl treat.

Grated chocolate folded into airy chiffon cake batter creates a light, tender crumb crowned with rich mocha frosting studded with chocolate flecks.

Brownie batter baked in ice cream cones and topped with frosting. A fun, mess-free treat kids can make in the microwave.

Pineapple upside-down muffins crowned with toasted coconut and a sticky pineapple preserve cap. Cinnamon-scented batter, individual portions, no mixer required.

Apricot and cardamom bars with dried apricot, apricot nectar, and unsweetened applesauce in the batter, finished with a sweet apricot glaze drizzle. Low-fat and done in 45 minutes.

European-style apple or cherry fritter doughnuts with kirsch-scented batter and folded egg whites for a light, airy crumb. Dropped by the spoonful and fried golden, dusted with sugar.

Apple cinnamon popovers blend applesauce, buttermilk, and cinnamon into an egg-substitute batter for tall, hollow popovers. A lightened-up, cholesterol-free spin on the classic puff-pastry breakfast.

Caramel-pecan cake made with buttermilk chocolate batter, folded egg whites for lift, and a gooey caramel-chocolate chip topping baked right on top.

Fresh apricots stuffed with almonds, soaked in rum, then dipped in cinnamon batter and deep-fried until golden for a show-stopping dessert.

Pakoras: crisp Indian fritters of onion, potato, and spinach dipped in spiced chickpea-flour batter and deep-fried to golden crunch. Monsoon-season street food at its finest.