1,308 butters topping recipes

Any fruit coffee cake layers a tender butter cake with cooked fresh fruit (apples, peaches, apricots or blueberries) and a walnut crumb top. Endlessly adaptable bakery-style coffee cake.

Old-school peanut butter pie with vanilla custard filling and a peanut butter crumble layered both under and on top of the whipped cream. A diner-classic Amish-style pie that's comfort food in slice form.

Chocolate cream cheese gooey butter bars with a chocolate cake mix base, chopped pecans, and a sweet cream cheese topping. A St. Louis-style gooey butter cake in bar form.

Old-fashioned crumb cake made with sour milk, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The same flour-butter mixture forms both the spiced cake batter and the crumbly streusel topping. One bowl, one pan.

Crisp crust apple pie bakes thinly sliced apples in cinnamon sugar under a shortening-based pastry crust topped with more cinnamon sugar and butter pats. Cobbler-style with a shattering top.

Vintage 5-ingredient mayonnaise cookies with no eggs, milk, or butter. Real mayo does all the heavy work for soft, tender sugar cookies with a classic fork-pressed top.

Sauteed sturgeon topped with a silky vermouth and dill butter sauce. A restaurant-style fish dinner with a classic French-inspired reduction.

Chocolate cake layered with peanut butter chip mousse and dripping chocolate ganache glaze, topped with mini peanut butter cups. A three-component showstopper.

Peanut butter brownies with crunchy peanut butter and a marbled chocolate chip top. Soft, chewy bars baked in a 13x9 pan, makes 24.

Irish hot buttered mussels: fresh mussels steamed open and topped with butter, chives, and their own briny juices. Served with crusty brown bread.

Cream cheese butter cookies topped with fresh strawberry halves. A simple thumbprint-style cookie with a tender, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread base and bright berry on top.

Coconut butter biscuits topped with sweetened condensed milk, mixed fruit, and more coconut. Crispy shortbread-style cookies with a chewy, caramelized topping.

Classic peanut butter cookies with the signature fork crisscross top, made with butter, equal parts brown and granulated sugar, and a full cup of peanut butter. Yields five dozen and freezes well.

Flourless chocolate cake with bittersweet chocolate, ten eggs, butter, and orange liqueur. Dense, fudgy, and gluten-free with a brittle, crackly top.

Three layers of fall flavor: a press-in oat crust, sour cream custard filling loaded with cinnamon apples, and a buttery brown sugar crumble on top. No pie dough skills required.

Pumpkin dutch apple pie with sliced cinnamon-tossed apples on the bottom, a creamy spiced pumpkin custard middle, and a buttery walnut crumble on top. Two classic pies in one slice.