Recipes with baking powder

Banana Coconut Bread with rum-soaked currants, warm cinnamon and fresh nutmeg, and sweetened coconut baked into the loaf and crisped on top. A deeply flavored tropical quick bread.

Treat yourself this winter with these scrumptious cookies that taste better and better after every bite!

Basic chocolate cake made with melted unsweetened chocolate, buttermilk, and cake flour for a moist, tender two-layer cake. A reliable foundation for any frosting.

Tamale dough made with pureed chili colorado, corn kernels, and hominy for deeper flavor than plain masa. Pliable, spoonable, ready to wrap in corn husks.

Fudge sheet cake hiding a sweetened cream cheese ribbon through the center, topped with classic powdered-sugar fudge frosting. Two desserts in one pan.

Blue cornmeal breakfast cake topped with fresh blueberries and baked golden at high heat. Light and fluffy with whipped egg whites folded into the batter.

Mom's best cake doughnuts: old-fashioned fried cake doughnuts with cinnamon and nutmeg in the dough. Crisp outside, tender inside, ready in 30 minutes.

Irish soda bread made with sour cream, raisins, and currants. A tender, cake-like loaf baked in a casserole dish with no yeast and no kneading required.

Chocolate roll-out cookies with cocoa in the dough and a tinted decorator's frosting. Cut into holiday shapes and decorate for Christmas cookie trays and gift boxes.

Homemade corn dogs with a sweet cornmeal batter wrapped around hot dogs and fried golden. State fair flavor in your own kitchen, no questionable concession stand required.

Chocolate fruitcake with cocoa, candied cherries, pecans, golden raisins, and mixed dried fruit, topped with a semisweet chocolate-almond glaze and toasted almonds.

Boston cream pie made lighter, a doctored yellow cake split and filled with vanilla pudding, then topped with a chocolate cocoa icing. Egg whites and fat-free fillings keep this classic dessert on the lighter side.

Butterscotch shortbread cookies made with dark brown sugar and unsalted butter, topped with chopped walnuts or pecans pressed into the dough. Makes 72 bite-sized squares.

This coffee cake, moist and spicy, with a buttery streusel topping, is perfect with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

Fresh grapefruit cake made chiffon-style with separated eggs, grapefruit juice, grated peel, and cream of tartar. Light, airy, and citrus-bright.

Old-fashioned brown sugar drop cookies with cinnamon, clove, and orange zest, studded with raisins and chopped nuts. A German-style spice cookie that yields five dozen.