Recipes with baking powder

Homemade banana layer cake with mashed ripe banana and buttermilk for a moist, tender crumb. A classic two-layer cake ready to frost with your favorite icing.

This Italian favorite is the perfect snack with your hot cup of tea or coffee.

The shredded zucchini makes this cake very moist, and the topping adds a nice crunch. Whenever zucchini is in season I freeze some, shredded, in 2 cup amounts so I can make this favorite anytime of the year.

Drop sugar cookies with cardamom or nutmeg, soft and tender with lightly browned edges. No rolling or chilling needed. Makes six dozen and freezes beautifully.

Mocha spice roll cake is a warmly spiced sponge rolled around billowy coffee-cocoa whipped cream, then frosted and fork-scored to look like a bark log. A holiday-ready bûche de Noël with cinnamon, clove, and allspice woven through.

Cherry cheesecake muffins with a cream cheese and cherry jam filling hidden inside brown sugar batter with orange zest. Topped with chopped pecans.

Scotch black bun, a traditional Scottish Hogmanay fruitcake wrapped in buttery shortcrust pastry and packed with raisins, almonds, brandy, and warm spices. A rich celebration centerpiece.

This bread is a great way to get healthy veggies into your kids! Spread with light cream cheese for a delicious treat! Makes 2 loaves.

A simple and delicious Christmas pudding made with dried figs, tapioca and toasted walnuts.

Diabetic-friendly chewy cookies with whole wheat flour, wheat germ, wheat flake cereal, and raisins. Sugar-free with brown sugar substitute. Wholesome, hearty, and satisfying.

Spice walnut cake marries toasted walnuts with whole-wheat pastry and barley flours, warm cinnamon and clove, then soaks in a fresh orange syrup after baking. A healthier Greek-inspired karydopita.

The famous Neiman-Marcus cookie with blended oatmeal, two kinds of chocolate, chopped nuts, and both white and brown sugar. Makes a massive batch of 112 cookies.

Soda cracker pie is a vintage Southern meringue pie made with whipped egg whites, saltine crumbs, and pecans. No crust, no flour, just a crackly meringue that tastes like toasted pecan candy.

Three-layer white chocolate cake with coconut, pecans, and buttermilk topped with a pourable white chocolate frosting. Includes the frosting recipe.

Slice-and-bake butterscotch cookies with brown sugar, cinnamon, and a make-ahead frozen dough. Press into loaf pans, freeze, then slice thin and bake whenever the craving hits.

Whole wheat trail cookie bars with dried figs, golden raisins, walnuts, and wheat germ, sweetened with honey and molasses. A hearty, portable snack baked in one pan.