Recipes with baking powder

Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake leavened with both yeast and baking powder, plus stiffly whipped egg whites folded in for an unusually tall, tender, almost spongy crumb. Made with unsweetened chocolate and cake flour.

Caloric, filling and tasty bars, these bars give a flavorful and filling treat along the trail.

Traditional tea biscuits with a jam-filled center and a ring-shaped top creating a ruby jewel effect. These tender shortcake-style biscuits are perfect for afternoon tea.

Yogurt jam-filled muffins bake a tender lemon-poppy seed batter with cream of wheat for texture, then get filled with a spoonful of jam through the top. Sweet bakery-style breakfast muffin.

A cross between a chewy oatmeal cookie and a biscuit.

Irish buttermilk bannock studded with raisins, leavened with baking soda and baking powder. A no-yeast soda bread with a tender crumb and traditional cross-scored top.

Chocolate chip and currant pound cake with Cognac-soaked currants, semi-sweet chocolate, and a hint of cinnamon, baked in a Bundt pan and drizzled with a Cognac glaze.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti packed with walnuts, orange and lemon zest, and a surprising kick of black pepper. The ideal coffee-dunking cookie that stores beautifully in tins.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti studded with toasted almonds, grated chocolate, and warm cinnamon. The ultimate coffee-dunking cookie, made from scratch in your own kitchen.

A winner in Senior division of the 1953 Pillsbury bakeoff.

Lemon poppyseed cake in a jar bakes lemon-poppyseed cake batter in pint canning jars, sealing on cooling for portable, giftable cakes with bright citrus flavor.

This French toast batter has a secret weapon: flour and baking powder mixed in with the eggs, milk, and cinnamon. The result? Thick, fluffy slices with a crispy golden crust that regular French toast just can't match.

Old-fashioned Southern sour cream cookies with chopped walnuts and a cinnamon-sugar crunch. Soft, cakey, and perfect for cookie swaps, these drop cookies freeze beautifully and make 3 dozen in just 30 minutes.

Pineapple cheese bread is a sweet quick bread with crushed pineapple, mild cheddar cheese, and walnuts. The pineapple juice goes right into the batter for a moist, tropical loaf with a savory cheese streak.

Whole wheat batter bakes up around juicy peaches and plump blueberries in this cast-iron skillet cobbler with golden edges and fruit bubbling through tender cake.

Sausage pinwheels roll hot bulk sausage into a homemade biscuit dough, then chill and slice into spirals to bake. A retro Southern party appetizer that yields six dozen savory bites.