Recipes with powdered sugar

Silky lemon custard in a buttery homemade cookie crust, bursting with bright citrus flavor from fresh lemon juice and zest. A simple from-scratch pie that sets beautifully as it cools, finished with a snowfall of powdered sugar.

A three-layer cake with two rich cocoa layers and one maple-walnut layer, all covered in homemade chocolate fudge frosting. Vermont cocoa cake is a New England showstopper.

Pumpkin Kahlua cake made with spice cake mix and real pumpkin puree, topped with a buttery Kahlua glaze. A boozy fall dessert with warm spice and rich coffee flavor.

A rich sour cream chocolate cake with a cocoa fudge filling marbled through the batter, creating "craters" as it bakes. Topped with chopped nuts and a dusting of powdered sugar. One pan, zero fuss.

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.

A moist three-layer carrot cake loaded with freshly grated carrots and warm cinnamon, topped with rich cream cheese icing. Garnish with pecans for the ultimate crowd-pleaser.

Two-layer apricot bars with a buttery shortbread base and a chewy brown sugar-apricot-nut topping, rolled in powdered sugar. Makes 75 bite-sized bars from one pan.

Fudgy drop cookies packed with black walnuts and unsweetened chocolate, topped with a glossy homemade chocolate frosting. Old-fashioned, from-scratch baking that makes 2 dozen in under an hour.

Yeast doughnuts made in the bread machine: a simple bread-flour dough hand-shaped, proofed, and deep-fried, then finished with chocolate, almonds, powdered sugar, whipped cream, or cinnamon sugar.

Chocolate dipped macadamia nut shortbread cookies made with butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Slice-and-bake rounds dipped in melted chocolate for a Hawaiian-inspired treat.

Mini pecan pies bake in individual flan tins with a press-in shortbread crust and a golden syrup, brown sugar, and pecan filling. British-style hand-held tarts perfect for parties.

No-bake Oreo cake layered with a buttery Oreo crust, sweetened cream cheese filling, instant chocolate pudding, and Cool Whip topped with crushed cookie crumbs. Crowd-pleasing potluck dessert.

Pineapple delights are no-bake squares with a digestive biscuit base, butter icing, crushed pineapple, and fresh whipped cream. A retro tropical dessert from the British tea-table tradition.

These bars have been a family favorite for Mary Wilhelm of Sparta for decades.

Beet cake with orange cream cheese frosting uses grated fresh beets for a deeply moist, spiced layer cake with a rosy hue. Topped with toasted walnuts, it's a lighter twist on carrot cake.

Topped with sliced almonds and a shiny glaze these cookies look just as fabulous as they taste.