Recipes with powdered sugar

A tasty dessert featuring moist, buttery layers of cake studded with crunchy toasted pecans, all topped with a rich, creamy frosting. This indulgent treat is perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth and delighting your taste buds with its irresistible combination of flavors and textures.

Flourless chestnut and pecan torte with a bourbon-coffee-chocolate filling, bittersweet chocolate ganache icing, and bourbon chantilly cream. Rich, nutty, and deeply warming. The kind of torte that ends a dinner party with a standing ovation.

Apple pecan coffee cake made easy with baking mix, studded with cinnamon-spiced apples and crunchy pecans, then drizzled with vanilla glaze. A quick brunch cake with a splash of whiskey.

Triple chocolate Bundt cake made with cake mix, pudding mix, and a full bag of chocolate chips. Sour cream keeps it impossibly moist with minimal effort.

This three-layer coconut cake starts with a yellow cake mix shortcut, then gets loaded with shredded coconut, crunchy walnuts, and a from-scratch cream cheese frosting with toasted golden coconut on top. Ready in about an hour.

Chewy coconut almond macaroons made with homemade almond paste, ground coconut, and egg whites. Naturally gluten-free, crisp on the outside, soft in the middle. Makes 3 to 4 dozen.

Kahlua pecan pie cookies with a buttery brown sugar cookie cup filled with a caramel pecan center spiked with coffee liqueur. A two-bite spin on pecan pie.

A tri-colored Neapolitan bundt cake with vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate layers from one box of cake mix, finished with a drizzly chocolate glaze. A showstopper that's surprisingly easy.

A stunning three-tiered champagne cake soaked in bubbly and frosted with champagne buttercream. Built from two pans and cut into graduated layers, this is the centerpiece for weddings, New Year's, and any excuse to celebrate.

No-bake peanut butter balls loaded with graham cracker crumbs, coconut, and walnuts, then dipped in glossy chocolate. A classic holiday candy recipe that yields about 2 pounds of handmade Christmas treats.

Frosted peanut butter cake squares bake a tender peanut butter cake under chocolate-peanut butter frosting and chopped peanut butter cups. Bakery-style chocolate-and-PB nostalgia.

Handmade chocolate-covered cherries soaked overnight in kirsch brandy, then wrapped in a rich truffle mixture of milk and unsweetened chocolate. Rolled in a cocoa-powdered sugar coating for an elegant homemade confection.

Creamy no-fail chocolate fudge with a secret ingredient: process cheese. Melts into a rich, smooth candy loaded with cocoa and chopped nuts that nobody will guess.

Three-layer old-fashioned chocolate cake with cocoa frosting and chocolate chips baked into every layer. No eggs, no butter in the cake, just deep cocoa flavor and a tender crumb.

Paintbrush sugar cookies decorated before baking with egg yolk paint in bright colors. A fun roll-and-cut cookie with almond extract, great for kids and holiday baking.

Pecan thumbprint cookies, the classic shortbread-style holiday cookie. Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth dough rolled in finely chopped pecans with a thumbprint well ready for jam, chocolate, or icing.

Best of class senior contest--1950 Pillsbury Cookoff. This is a simple cake that looks fancy.

Chewy Greek almond macaroons made with ground almonds, egg whites, and fragrant rosewater create gluten-free cookies dusted with powdered sugar.

No-bake Butterfinger angel food cake layers crumbled angel cake with vanilla cream and crushed Butterfinger bars. A 20-minute potluck dessert that vanishes from the pan in minutes.

Swiss-style flan with fresh apricot halves baked in vanilla cream custard, dusted with powdered sugar and served warm or cold.

Twisted peppermint candy cane cookies with red and white dough, sprinkled with crushed candy while still warm. A festive holiday baking project that kids and adults both love shaping by hand.

Lily cookies: cream cheese pastry rounds folded around a jelly center and dusted with powdered sugar. Old-school holiday cookies shaped like opening lilies.

Old-fashioned sugar cookies with a dual-sugar dough of granulated and powdered sugar, flattened with a sugar-dipped glass. Tender, crackly-topped, and buttery.

Better than sex cake is a four-layer chocolate-pecan icebox dessert: a buttery pecan shortbread crust, sweet cream cheese, chocolate pudding, and whipped topping. A make-ahead potluck legend.

A lemon-kissed bundt cake made with white cake mix, cream cheese, sour cream, and frozen lemonade, topped with a tangy sour cream glaze. Semi-homemade and incredibly moist.

Pillowy homemade yeast doughnuts cut into sticks, fried golden, and coated in a cooked maple-brown-sugar frosting. Light-as-air maple bars with a rich, fudgy glaze, made from scratch.

A scrumptious dessert dish made with applesauce, graham crackers and toasted almonds.

Grand Marnier chocolate pecan torte: a flourless ground-pecan chocolate cake laced with orange liqueur, glazed with silky chocolate ganache, and crowned with whipped cream rosettes and fresh orange slices. A showpiece dinner party dessert.

No-bake peanut butter bars with a graham cracker base and a thick chocolate topping. Only 5 ingredients and they taste like homemade Reese's cups.

Angel food cake hollowed out and stuffed with whipped cream, pineapple, strawberries, coconut, and blueberries, then frosted and topped with kiwi. A stunning no-bake dessert that feeds a crowd.

Three-layer chocolate cake with cocoa, buttermilk, and a rich cocoa icing made with melted unsweetened chocolate. A towering, old-fashioned celebration cake.

A custardy lemon pudding cake baked in a water bath, served warm with a Grand Marnier blackberry sauce. Two textures in one dish: spongy cake on top, silky pudding below.

Marshmallow Cola Cake with Cola Pecan Icing recipe

Don't bother reaching for the tea bags, enjoy this great holiday drink on a cold winter day.

Jellyroll layer cake with spiced sponge strips rolled into a spiral and frosted with English toffee icing. Looks like a regular cake but slices reveal vertical swirl layers.

Honey cardamom coffee cake with sour cream, an almond-brown sugar streusel topping, and a cinnamon icing drizzle. Tender, fragrant, and sweetened entirely with honey instead of white sugar.

Low-fat cranberry poppy seed loaf made with skim milk, egg substitute, and fresh lemon zest. A tender quick bread with tart cranberry pops and a subtle crunch from poppy seeds.

No-bake Snickers pie with cream cheese, peanut butter, and chopped candy bars in graham cracker crust, chilled overnight for creamy indulgence.

Irish mist brownies: fudgy chocolate brownies topped with a minty cream cheese filling. A St. Patrick's Day dessert with classic mint-chocolate charm.

Mocha meringue pie with a chocolate-pecan meringue crust standing in for pastry. Coffee ice cream fills the crisp shell and freezes solid, topped with whipped cream and chocolate curls. A pour of Kahlua over each slice finishes it.

Puppy Chow is the classic no-bake party snack: Chex cereal coated in melted peanut butter and chocolate, tossed in powdered sugar until every piece looks like a sweet snowdrift. Addictive by the handful.

Old-fashioned looped jumble cookies with cinnamon dough rolled into ropes, shaped into loops, and topped with a poured chocolate glaze. A charming heritage cookie with a fun shape.

Light, fluffy chocolate mocha icing with instant coffee and cocoa. No-cook, no-fuss frosting that whips up in 15 minutes flat. Foolproof every time.

Microwave dark chocolate fudge made with corn syrup, evaporated milk, chocolate chips, walnuts, and powdered sugar. No candy thermometer, no soft-ball stage, just 3 minutes in the microwave to creamy fudge.

Red velvet cake with a tender buttermilk crumb, a hint of cocoa, and tangy cream cheese frosting. The Southern classic with vinegar-and-soda lift for that signature soft texture and deep red color.

Easy nut fudge made entirely in the microwave with brown sugar, sweetened condensed milk, and powdered sugar. Caramel-toned penuche-style fudge with crunchy nuts, no thermometer needed.

Buttery thumbprint cookies with nutmeg filled with a piped rum-flavored buttercream star. A holiday cookie tin classic with a boozy twist and elegant presentation.

A basic, delicious cookie that will satisfy the tastes of butterscotch-lovers everywhere.