10,000 cake cake recipes

Christmas is never complete without a visit from the aromatic, sweet-tasting gingerbread kids.

Simple Chinese almond cookies that stay pale and cream-colored, decorated with whole almonds or red food coloring dots. Traditional cookies perfect for celebrations.

Orange pecan slice-and-bake cookies with fresh orange zest, orange juice, brown sugar, and chopped pecans. A buttery icebox cookie with bright citrus flavor. Makes 4 dozen.

Spiced date drop cookies with chopped dates, toasted walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves baked into a soft, chewy drop cookie. An old-school holiday tin classic that bakes in just 10 minutes.

Pfeffernüsse-style German spice cookies with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, mace, and allspice, finished with a drop of brandy before baking. A traditional holiday cookie that keeps for weeks in a tin.

Chewy ginger pecan cookies with molasses, crystallized ginger pieces, and ground ginger for a triple-ginger punch. Soft centers with crisp edges, topped with a pecan half.

Bran molasses muffins made with All-Bran cereal, dark molasses, and plump raisins. A hearty, old-fashioned breakfast muffin with a dense, moist crumb and rich caramel sweetness.

Twice-baked Italian biscotti with fresh ginger, Dutch cocoa, and toasted almonds. Crisp, dunkable cookies with warm spice and a deep chocolate undertone.

Oatmeal snickerdoodles cross a chewy oatmeal cookie with a classic cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodle. Five dozen cookies, ten-minute bake, plenty for the cookie jar or to share.

Chocolate waffles with ice cream, crisp on the outside and tender inside thanks to buttermilk and folded egg whites. Cocoa-rich batter with optional pecans, finished with a scoop of melting vanilla.

Spiced banana bread with ginger, allspice, fresh nutmeg, lemon zest, ground almonds, and four mashed ripe bananas. A warmly aromatic loaf that beats plain banana bread by a mile.

Yeast-free naan made with eggs, heavy cream, and a mix of all-purpose and whole-wheat flour. Baked then broiled for puffy, golden teardrops in your home oven.

Palm Beach pineapple squares: a chocolate walnut cake base topped with a lemon-scented pineapple layer, baked together into one tropical dessert bar.

Banana nut bread bakes a moist, walnut-studded loaf using ripe bananas and tangy buttermilk for a tender crumb. A classic Southern family quick bread recipe.

Chocolate surprise cookies hiding peanut butter chips and walnuts inside a cocoa-based drop cookie dough. The chocolate-peanut butter combo bakes up in just 8-10 minutes.

Have these delicious yet healthy whole wheat pancakes for breakfast, topped with maple candies pecans, fresh pineapples and kiwi fruit.