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Old-fashioned apple cake loaded with sliced apples, walnuts, and cinnamon in a moist oil-based batter. No mixer needed for this rustic 9x13 sheet cake.

Bran muffins with molasses, cornmeal, and raisins made with no eggs and no butter. A high-fiber, one-bowl muffin recipe that comes together in minutes.

Buttery cocoa crescent cookies loaded with ground pecans and rolled in powdered sugar. Melt-in-your-mouth tender with a deep chocolate twist on the classic Mexican wedding cookie. Makes about 3.5 dozen.

Winner of the 1991 Michigan Chocolate Cake Contest Created by Linda Theil

Nut refrigerator cookies (icebox cookies) with brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and chopped nuts. Slice-and-bake dough that chills overnight and yields crisp, buttery cookies with caramel notes.

Omie's apple torte loaded with chopped apples and nuts in a buttery cinnamon batter. A dense, rustic German-style apple cake that's more fruit than cake in every bite.

Cream of peanut soup with 2 cups of smooth peanut butter stirred into a velvety chicken broth base finished with half-and-half. A rich Southern classic garnished with chopped peanuts.

No-bake peanut butter cookies shaped into acorn points, dipped in melted chocolate, and rolled in chopped nuts. 60 cookies from 7 ingredients. A fun holiday or party treat.

Lemon coconut refrigerator cookies with fresh lemon zest and juice. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie that chills overnight and bakes in 10 minutes.

Eggless cocoa cake made with no butter, milk, or eggs. A depression-era style chocolate cake using vinegar and baking soda for lift, baked in a tube pan. Naturally vegan.

Chewy pecan date squares with brown sugar and vanilla, baked low and slow then dusted with powdered sugar. No butter needed, the dates keep them moist.

No-egg bran muffins with cornmeal, molasses, and raisins baked low and slow for a dense, fiber-packed crumb. Just mix and bake, no creaming or beating needed.

Fresh peach muffins made with pureed ripe peaches, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, and optional pecans. Over two cups of real peach flavor in every batch.

Festive cherry bread with maraschino cherries, flaked coconut, and chopped nuts. A sweet holiday quick bread made with cherry juice for extra flavor. Makes two loaves.

Cranberry orange tart with a buttery almond shortbread crust and glistening marmalade-glazed cranberry filling. A stunning make-ahead holiday dessert that chills overnight.

Irish Porter Cake is a dense, dark fruit cake made with Guinness, currants, raisins, mixed peel, and warm spices. Bakes for up to 3 hours, then rests a full week before cutting.