2,123 gold cake recipes

Black pepper focaccia with freshly cracked pepper in the dough, dimpled crust glossed with olive oil, flaky sea salt, and fresh thyme. Steam-baked for a bakery-style crackle and a pillowy middle.

No-bake refrigerator confetti brownies with graham cracker crumbs, colored mini marshmallows, walnuts, and a melted chocolate-chip frosting. Chill, slice, and serve. No oven needed.

Popcorn drop cookies with ground popcorn folded into stiff egg whites for a light, airy meringue-like cookie. A naturally gluten-free novelty cookie with a corny crunch and only six ingredients.

Chinese American fortune cookies bake from a thin batter of cake flour and egg whites, then fold around personal messages while still warm. A homemade version of the takeout staple.

Creme de menthe truffle cups: bite-size chocolate candy shells piped full of minty chocolate ganache with ground almonds. A boozy, bakery-style Christmas confection made in a double boiler.

Light fudge brownie sundae with a self-saucing chocolate cake baked over a built-in fudge layer, topped with frozen yogurt. A reduced-fat dessert that uses applesauce in place of butter.

Raspberry apricot pie pairs canned apricot halves with frozen raspberries under a double crust. Almond extract amplifies the stone-fruit flavor for a winter-friendly pie that doesn't need fresh seasonal fruit.

Spiced rhubarb-strawberry pie with a hint of pumpkin pie spice setting it apart from standard versions. Lattice-topped and baked hot for bubbling juice and golden crust. A spring classic with autumn warmth.

Baker's bread in a bag is mixed and kneaded entirely in a zip-top bag, no mixing bowl needed. A kid-friendly intro to yeast bread that bakes into a tender white loaf.

Oatmeal crusty top apple pie pairs a tender lard-and-oat bottom crust with a brown sugar streusel topping. Cinnamon-spiced apples bake under a crunchy oat crumble for a single-crust pie that drinks like dessert and breakfast at once.

Vinson's pecan pie is a classic Southern double-batch recipe with whole pecans, Karo corn syrup heated to blend smooth, eggs, and vanilla. Makes 2 pies for holiday tables.

Cookie brittle with chocolate chips and walnuts pressed into one pan, baked, then snapped into snappy shards. Sugar-substitute friendly with crisp, candy-like edges.

Bread machine milk bread is a soft, white sandwich loaf with a tender crumb made from bread flour, milk, butter, and active dry yeast. Set it and forget it for fresh homemade bread in 3 hours.

Onion and rosemary focaccia: classic Italian flatbread with finger-dimpled olive oil top, soaked-and-sautéed sweet onions, kosher salt, and crushed fresh rosemary. Crusty edges, pillowy interior.

Pumpkin nut bread baked in two loaves with rolled oats, walnuts, evaporated milk, and pumpkin pie spice. Hearty fall quick bread that freezes beautifully and improves overnight.

Quick-fix cookies turn store-bought refrigerated cookie dough into two bakery-style treats: chocolate-drizzled chocolate chip sticks and orange-cinnamon sugar leaves. Two batches, twenty minutes of work.