8,317 gold cake recipes

Country apple pie layers six cups of fresh apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a flaky double crust, baked in two stages for a golden top and tender filling. The American classic done right.

No-bake chocolate mocha pie with a coffee-spiked whipped topping layer over chocolate pudding in a crumb crust. Ready in minutes, chills to set.

Jelly bean confetti cake with cream cheese, butter, and miniature jelly beans baked in a fluted Bundt pan. A colorful, fun celebration cake dusted with powdered sugar.

Chewy date and nut cookie balls rolled in powdered sugar. Baked in a sheet pan, cut into squares while hot, then shaped by hand into bite-sized treats with almond extract and corn syrup.

Minimalist fortune cookies with just 4 ingredients: butter, sugar, egg whites, and flour. Quick to make, fun to fold, perfect for parties. Work fast while they're hot and pliable.

Crisp, light date macaroons made with just four ingredients: egg whites, dates, nuts, and powdered sugar. Naturally flour-free and baked to a golden brown.

Harvest apple pie with a brown sugar-nut praline topping baked over the top crust. A double-crust apple pie with a caramelized, crunchy finish.

Mocha nut butter balls with instant coffee, cocoa powder, pecans, and butter, rolled in powdered sugar. A melt-in-your-mouth Christmas cookie perfect for holiday tins.

A foolproof 4-ingredient pie crust made with flour, salt, shortening, and ice water. Step-by-step instructions walk you through cutting, rolling, fluting, and blind baking like a pro.

Italian cheesecake blends silky mascarpone with creamy ricotta, brandy, and vanilla, then bakes into two graham cracker pies with a tender, lightly set filling. A no-water-bath cheesecake with old-country flavor and zero fuss.

Old-fashioned lemon meringue pie with a cornstarch-thickened filling, real lemon juice and zest, and a golden billowy meringue topping. Tart, sweet, and absolutely classic.

Apple cheddar scones with sharp shredded cheddar, sweet apple chunks, and toasted wheat germ for nutty depth. A lighter take on the classic savory-sweet combo, baked in a single round.

Braune Zucker Platzchen, traditional German brown sugar cookies with cinnamon, cloves, orange zest, raisins, and nuts. Spiced drop cookies that store well in airtight tins.

Polvorones: traditional Mexican pecan cookies made with butter and lard, spiced with cinnamon and anise seed. Sandy, crumbly, and sugar-coated.

Rhubarb nut muffins with buttermilk, brown sugar, and walnuts topped with a cinnamon-walnut streusel. Tart rhubarb and crunchy nuts in every bite. Ready in 35 minutes.

Apple raisin sour cream crumb pie nestles sliced apples and plump raisins under a tangy sour cream custard and a buttery cinnamon crumb topping. A Dutch-style fall pie with three textures in one slice.