1,785 gold cake recipes

Reverse chocolate chunk cookies flip the classic: a deep, cocoa-rich chocolate dough studded with creamy white chocolate chunks. Fudgy, brownie-like cookies with a striking dark-and-white contrast.

Double frosted brownies stack a fudgy pecan brownie under a smooth vanilla pudding buttercream and a glossy chocolate glaze. Three rich layers, chilled until the frosting and glaze set firm and sliceable.

Triple chip brownies with dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and butterscotch chips on a bittersweet chocolate brownie base. Chilled overnight for the ultimate fudgy, sliceable texture.

Bread machine Scandinavian rye loaf with caraway, fennel, orange zest, and molasses. Dense, lightly sweet rye bread that bakes itself overnight. Perfect for smoked salmon and butter.

Cracker bread rolls yeast-risen dough into thin 10-inch rounds topped with sesame seeds and bakes them crisp and shatter-crunchy. Homemade flatbread cracker for dips, spreads, and soup.

Gruel bread: a rustic whole-wheat loaf built from leftover rice-and-vegetable gruel, no commercial yeast, risen overnight and baked dark. A zero-waste bread with deep, fermented flavor.

Chocolate pepper cookies bring a slow, smoky heat from black pepper, cayenne, and cinnamon layered into deep unsweetened cocoa. Rolled thin and cut into shapes, they bake crisp with a warm spiced finish.

Harvest pumpkin torte layers a fluffy chocolate sponge with spiced pumpkin filling four times over, then finishes with a glossy chocolate glaze. Fall baking that looks like a bakery-case showpiece.

Classic Linzer squares and thumbprint cookies with toasted hazelnut dough, cinnamon and raspberry jam filling. Austrian-style Christmas cookie baking from one batch of dough.

Sky-high lemon meringue pie crowned with coconut chips. Tall lemon-extract-spiked meringue, glossy lemon curd filling, and a flaky stand-up edge make this a showstopping classic.

Lemon walnut scones with toasty whole wheat, bran, crunchy walnuts, and bright lemon zest. A heartier, fiber-rich scone with sweet raisins and a glossy egg-yolk-washed top.

Almond Butter Cookie Sandwiches: tender shortbread-style cookies made with ground almonds, sandwiched with raspberry jam or chocolate ganache. Linzer-style elegance, makes 24.

Van's Faves are crisp lace-thin oat cookies scented with orange zest and finished with a chocolate drizzle. Eight ingredients, big crunch, and an old-fashioned tin-cookie feel.

French baguette bread with a crackling crust and chewy open crumb, made from a simple yeast dough you can shape into baguettes, boules, or herbed loaves. Bakery-style results from your home oven.

Gingerbread cookies in a gingerbread bowl: edible holiday centerpiece of spiced gingerbread shaped into a fluted bowl and filled with matching cut-out cookies. A holiday gift-giving showstopper.

Two savory strudel fillings: creamy mashed potato with crispy fried onions, or ricotta with scallions and egg. Classic Central European fillings ready to wrap in phyllo for baked strudel.