Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Decadent layered brownies with raspberry cream cheese filling and white chocolate glaze. Elegant Chambord-spiked dessert that slices into beautiful wedges for special occasions.

Simple cocoa brownies mixed in one microwave-safe bowl, no melting chocolate required, with a tender crumb and deep chocolate flavor from Dutch-process cocoa.

Lighter cocoa brownies sweetened with liquid sweetener and applesauce instead of excess sugar, delivering chocolate satisfaction with a tender cake-like crumb.

New England apple pie with a butter pastry, crumb topping, and heritage apples like Northern Spy or Rhode Island Greening. Cinnamon and lemon zest brighten the filling, and a two-stage bake browns the crust without burning.

Butternut squash pie with a from-scratch shortening crust, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and a touch of lemon extract. A sweeter, nuttier alternative to pumpkin pie.

Munich cheesecake with a shortcrust base, vanilla bean cream cheese filling, poppy seed-raisin layer, and brown sugar streusel topping broiled until crisp.

Vintage 1935 chocolate yeast bread with cocoa, pecans, and vanilla kneaded by hand and baked into a dark, fragrant loaf. A Depression-era recipe worth reviving.

Fudgy brownie pie with melted chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and chopped nuts baked in a flaky crust. Best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Adobe Pie: a frozen layered ice cream dessert with chocolate wafer crust spiked with Amaretto, vanilla and coffee ice cream stacked, finished with shaved dark chocolate. Make-ahead party pie.

The classic Joy of Cooking devil's food cake with a cooked chocolate custard folded into the batter and whipped egg whites for lift. Finished with caramel icing. A vintage recipe worth mastering.

Honey beer cake baked in a tube pan with apple butter, orange juice, walnuts, raisins, and warm spices. A dense, fragrant cake with five layers of sweetness and a beer-malt backbone.

7-layer brownie ice cream cake with thin homemade brownie rounds stacked with vanilla ice cream and frozen in a springform pan. A make-ahead frozen dessert that slices like a dream.

Brandied fruit starter with pineapple, peaches, apricots, and maraschino cherries soaked in brandy and sugar. A living friendship cake starter you keep and share.

Spiced vegetarian mince pie filling with grated apples, golden raisins, currants, candied orange peel, dark rum, and warming spices. No suet, no meat. Two lattice-topped pies of British holiday tradition.

Four cheesecake crust recipes in one: classic graham cracker, chocolate wafer, spicy gingersnap, and toasted nut. Pick your base and build your dream cheesecake.

Hornet's Nest Cake mixes yellow cake mix with vanilla pudding, butterscotch chips, and chopped nuts for a dense, rich sheet cake that comes together in minutes.