Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Fruit-glazed cheesecake: a dense, velvety baked cheesecake made with cream cheese and cottage cheese, finished with fresh strawberries. Slow-cooled in the oven for a crack-free top.

Homemade strawberry and blueberry glazes for cheesecake with cornstarch thickening and liqueur. Two fruit topping options: orange-kissed strawberry or kirsch-spiked blueberry.

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

Whole wheat funnel cakes sweetened with honey and fried in a cast-iron skillet. Spiral the batter by hand for that authentic fair-style crunch at home.

From-scratch German chocolate cake with sweet chocolate melted in boiling water, buttermilk batter with folded egg whites, and a coconut-pecan frosting cooked on the stovetop.

German chocolate cookies are a 4-ingredient shortcut bake using German chocolate cake mix, vanilla yogurt, an egg, and a topping of coconut-pecan frosting. Soft, chewy, and ready fast.

German festive chocolate cake with almonds, bananas, crushed pineapple, and cinnamon baked in a tube pan. A semi-homemade celebration cake with tropical fruit and nutty crunch.

Giant raisin oat cookies with oat bran, rolled oats, plump raisins, and a hint of orange zest baked into hearty cookies the size of saucers. Wholesome breakfast or lunchbox treat.

Soft ginger cream cookies spiced with ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon, sweetened with molasses, and topped with vanilla or orange frosting. This big-batch recipe makes 6 dozen.

Soft gingerbread cookies with molasses, hot coffee, cinnamon, cloves, and ground ginger. A rollout cookie dough for gingerbread men with a tender, cake-like texture instead of a crisp snap.

Ginger molasses cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar with a crackled top. Loaded with ginger, cloves, and cinnamon for bold spice. Underbake for soft centers or bake full for snaps.

Chewy ginger pecan cookies with molasses, crystallized ginger pieces, and ground ginger for a triple-ginger punch. Soft centers with crisp edges, topped with a pecan half.

Gingerbread cut-out cookies with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, plus a homemade egg white decorating frosting. A classic holiday cookie for decorating with kids.

British-style lemon meringue pie with orange-scented shortcrust pastry, a cornstarch-thickened lemon curd filling, and a soft, lightly browned meringue crown. Old-fashioned and unmistakably citrusy.

Lemon pudding cake bakes into two layers in one cup: a fluffy lemon sponge on top, silky lemon curd underneath. Made for two in custard cups with a water bath.

Graham cracker pie with a cinnamon crumb crust, creamy vanilla custard filling, and golden meringue topping. An old-fashioned custard pie with crumbs on top and bottom.