Dessert, Baked Good Recipes

Shredded carrots, crushed pineapple, and chopped nuts fold into spiced cake batter for a moist bundt that's cinnamon-scented and ready in under an hour.

Classic pound cake made from scratch with butter, shortening, and 7-Up for tender crumb: baked 90 minutes in a bundt pan with vanilla and lemon extract for subtle citrus sweetness.

Chewy oatmeal raisin cookies with warm cinnamon and nutmeg spice. Classic rounds that require overnight chilling for the best texture and flavor development.

Easy bundt cake made with boxed cake mix and instant pudding, spiked with amaretto and nutmeg. Moist, foolproof dessert ready in an hour.

Creamy apple pie with a sour cream custard filling and cinnamon crumb topping. Simple Pennsylvania Dutch baking with no spices in the filling, just pure apple flavor.

A traditional Appalachian stack cake with six ginger-spiced layers sandwiched together with applesauce filling, then left to meld overnight.

Taffy apple cookies: tender shortbread cookie balls dipped in melted caramel and rolled in crushed peanuts, with a toothpick stick so each one looks like a miniature caramel apple. A fun, nutty fall treat, no apple required.

Brighten up your summer with this delectable cake that is bound to be gobbled up by your family within a day!

Bourbon-soaked vanilla wafer crumbs blended with melted chocolate and condensed milk, shaped into bite-sized balls. Roll in cocoa or walnuts for a crowd-pleasing treat.

Gooey butter pecan bars layered with melted marshmallows, chocolate chips, and coconut on a cake mix crust. A 5-minute prep, no-fuss dessert bar that disappears at every potluck and bake sale.

Lemon cake mix topped with a sweet ricotta and cinnamon spread that tastes just like cannoli filling. All the Italian bakery flavor with a fraction of the fuss. Dot with cherries for a festive finish.

Buttermilk cake baked over brown sugar and cinnamon-spiced apple halves, then flipped to reveal a sticky caramel apple top. Make-ahead friendly and serves 8.

Surprise your family at the next reunion with this decadent cake everyone will enjoy!

Impress your family with this decadent and delicious cake that will have everyone asking for a second piece.

A Southern-style gooey butter cake with a yellow cake mix crust and a rich cream cheese, egg, and powdered sugar filling. Cut into bars for the ultimate sweet treat.

Brought this cake to my last pot-luck, and it was a huge hit. The cake was so moist and orange-y. Glad that I found this recipe!