Baked Good Recipes

Peanut butter meltaway cake layers buttermilk chocolate sheet cake with a peanut butter spread and chocolate buttermilk frosting. Three-layer dessert with classic chocolate-peanut butter pairing.

A light sponge cake rolled with whipped cream, applesauce, and walnuts for an elegant holiday dessert that looks impressive but comes together quickly.

Herman starter, the friendship sourdough-style yeast and milk starter that bakers have been passing along for generations. Mix once, feed every five days, and share cups with friends or bake into coffee cakes and breads.

Amy Scherber's bakery-quality pecan sticky buns. Soft yeasted dough with autolyse rest, caramel-pecan bottom, cinnamon swirl. The classic NYC bread shop sticky bun at home.

Boston cream pie from scratch: tender vanilla butter cake split into four layers, filled with a homemade vanilla pastry custard, and crowned with a glossy milk chocolate glaze.

Make some heart shaped chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies for Valentine's Day. These cookies are made with oats, whole wheat flour, applesauce, chocolate chips, peanut butter, dried cranberries and walnuts. Delicious and wholesome.

I use McIntosh or a combination of McIntosh & Cortlands as my family and I prefer a softer apple filling that holds together (I NEVER use Granny Smiths)...

Award winning soy bread recipe, cooking with soy, won at the Ohio state fair.

Festive peppermint cheesecake with crushed candy canes swirled into cream cheese filling on a graham cracker crust, garnished with chocolate leaves.

Spiced molasses cookies sweetened with maple syrup and warmed by ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. Rolled in sugar before baking for a crackled, sparkly crust and soft, chewy middle.

Chocolate cookies, rolled in powdered sugar with a Hershey's kiss in the center.

New York-style persimmon cheesecake with a buttery shortcrust pastry, dense cream cheese filling swirled with persimmon puree, and an overnight chill. A seasonal showstopper for fall.

Four-layer blackberry jam cake with walnuts and warm spices, glazed with jammy caramel loaded with raisins. Impressive Southern dessert for special occasions and holidays.

Lemon Almond Cheesecake with Biscotti Crust recipe

Dried cherry apple pie: a twist on classic apple pie with tart dried cherries tucked among cinnamon-spiced apple slices. The cherries plump up in the juices for bursts of tangy flavor.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti loaded with chopped Heath bars, pecans, and butterscotch extract. Makes 36 to 48 cookies that are built for dunking in coffee, tea, or hot cocoa.