Baked Good Recipes

Best 1-2-3-4 Cake with Chocolate Icing: a triple-layer butter cake topped with a cooked chocolate icing made from unsweetened squares. Old-school birthday cake at its essence.

Sugar-free apple pie sweetened entirely by plumped raisins and spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. A naturally sweet double-crust pie with no added sugar.

Honey-sweetened Italian figure-eight cookies made with olive oil and just six ingredients. These charming consolation biscuits puff up golden and light with a tender, not-too-sweet crumb.

Cocoa brownies with a secret weapon: three cloves of garlic melted right into the butter. Fudgy inside, springy on top, loaded with walnuts and topped with blanched almonds.

A marbled angel food cake with swirled white and lemon-yellow batters, topped with a tangy lemon glaze. Light as air and gorgeous for spring.

Favourite icebox cake: no-bake layers of graham crackers, instant pudding, and Cool Whip, finished with a warmed icing glaze. A retro fridge dessert with zero oven time.

Fudgy chocolate brownies loaded with candied fruit and walnuts. Holiday-tin brownies that deliver fruitcake flavor in a chewy, chocolate-rich bar nobody leaves uneaten.

French doughnut muffins taste like cake doughnuts without the deep fryer: nutmeg-spiced batter baked, then dipped in butter and rolled in cinnamon-sugar while still warm.

Scotch shortbread balls dipped in fudgy chocolate frosting. Buttery, sandy crumb with a glossy chocolate cap. Holiday cookie tin essential.

Rhubarb nut muffins with buttermilk, brown sugar, and walnuts topped with a cinnamon-walnut streusel. Tart rhubarb and crunchy nuts in every bite. Ready in 35 minutes.

No-bake orange cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with cream cheese, whipped cream, orange juice, and zest set with gelatin. Creamy, citrusy, and elegant.

A flourless-style cocoa sponge cake made with cake meal, potato starch, and ground almonds. Split into three layers with strawberry preserves and topped with whipped cocoa cream. Passover-friendly.

Maple-apple oatmeal cookies with real maple syrup, fresh apples, applesauce, currants, and a crunchy oat-brown sugar topping. Soft, cakey fall cookies baked low and slow.

Oatmeal banana cupcakes sweetened with honey and mashed banana. Quick-cooking oats add hearty texture to a soft, tender crumb. Simple one-bowl method, ready in under an hour.

Rolled oats bread with sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup for a soft, slightly sweet loaf. No-knead yeast bread that rises twice and bakes up tender.

Praline brownies layer a buttery brown sugar-pecan topping in the bottom of the pan, then bake right under a tender vanilla brown-sugar batter. Flip the pan and the praline crown sits on top, glossy and crackling.