Baked Good Recipes

Chocolate mint cake with a light peppermint sponge topped with whipped chocolate mint frosting. The fat-free batter uses applesauce and egg whites for an airy, tender crumb.

No-bake jelly bean noodle nests made with chow mein noodles, melted marshmallows, and butter. Fun Easter treat kids can shape and fill with colorful jelly beans.

Deliciously moist cupcakes packed with tempting flavors. These go splendidly with a cream cheese frosting!

Fudgy cocoa brownies loaded with chopped Snickers bars and topped with melted Hershey's milk chocolate. A candy lover's dream bake that turns leftover Halloween candy into something legendary.

Layers of chocolate and vanilla ice cream in a spicy gingersnap crust, drizzled with homemade chocolate ganache. This no-bake frozen pie needs just 15 minutes of hands-on work and zero oven time.

Flourless chocolate cream cake made with semi-sweet chocolate, pecans, and Irish cream liqueur, crowned with a pillowy Irish cream whipped cream topping.

Orange poppy seed pound cakes bake fresh orange juice, zest, and crunchy poppy seeds into individual butter loaves. Make-ahead holiday gift cake.

Pate a choux, the classic French pastry dough made from just butter, water, flour, and eggs. Master this one batter and you can pipe cream puffs, eclairs, and profiteroles.

An intensely dark chocolate sheet cake made with strong black coffee and buttermilk, topped with a rich "Hundred Dollar Frosting" of melted chocolate, butter, walnuts, and a surprising touch of lemon juice.

Lime squares with shortbread crust: tangy lime curd-style filling over a buttery shortbread base, finished with powdered sugar. The cousin of lemon bars, tinted pale green for visual punch.

White chocolate macadamia nut brownies drizzled with a white chocolate cream sauce. Rich, buttery blondies with a fudgy center and crunchy macadamias in every bite.

Moist tube pan cake packed with chopped apples and chocolate chips, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cocoa. Bakes low and slow for a tender crumb. The fall baking recipe you didn't know you needed.

Lo-fat holiday cheesecake made with nonfat cream cheese, lemon yogurt, and egg substitute on a graham crust, topped with cherry pie filling. Lighter classic for the dessert table.

Mock apple pie made with soda crackers instead of real apples, using cream of tartar, cinnamon, and nutmeg to mimic apple flavor. A Depression-era classic that fools almost everyone.

Chocolate Angel Food Cake with Vanilla Glaze recipe

Marbled chocolate cheesecake made with a lighter cottage cheese and cream cheese blend, swirled with cocoa, and served over a homemade chocolate sauce. Lower-fat cheesecake with full chocolate flavor.