Baked goods recipes

Quick toffee chocolate cake assembled from store-bought pound cake split and filled with chocolate-sour cream frosting and crushed English toffee. Ready in 25 minutes.

These scrumptious snacks are perfect for the kids lunches. Just make sure to pack extra for their friends!

Sad cake is a dense, chewy brown-sugar cake studded with coconut and nuts, made easy with a baking mix. It sinks in the middle on purpose, baking up gooey and butterscotchy like a giant blondie.

French strawberry pie with a cream cheese layer, fresh strawberry puree glaze, and whipped cream topping. Bright, tangy, and bursting with real berry flavor in every slice.

A moist chocolate cherry bundt cake made with cherry pie filling, chocolate chips, walnuts, and a hint of cinnamon. Mixed in one bowl, baked in a fluted tube pan, and dusted with powdered sugar.

Orange almond cheesecake with Amaretto, Cointreau, and fresh orange juice in a graham-almond crust, topped with a gelatin-set Cointreau whipped cream. Truly decadent.

Coconut custard pie with freshly grated coconut, beaten egg whites folded in for a light filling, and a dusting of nutmeg on top. Southern-style and old-fashioned.

Painted peach cake: cake-mix shortcut tube cake with cream cheese, sliced peaches, and red cinnamon candies baked right in. Pretty pink-flecked pound cake in under an hour.

Buttery thumbprint cookies with a tender shortbread base waiting for a spoonful of jam or icing in the dimpled center. Egg-yolk-rich dough that bakes pale and sandy, never browned.

A creamy Swedish cottage cheese pie with toasted almonds, baked in a flaky crust until set and custard-like. Lightly sweet with a nutty crunch. Served chilled for a Scandinavian take on cheesecake.

Chocolate cinnamon meringue cookies with toasted pecans and cocoa powder. Crisp on the outside, chewy in the center, and naturally gluten-free.

Basic cheesecake recipe done right: three pounds of cream cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, and a foil-wrapped water bath for the silkiest, crackless slice you'll ever cut.

A whole grain bread that's a snap to make using your bread machine.

Caramel fudge cake layers a chocolate cake mix base with melted caramels, sweetened condensed milk, and chopped nuts. A potluck-style sheet cake with a gooey caramel layer baked right inside.

This is ungodly rich. Serve in very small wedges. Even heavy eaters can't eat much at once.

Chocolate cookie dough baked inside flat-bottom ice cream cones, dipped in ganache, and topped with sprinkles. A fun baking project kids love that looks like a real ice cream cone.