Baked goods recipes

A buttery banana sour cream cake swirled with cinnamon-brown sugar, chopped walnuts, and chocolate chips. Part coffee cake, part banana bread, all comfort. Feeds 16 happy people.

European mocha fudge cake with a dense cocoa-pecan base and creamy coffee whipped cream filling. A flourless-style chocolate cake that's rich, fudgy, and made without leavening.

Savory zucchini bread baked in a sheet pan with Bisquick, eggs, Parmesan, oregano, and red pepper. A crustless cheesy zucchini bake that slices into appetizer squares or a side.

Rolled oatmeal cookies with whole wheat flour, dried fruit, and buttermilk. Thin, crispy cut-out cookies made with oil instead of butter, no eggs required.

Boston cream pie from scratch with a sponge cake split and filled with vanilla custard, topped with a glossy chocolate ganache glaze. The classic American dessert done right with three handmade components.

Traditional holiday fruitcake loaded with raisins, currants, citron, and pecans, enriched with sherry, honey, and orange marmalade. Baked low and slow, best after aging.

Really enjoyed this buttermilk glaze drizzled over my carrot cake, it tasted great but it had much less calories and fat than a rich butter-cream cheese frosting. My husband also liked it very much.

San Francisco-style crustless honey and spice cheesecake with dark honey, ground cloves, allspice, and a shot of espresso. A dense, creamy dessert for dinner-party finales.

Chewy cookies packed with oats, peanut butter, and finely chopped apples. Whole wheat flour adds nuttiness while egg substitute keeps them lower in fat. Perfect for lunchboxes.

No bake chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies set up on the stovetop in 20 minutes. Crunchy peanut butter, cocoa, and quick oats give them fudgy centers and chewy edges.

Eggnog log cookies are festive holiday rolls flavored with rum and nutmeg, dipped in icing, and rolled in toasted pecans. The Christmas cookie tin classic with eggnog-inspired warmth.

Apricot almond squares with a cake mix crumb crust, apricot preserves, cream cheese filling, and a coconut-almond crumble topping. Semi-homemade and crowd-ready.

Pistachio bundt cake marbled with chocolate syrup, built on a yellow cake mix and pistachio pudding base. A vintage doctored cake mix bundt with a beautiful green-and-brown swirl.

Chocolate cookies shaped like peanuts with a sweet peanut butter filling hidden inside. A cocoa dough pinched into peanut shapes and baked low, then rolled in sugar.

Peanut butter brownies with a marbled chocolate and peanut butter swirl. One batter split in two, cocoa stirred into half, layered for a Reese's-inspired treat.

Spiced apple cake loaded with chopped dates, walnuts, and tart apples, made moist with cold coffee. Bake in a bundt or sheet pan and finish with caramel glaze.