Baked goods/12 recipes

Made a bunch of these cranberry chews at the weekend, and they were so good. I used half whole wheat flour, which I usually do when I bake. I also used 1/2 cup coconut oil and 1/2 cup butter, and these bars came out wonderfully delicious. I have been enjoying them for breakfast and snack. I froze most of the bars. A great recipe.

Raisin puree fat substitute for baking, made with just raisins, water, and vanilla. Replaces butter or oil 1:1 in cookies, cakes, and brownies while keeping baked goods moist and chewy.

Two-layer devil's food cake baked on a brown sugar pecan praline base, filled and topped with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls. Serves 12 and steals the show.

Espresso cake is a coffee-infused angel food cake: 12 whipped egg whites, cake flour, and espresso baked in a tube pan, then finished with a coffee-cocoa icing. Feather-light and caffeinated.

This paleo bread recipe is perfect for sandwiches and toast. Use in place of traditional bread to complete any meal. Baking two loaves at once is a good idea for anyone on the paleo diet. This bread will stay fresh for at least 4 days sealed in plastic wrap or an airtight container at room temperature, and for 10 days in the refrigerator.

Make your own banana flour at home by drying and grinding ripe bananas into a fine powder. Use it as a 1:1 substitute for regular flour in desserts and baked goods.

Three-ingredient toffee cake made with angel food cake, whipped topping, and crushed Skor bars. No baking required, just 10 minutes of prep and an overnight chill for buttery toffee flavor in every slice.