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Great cake is an old-fashioned colonial American pound cake loaded with currants, candied citron, and rosewater. A Martha Washington-era recipe that's dense, buttery, and built for special occasions.

Golden Cake, a delicate European cheesecake with a buttery almond pastry base and an airy curd cheese, lemon and cream filling, served with fresh strawberry or raspberry puree. Old-world elegance on a plate.

Baked beef braises cubed roast with onions, flour, garlic powder, and beef broth in one roaster for fork-tender cubes and a thick built-in gravy. Old-school weeknight comfort food.

Classic New Orleans king cake: a brioche-like yeast ring scented with nutmeg and lemon, filled with citron, glazed with lemon icing and purple-green-gold sugar. Mardi Gras tradition baked at home.

King cake for Mardi Gras, a sour cream yeast dough rolled with cinnamon-sugar butter, shaped into an oval ring, and decorated with purple, green, and gold sugars. New Orleans tradition at home.

Zuleika cake is a flourless almond cake with a tender, macaroon-like base crowned with a rich cooked egg yolk cream and toasted almonds. Naturally gluten-free and best made a day ahead.

A vintage marble cake swirled with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and molasses through a tender vanilla batter, topped with butter frosting. Can also be baked as cupcakes for a fun party treat.

Baked chicken Garibaldi pulls roasted chicken off the bone, drapes it in a red wine and mushroom gravy, blankets with Parmigiano, and bakes au gratin. Italian-American throwback finished with toasted almonds and parsley.

Sugar-free diabetic-friendly white layer cake with almond extract, whipped egg whites, and skim milk. Light and fluffy two-layer cake made with artificial sweetener instead of sugar.

Halloween chocolate blood cake with red-dyed white chocolate sponge, strawberry ice cream center, and a creepy dripping red icing topped with vampire teeth candies. Spooky party showstopper.

Microwave baked sweet potatoes deliver tender, fluffy potatoes in minutes. Scrub, pierce, arrange in a circle with space between them, and microwave to perfection. Quickest healthy side dish without firing up the oven.

Carrot cake bread: a tender carrot quickbread baked in two 9-inch pans, made with olive oil, cinnamon, grated carrots, and chopped pecans. Better the next day, optional orange-butter icing.

A warmly spiced sheet cake made with sour cream, raisins, and walnuts, sweetened with brown sugar replacement. Cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg fill every moist slice with cozy fall flavor. Diabetic-friendly and feeds a crowd.

Chambord chocolate raspberry cake with chocolate cake mix, seedless raspberry jam filling, Chambord-soaked layers, and a sour cream chocolate ganache. A semi-homemade showstopper.

Savory Southwestern cheesecake appetizer with cream cheese, sharp cheddar, taco seasoning, and green chiles. Topped with sour cream and salsa, served with tortilla chips.

Layers of seasoned ground beef, canned chili, and melted cheddar stacked between crunchy corn chips. This microwave taco bake is on the table in 40 minutes flat.