8 sandcake recipes

Treat yourself when dessert comes around with this rich and decadent cake that will have you hooked!

Halvah shortbread made with tahini and butter creamed together with brown sugar and cake flour, studded with toasted pecans and cut into wedges.

Old-fashioned sour cream cookies with raisins, nuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Soft, cake-like drop cookies made with brown sugar and cake flour for an extra tender crumb.

Slow cooker chocolate fondue made with almond chocolate bars, marshmallows, and whipping cream. Set it, stir occasionally, and keep it warm for hours of dipping fruit and cake.

Sliced apples layered with cinnamon sugar get topped with a simple cake batter that bakes into a tender crust for an effortless dessert that's halfway between apple crisp and cake.

A classic vanilla sponge cake that gets its lift from 10 whipped egg whites and cake flour with no butter or oil. Tall, airy, and springy with a delicate vanilla crumb.

Biscotti ai pignoli are Italian pine nut cookies made with a warmed sugar-egg foam, lemon zest, and cake flour. Crisp, golden Sicilian-style sweets topped with pine nuts. Makes 36 cookies.

Quick bran muffins made with bran cereal and cake mix for a semi-homemade shortcut that still tastes scratch-baked. Golden, tender, and butter-brushed on top. Ready in 30 minutes, makes a dozen.