8,128 vanilla recipes

Red Velvet Cocoa Cake made with buttermilk, cocoa powder, and vinegar for a tender, tangy crumb with that classic crimson color. A Southern layer cake staple.

Raisin oatmeal brownies blend melted chocolate chips with brown sugar, oats, and raisins for a chewy bar with nutty texture and pockets of fruity sweetness.

Almond orange chocolate biscotti: toasted slivered almonds, orange zest, and chocolate chips folded into a buttery twice-baked Italian cookie dough with a splash of amaretto. Perfect with coffee.

Sour cream coffee cake with a buttery cinnamon crumb topping and optional blueberries or walnuts. Tender, moist, and perfect with morning coffee.

Pumpkin roll cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, chopped nuts, and a sweet cream cheese filling. Rolled in a sugared towel while warm, then filled and chilled.

Raspberry mousse cheesecake copycat from Olive Garden layers a chocolate cookie crust, baked cream cheese filling, and a pink raspberry-whipped cream mousse top. The chain's classic dessert decoded for home.

Chocolate pumpkin layer cake with a warm brown-sugar frosting that sets to a fudgy crust. Cocoa and pumpkin pie spice make this two-layer cake rich, moist, and irresistible for fall baking.

Hillary Clinton's chocolate chip oatmeal cookies made with shortening, brown sugar, rolled oats, and semi-sweet chips. The famous 1992 cookie contest recipe.

Layered punch bowl cake with white cake, vanilla pudding, bananas, crushed pineapple, strawberries, and whipped topping. A no-fuss Southern potluck dessert.

Here I adapted an 18th century English spice cake recipe which also makes nice cupcakes.

Two doughs, one pan, all the chocolate. Classic chocolate chip cookie dough layered with coconut and topped with cocoa-rich double-chocolate drops baked into bulls-eye cookie bars that are crispy on the edges and chewy in the middle.

Layers of homemade sponge roll with raspberry jam, sherry-soaked custard, crunchy amaretti, and piped whipped cream make this Scottish trifle a showstopper British dessert.

A show-stopping rhubarb tart in an almond pastry shell, served with fresh strawberry-kirsch sauce and homemade cinnamon ice cream. Three components, one unforgettable spring dessert.

Peanut butter chocolate fudge bundt cake with chocolate and peanut butter chips baked in, topped with a double glaze. Rich, dense, and over-the-top.

Chocolate banana pudding pie layers a chocolate shell, sliced bananas, vanilla pudding, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. A no-bake icebox pie kids love.

After school bars are no-bake layered cracker treats with a buttery brown sugar coconut filling sandwiched between Club crackers and topped with sweet vanilla frosting. A retro lunchbox classic kids can't stop reaching for.