Rich, buttery and crunchy, this is a wonderful pecan pie option when you want a more sophisticated dessert. The filling comes together in 10 minutes and uses brown butter for a deeper flavor. Serve it warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream to make it a special dessert. So much flavor! Tarts are shorter […]
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How to Make Pumpkin Puree
This is a basic and easy recipe to make homemade pumpkin puree that works with most pie pumpkins and butternut squash. There's little hands-on work involved, and the result is amazing. It keeps for several days refrigerated in an airtight container and can be frozen. Use it just like you would canned pumpkin. Easy and […]
Easy Chocolate Flan
Flan is one of the most wonderful egg-based custards ever. Very popular in Latin and Spanish cooking, this chocolate version has sweetened condensed milk, which gives it a creamy, luxurious texture. An outstanding recipe with step-by-step video and images to guide you through the caramelizing and unmolding processes, so there's no excuse. Incredibly smooth and […]
Apple Walnut Cake
A good old-fashioned apple loaf cake that is super moist and very easy to make (no peeling the apples!). It keeps well, can be frozen, and baked in different pans. The glaze adds another layer of sweetness. You'll love the flavor and simplicity of this recipe. I'm amazed how quickly it disappears! This is a […]
Hazelnut Pound Cake
A fantastic pound cake with toasted hazelnuts and a deep flavor. The crumb is moist but not too dense, and the cake keeps very well and can be frozen. Originally published in April 2012, the text and images have been updated to serve you better. The recipe remains the same. Hazelnuts are like the prodigal […]
Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Sweet, flavorful, and very moist, this is the best pumpkin coffee cake I ever made! It's a simple recipe, brimming with fall flavors, with a cinnamon crumb topping and a quick icing that are just perfect. It keeps well and freezes wonderfully. This pumpkin spice coffee cake is what fall tastes like. I love both pumpkin […]
Labor Day Recipes
If you're in need of no-fuss, crowd-pleasing ideas for Labor Day, this post is for you. Full of sweet and savory Summer recipes for this holiday weekend. This post is updated every year with the most relevant content. Why do we commemorate Labor Day? It's a holiday that dates back to the 19th century and […]
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
This yummy and easy recipe is a cross between a soft cookie and a cake with a sweet cream cheese filling. It is a great way to start if you have never tried whoopie pies and like Fall flavors. They are ready in under an hour and can be frozen. Soft sandwich Fall cookies It […]
Strawberry Glaze or Icing (for cake, donuts)
Making strawberry glaze is quick and easy. Only 2 ingredients are needed for this recipe that you can flavor and adjust for sweetness depending on what you use it for. It's perfect for glazing cakes, scones, donuts, and pastries to enhance the fresh strawberry flavor and add an eye-catching topping. It lasts a lot in […]
Best Peach Cobbler Pound Cake
This recipe combines a soft but dense classic pound cake with peaches and a cobbler topping. The vanilla batter has a thick layer of fresh peach slices, creating a biscuit-like crust as it bakes. Make it ahead and keep it refrigerated for a few days or frozen for a month. This old-fashioned peach cobbler inspired […]
Zucchini Pineapple Bread
Moist and delicious, this quick bread recipe uses a healthy dose of grated zucchini, pineapple, and whole wheat flour. It's very easy to make, keeps really well, and can be frozen. It also has walnuts for crunchiness and can be adapted into muffins or tube cakes. An old-fashioned classic with a twist This easy recipe […]
Chocolate Condensed Milk Cake
An old-fashioned sheet cake with great chocolate flavor. The top layer is crackly outside but remains gooey and rather soft inside. It keeps well and is perfect for potlucks, casual parties, or when you simply crave chocolate! Have it slightly underbaked for a fudgier experience. Gooey and irresistible I think this is one of the […]
Oreo Pound Cake (cookies and cream)
This simple yet delicious bundt cake is what happens when you add chopped Oreo cookies to an already wonderful vanilla pound cake batter, cover it in a drippy powdered sugar glaze, and add crushed cookies on top. A gorgeous cookies and cream bundt cake. The best of both worlds, right? Simple flavors Oreo cookies are […]
Mexican Chocolate Cake
It's a super moist chocolate cake with a touch of cinnamon and spice for a little kick. A one-bowl recipe that can be made as a sheet or layer cake, cupcakes, or bundt cake. The topping is a smooth cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Both parts can be made in advance. A chocolate cake with a […]
Frosted Ginger Carrot Cake
Whenever you crave a delicious carrot cake with ginger, use this recipe. It's very straightforward, versatile with ingredients, can be adapted to different cake pans and spice mixes, and has a ginger frosting that complements it perfectly. And it freezes wonderfully! Great flavors Trust me: this cake is simple, tasty and fabulous! I have my […]
Strawberry Compote (4 ingredients)
This compote is a step short of a topping or sauce, and not as rich or thick. The fruit is cooked briefly with sugar until it releases its natural juices, softens without disintegrating much and creates a light syrup. It's quick, easy, and has a deep strawberry taste. Streamlined topping This is a great recipe […]
Baileys Chocolate Cheesecake
This intense chocolate cheesecake is very creamy and has Irish cream liquor. It's a dessert to make for special occasions like St. Patrick's or Father's Day. I like to have one frozen on a regular basis, as it's a favorite dessert for special dinners and celebrations at our house. Intense and creamy cheesecake After several […]
Raspberry Muffins
These homemade raspberry muffins will rise, crack, and bake to a golden brown. They're moist and soft, with a subtle lemon flavor mixed with bursting raspberries that can be fresh or frozen. They are ready in 45 minutes and freeze wonderfully. Our most popular muffin recipe, these are a simpler version of the raspberry streusel […]
Chocolate Chip Cake (with sour cream)
A fantastic sour cream cake with chocolate chips. It's a simple and easy recipe with a tender but tight crumb and a crunchy crust. It can be adapted to different pan sizes, keeps well for a few days, can be frozen and is the perfect snack cake. Old-fashioned snacking cake I have been making this recipe […]
Chocolate Potato Cake (raw, not mashed)
All I can say about this unique cake is that it's very, very good. It's incredibly moist, sweet and fudgy—it's mixed in the food processor! The potato is used raw, so there's no cooking or waiting for it to cool. It's a super simple batter. The chocolate peanut butter frosting is just, literally, the icing on this […]
Homemade Brownies
This is another wonderful brownie recipe. Thanks to the combination of cocoa powder and melted chocolate, it has a very deep chocolate flavor. The brownies are fudgy, easy to make, and can be frozen, making them a great last-minute dessert with a scoop of ice cream. Extra chocolate flavor I strongly believe one can never […]
Roasted Grape Cake
This is a beautiful and simple cake with surprising flavors. If you haven't baked with grapes yet (and I highly recommend), this recipe is a good way to start. The fruit is first lightly caramelized, adding a wonderful natural sweetness to the batter. I love it with olive oil, but it can also be made with butter. Hidden […]
Pumpkin Apple Cake
This is probably the best fall cake ever, combining all of our favorite flavors in one place. Though it has several components, it's very easy to make crumb cake. Super moist from the pumpkin, it also has caramelized apples topped by a wonderful streusel with spices. So good you'll want to make it again and again! Ultimate Fall cake It's […]
Creamy Peach Trifle
This dessert is a sort of Eton mess meets trifle recipe with juicy peaches mixed with dulce de leche (you can omit it) and whipped cream. If you haven't tried this flavor combination before, you're in for a treat. If you have the components ready, it takes 10 minutes to assemble them. The recipe includes […]
Lemon Lime Yogurt Cake
I made this yogurt cake on a whim a few years ago because I wanted to try substituting butter. Very quickly, it became a favorite! It's super moist and has a different texture from usual pound cakes. Sometimes I make it all lemon and also add half sour cream, which makes it even better. Both […]
Chocolate Coconut Brownies
A phenomenal recipe for coconut brownies. Fudgy squares with two layers where both flavors are very present without outshining the other. This is a gooey and easy recipe, and if you never tried the chocolate and coconut combination before you're in for a real treat. They keep well and can be frozen. If you haven't tried […]
Freezer Baking & Desserts (a make-ahead guide)
This is a guide to freezing baked goods and desserts. Use your freezer to save time and add sweet things to your weekly meal planning. Let's talk about how to organize your space plus the best recipes and tips. Freezer friendly baking I think we can all agree that the freezer is our unconditional friend […]
White Chocolate Walnut Blondies
Wonderfully easy to make, these blondies (blonde brownies) have walnuts, are ready in under an hour, and freeze well. Laced with coffee, they taste like the best giant caramel cookie. Quick and easy Are you staring at these wonderful blondie squares? They're the sophisticated sibling of the gooey chocolate chip blondies. But these are full […]
Ginger Loaf Cake
A beautifully golden loaf cake, moist from the brown sugar and ginger syrup that is infused while the cake is hot. Sweet and spicy, it's simply delectable! It lasts for several days and can be frozen. Double dose of ginger This is a simple loaf, similar to a pound cake, very different from dark Christmas […]
Pumpkin Pecan Cake
A gorgeous pumpkin cake with a crunchy pecan topping and cheese swirl! Sweet, moist, easy to make, and with that unmistakable spicy pumpkin flavor we all love. It keeps well refrigerated for a few days and can be frozen. It's about time I introduced you to this amazing pumpkin pecan cake. Where are you when […]
Walnut Bread (quick)
This walnut bread is the type of quick bread you make to snack on all day, to eat at tea time or take to a bake sale. Soft, not-too-sweet, and crunchy with walnuts, it gets even better with the coffee glaze. Walnuts and coffee is a finger-licking combination This nutty quick bread is perfect for […]
Whisky Raisin Brownies
These easy and chewy whiskey or bourbon brownies are a favorite. They're full of chocolate flavor, walnuts and bourbon-soaked raisins that add a wonderfully sweet and caramel tone to each bite. They can be made ahead and frozen, and taste better the next day. A unique flavor combination For decades, I thought raisins and chocolate were […]
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White Chocolate Blueberry Pancake
I decided I would make a Dutch baby for the first time, and somehow ended up with this wonderfully soft and creamy white chocolate pancake with blueberries, after deliberating whether to duplicate the flavors of this white raspberry bundt cake. In a cast-iron skillet, of course. It's sweet and can double as dessert. I don't have […]
Old Fashioned Floating Island
This is one of my signature desserts, a fluffy baked meringue floats in caramel and dulce de leche. It's a simple recipe but looks sophisticated and is a showstopper at any party or celebration! Light, sweet showstopper To say this floating island recipe took me back to my first years of active baking is the […]
Strawberry Cinnamon Bread
This is a unique cinnamon bread because it has dried strawberries inside! Soft and delicious, it can be frozen and makes amazing toast. A cinnamon bread dough with oats and whole wheat flour that is filled with strawberry bits, and baked until golden brown. Sweet, soft, and very delicious! Dried strawberries I have been taking […]