Baking

Semolina Carrot Cake with Maple

A simple fall sweet, this dense semolina loaf is soft and sweet with specks of orange carrots and hints of aromatic maple.

Ultimate Breakfast Pizza

Two kinds of cheese, tomatoes, and eggs with runny yolks make a morning of cold, leftover pizza sound like old news. Make this colorful warm pie for dinner, too.

Apple Blondie Bars

Chewy, soft blondies take on autumnal flavors of soft apple pieces and spices of cinnamon and nutmeg. They’re a sweet delight!

Strawberry and Almond Cereal Bars

Granola bar recipes can include many ingredients and take hours to make, but this recipe calls for only five ingredients for easy brown rice cereal bars that are a perfect snack as we get back to the busy school year season.

Fudgy Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies

Loaded with three doses of chocolate, these soft bars are rich, gooey, and your new favorite brownie recipe.

Fresh Jalapeño and Cheddar Bagels

A fresh, chewy bagel baked with rich cheddar cheese and a hint of spicy jalapeños is a perfect, carb-loaded comfort food, especially when homemade.

Simple Cream Cheese Cookies

Soft, simple sugar cookies will melt in your mouth thanks to cream cheese and just four other ingredients for a delightful sweet.

Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Bars with Oats

Chewy pumpkin bars are loaded with chocolate and oats for a sweet dessert that is actually quite filling and loaded with fiber from flaxseed.

Twinkie Donuts

Soft, baked donuts are filled, until almost bursting, with a creamy swiss meringue. They will remind you of the iconic Hostess snack, only ten times better.

Gluten Free Fig Newtons

Packed with fresh figs, chia seeds, and gluten free oats, these fig newton bars are a delicious blast from the past and a nutritious snack, too.

Sweet Tea Glazed Scones

Scones made with aromatic dried tea are coved in a perfect sweet tea glazed after emerging from the oven.

Elegant Pear and Almond Tart

With three components, poached pears, almond frangipane, and a crust, this tart can be assembled in parts in advance and baked into an elegant presentation.

Cinnamon Apple Cake

Soft, flavorful cinnamon cake is filled with crisp apples. One sweet bite and it will truly feel like fall.

Southern-Style Buttermilk Pie

A vanilla bean flecked buttermilk custard base pie, familiar in southern cuisine, is both sweet and tangy, a great year round dessert.

Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins

Streusel muffins studded with apples are perfectly moist and filled with the flavors of fall. Start baking and your house will smell amazing.

Cream Cheese Frosted Cinnamon-Banana Cake

A soft cake made with Greek yogurt and whole wheat flour for great flavor to pair with bananas. Top with a cream cheese frosting and you’re in dessert heaven.

Soft Maple Pecan Cookies

Maple pecan cookies are a perfect autumn treat, naturally paleo, and packed with extra protein so their deliciousness will fuel you, too.

TrySwedish Thursdays: Celebrate Swedish Cinnamon Bun Day

Kanelbullar or cinnamon buns are a delicious Swedish pastry served at fika. Gothenburg’s Café Husaren makes one of the largest buns. Try making your own.

Warm Cinnamon Banana Loaf with Coconut

A perfect afternoon snack or with your morning coffee, this whole wheat banana loaf is toasted on the outside with a soft center that is just sweet enough to satisfy your cravings.

Peanut Butter and Flax Granola

Filled with healthful oats, whole wheat flour, peanut and honey, this granola forms into perfect crunchy chunks that tastes like a peanut butter cookie. Serve at breakfast with Greek yogurt for a sweet start to the day.

Chocolate-Dipped Biscotti

Naturally gluten free chocolate biscotti is baked twice and then dipped in a rich chocolate coating for a double chocolate bite.

Soft Olive Oil Pound Cake

A loaf of soft olive oil pound cake with a unique flavor is the perfect accommodating slate to add your favorite sauces or fruits to.

Cinnamon and Cream Cheese Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

Cinnamon cupcakes with a hidden surprise, a croissant center topped with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. A delicious new snickerdoodle mashup.

Sweet Potato Biscuits from the Biscuit Capital of the World

Natchez, MS is known as the Biscuit Capital of the World and Chef Regina Charboneau, has spent her life perfecting her recipe. Make her tried and true sweet potato biscuits.

Fig and Pecan Tart

A dazzling fresh fig tart is filled with a pecan pie-like center and baked in a buttery dough shell.

Vintage Cakes: Win a Copy of the Grandbaby Cakes

Featuring 50 vintage cake recipes, this is your chance to win a copy of Jocelyn Delk Adams’ brand new cookbook. With plenty of Southern charm, the publication is a sweet tooth’s dream.

Honey and Fig Cheesecake Bars

A sweet walnut crust is the key to these velvety cheesecake bars topped with stunning fresh figs and honey.

Glazed Pistachio Donuts

Ground pistachios and whole wheat flour combined with almond extract make these baked donuts a treat to be reckoned with, and we haven’t even made it to the dark chocolate glaze yet.

Banana Caramel Tart with Pretzels

A banana caramel filling sits inside a buttery tart and is topped with a layer of whipped cream, rich chocolate ganache, and salty pretzels. A sweet and salty dream come true.

Matcha and Black Sesame Swirl Pound Cake

Earthy matcha and toasty sesame batters are swirled to make a slightly sweet and denser loaf cake that is a perfect year-round baking project.

Jammie Dodger — The British Linzer

This buttery shortbread sandwich is Britain’s answer to the Linzer cookie. Fill with homemade strawberry jam for a beautiful and delicious sweet.

Cheese and Herb Buttermilk Biscuits

Parmesan cheese and fresh summer basil take the perfect flaky buttermilk biscuit over the edge for a delicious breakfast bread or dinner side.

New Watermelon Recipes for Labor Day

The symbolic end of summer is almost here, but we still have one more celebration to cook for. Finish watermelon season with a bang featuring these unusual and unexpected recipes.

Castello Summer of Blue — Blue Cheese Skillet Rolls

As we head into fall, be sure to bake up a pan of these blue cheese pull-apart rolls for a game day appetizer or served next to a favorite bowl of soup.

Red Fruit Crumble with Rhubarb, Cherry, and Pomegranate

Tart and sweet, this ruby-colored treat is an easy-to-make, undeniable stunner.

Peach and Blueberry Galette

Packed with fresh peaches and blueberries, this Peach and Blueberry Galette is the ultimate summer dessert.

Castello Summer of Blue — Fig and Blue Cheese Tart

A savory custard tart is filled with fresh rosemary, a hint of dried lavender, and a handful of blue cheese before being topped with sweet roasted figs. A stunning combination of flavors.

Summer Zucchini Cornbread

Soft cornbread is made tender with corn kernels and shredded zucchini for a flavorful skillet perfect with honey or dunked into a bowl of chili.

Buttery Salted Caramel Bars

Gooey, homemade salted caramel makes these buttery bar cookies something sweet and special. Mix the batter, spread in a pan, bake and enjoy.

Whiskey Caramel Pecan Lava Cake

This gluten free lava cake is loaded with a rich, oozing whiskey caramel sauce that emerges to mingle with the deep chocolate and pecans.

Almond and Apricot Tart

Make a buttery tart from scratch, complete with a soft almond filling and a spread of fruit preserves for extra flavor.

Pistachio and Ricotta Bars with Ganache
Pistachio and Ricotta Bars with Ganache

Glorious flavors usually found in a cannoli, come together for the ultimate dessert bar. They are super easy to make, but still decadent with beautiful green pistachios.

Blueberry and Custard Cake

A rich French custard cake is lightened with a tangy blueberry sauce that all sit in a cookie butter crust before being topped with a lemon frosting.

Malted Milk Chocolate Cake

A quick chocolate loaf cake is doused in chocolate glaze for a glistening, delicious finished with crushed malted milk candies.

Upside Down Apricot Cake with Caramel

Caramelized apricots line this soft cake and is served with caramel sauce for a sweet stone fruit delight.

Black Sesame Butter Cookies

These simple black sesame butter cookies are made with common ingredients to create a melt-in-your-mouth treat that is perfect with afternoon tea.

Blackberry and Honeycomb Cake

Soft vanilla honey cake is filled with blackberry jam frosting and topped with sweet honeycomb pieces.

Glazed Peach Scones

These glazed peach scones taste like a peach pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and they are anything but dry.

Chocolate-Coffee Cheesecake with Ganache

Chocolate and coffee cheesecake is baked on top of a chocolate crust, cooled, and then coated in a rich layer of ganache. Elegant and delicious.

Soft Strawberry Cheesecake Filled Cookies

Chewy cookies are filled with a soft cheesecake and strawberry jam center and studded with caramelized white chocolate chips. A sweet bite!

Caramel and Chocolate Date Tart

A simple, gluten free tart with a rich, caramel-date filling, cashew crust, and smooth ganache top layer.

Lemonade and Raspberry Layer Cake

Inspired by Momofuku Milk Bar’s frosting-less cakes, this lemon and raspberry combo is a feast for the eyes and a tangy summer delight.

The Softest Slider Buns

Learn to create soft, squishy, fluffy bread to hold all of summer’s delicious grilled fillings.

S’More Chocolate Tarts

Similar to the outdoor treat, these s’more chocolate tarts are not as sweet and feature a dark chocolate filling in a cookie crust and topped with a touch of marshmallow topping.

Banana Chocolate Chunk Bread

Plagued with a bunch of overripe bananas? Make this double chocolate banana bread with melty chocolate chunks.

Sweet Ideas for Baking with Booze

Use up the last of a liquor that may not be your favorite to drink in a sweet baked dessert or boozy brunch recipe.

Rosewater Bundt Cake with Strawberry Glaze

A gorgeous rosewater chiffon cake with beautiful aromas soaks up a fresh strawberry glaze that perfectly pairs to create a sweet, light summer dessert.

Cashew Cream Fruit Tart

A nutty cashew cream fills this beautiful dairy and gluten free tart topped with stunning fresh fruit. A delicious dessert for all of your guests.

Strawberry-White Chocolate Cheesecake

A perfect dessert for any summer celebration, this cheesecake is so easy to make. If cracks on the top appear, don’t worry, the sweet strawberry sauce is there to cover it up and add great berry flavor.

Peanut Butter and Ganache Cookie Sandwiches

Soft peanut butter cookies team up with their delicious teammate, chocolate ganache, for a sweet dessert sandwich.