9,448 bake recipes

Low-fat frosted brownies made with applesauce instead of butter and egg whites instead of whole eggs. Topped with a simple cocoa icing, no oil or butter needed.

Sugarplum black forest torte stacks four thin chocolate buttermilk layers with a fudgy chocolate-almond filling and almond whipped cream. A nutty twist on the classic, with toasted almonds in every bite.

Moist carrot zucchini cake with a hidden cream cheese filling baked right inside. Pumpkin pie spice and shredded veggies make this easy one-pan dessert irresistibly tender.

Crunchy bran muffins with a brown-sugar streusel topping over a moist, tender crumb. The bran cereal soaks in hot milk first, so these high-fiber breakfast muffins never turn out dry or gritty.

Norwegian almond bars with an almond paste filling spiced with cardamom and cinnamon between buttery crumb layers. A Scandinavian cookie bar with a unique potato flake filling.

Impossible cranberry-orange pie forms its own crust as it bakes, with sweet-tart cranberry-orange relish setting beneath a custardy biscuit-mix top layer. A no-roll retro pie for the holidays.

Old-fashioned bourbon nut cake loaded with pecans, raisins, and candied cherries, baked low and slow in a tube pan. Mellows for a week and tastes even better with time.

Chewy butterscotch brownies (blondies) made with dark brown sugar, butter, pecans, and shredded coconut. No chocolate needed. Rich, caramel-scented, and baked in one pan. Makes 18 squares.

Lemon chive pepper muffins with fresh lemon zest, chopped chives, and coarsely ground black pepper. A savory-sweet quick bread that pairs with soups and salads.

New England clam chowder made with 12 cans of minced clams, potatoes, bacon, and whole milk, never boiled and aged three hours for peak flavor. Creamy, old-fashioned big-batch chowder that ripens as it rests.

Cereal crunch coffee cake with crushed wheat flakes baked into the batter and a cinnamon-cereal crumble on top. A lighter brunch cake with raisins, brown sugar, and a hint of nutmeg.

Lots O' Apple Cake is a fruit-forward one-bowl sheet cake loaded with five cups of fresh apples, warm cinnamon, honey, and chopped nuts. A fall baking staple.

Quick apple breakfast bread topped with overlapping cinnamon-sugar apple slices on a biscuit-style raisin dough. No yeast, no rising, baked in 20 minutes flat.

One of the best carrot cakes I've ever had with a decadent cream cheese frosting.

Double anise almond biscotti with anise extract, ground star anise, and slivered almonds in a twice-baked Italian cookie. Crisp enough to dunk in espresso or vin santo.

Deep-fried apple fritters with grated fresh apple, orange zest, and vanilla in a tender batter, served hot with a dusting of powdered sugar.