8,890 baked good recipes

Crazy cake (also called wacky cake or depression cake) needs no eggs, no milk, no butter. Mixed straight in the pan with vinegar for chemistry-class lift. A Depression-era favorite.

Grandma's butterscotch cream pie features a silky dark brown sugar custard cooked stovetop, poured into a flaky shell and crowned with billowy whipped cream. Old-fashioned pure butterscotch.

Key lime meringue pie tops a tangy condensed-milk lime filling with a billowing cloud of toasted meringue in a graham crust. The Florida classic with the bonus of swooping peaks.

Pillowy key lime pie: tangy real-key-lime custard filling on a pie shell, crowned with a tall, glossy baked meringue. The classic Florida Keys dessert done properly.

Easy citrus cranberry cake spoons alternating light yellow and deep red batters into a loaf pan, using cranberry juice, orange zest, and cranberry-orange relish for marbled holiday color. A festive boxed-mix shortcut perfect for tea or gifting.

Savoury breakfast muffins with finely chopped ham, Swiss cheese, sour cream and a touch of mustard. A protein-rich grab-and-go breakfast that bakes in 20 minutes.

Spritz dainties for the cookie press, made with brown sugar instead of white for a deeper butterscotch note. Buttery shaped cookies brushed with egg white wash and decorated for the holidays.

Irish whiskey soda bread sweetened with honey and studded with raisins or currants, then brushed with a whiskey-milk glaze before baking. A festive twist on traditional Irish soda bread with a glossy, lightly boozy crust.

Funnel cake batter is poured through a funnel into hot fat in a swirling spiral, fried until golden, then dusted with confectioners sugar. The state-fair classic, made at home.

Gooey butter cake layers a tender shortbread crust beneath a buttery, corn-syrup-rich filling that bakes into the iconic St. Louis dessert with crisp edges and a soft, almost custardy center. Dust with powdered sugar and slice into squares.

Sunshine cake is a tall, lemon-kissed cousin of angel food and sponge cake, leavened entirely by whipped egg whites and yolks with bright lemon zest and juice.

Piped allspice and poppy seed butter wafers with fresh orange-sugar, finished with a cream glaze and poppy seed sprinkle. Elegant tea cookies with warm spice and bright citrus.

Old-fashioned butterscotch cream pie with a deep brown sugar custard, butter and vanilla finish, topped with fresh whipped cream. Classic American pastry-shop dessert from scratch.

Two-layer fudge cake built on a cooked cocoa-milk paste with brown sugar for depth. Old-fashioned chocolate layer cake from-scratch and a perfect blank canvas for any frosting.

No-bake lime cheesecake with gelatin-set Neufchatel filling, folded egg whites, and whipped topping for a light, airy texture. Crumb-crusted lime dessert that chills firm in 3 hours.

Taffy apple cookies are buttery bite-sized cookies on toothpicks, dipped in melted caramel and rolled in chopped nuts. Holiday party trick that looks like mini caramel apples.