2,027 shortening recipes

Rich chocolate layer cake with applesauce folded into the fudge base. Four layers split from two 8-inch rounds, frosted with fluffy apple cream or apple fluff for an elegant finish.

Light, pillowy yeasted beignets fried golden and buried under powdered sugar. This overnight dough recipe makes about 5 dozen New Orleans-style French doughnuts.

Old-fashioned slice-and-bake butterscotch cookies loaded with brown sugar and chopped nuts. Chill the dough in a log, slice into rounds, and bake in just 10 minutes.

Silken tofu replaces eggs and dairy in a tender, biscuit-style shortcake that's completely vegan yet still delivers the classic strawberry shortcake experience.

Roll-out molasses cookies with eggs and cream of tartar that chill overnight before baking into soft, pillowy rounds. The baking soda foams in the molasses for extra lift and tender texture.

Southern-style bundt cake with buttermilk tang and coconut-rum flavor. The dense, buttery crumb stays moist for days. Perfect for family reunions and Sunday suppers.

Fast roll-out molasses cookies without eggs that bake in 12-15 minutes. Baking soda dissolved in warm water or tea creates tender texture with ginger spice and rich molasses flavor for same-day baking.

Old-fashioned soft molasses cookies spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, topped with a shiny boiled gelatin frosting. Makes 4 dozen from an overnight chilled dough.

Celebrate the Kentucky Derby with this famous apple pie.

No eggs, no butter, no milk in this vegan cake that's free of all dairy and egg products.

Simple Chinese almond cookies that stay pale and cream-colored, decorated with whole almonds or red food coloring dots. Traditional cookies perfect for celebrations.

Fresh blackberries wrapped in flaky pastry, baked in a sweet berry-laced syrup until brown and bubbly. An old-fashioned Southern dumpling recipe that fills the whole house with the smell of summer.

A scrumptious and decadent cake made with jello, marshmallows and strawberries can be served warm or cold.

Blueberry puffs baked in individual custard cups with lemon-kissed berries on the bottom and a light cake batter on top. Turned out upside down for a warm, fruity dessert.

Moist applesauce bread with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a cup of chopped nuts. A simple quick bread loaf that uses pantry staples and bakes in under an hour.

Cake flour muffins with nutmeg, rolled in melted butter and cinnamon sugar while warm. They taste like old-fashioned cake doughnuts in muffin form.