My family's best carrot cake recipe dates back to my great-grandmother! We bake up a few of these carrot cakes for special occasions to make sure there's enough to go around. You'll love the texture this...
Author: Taste of Home
Super spooky dark chocolate cake. Suitable for all your black magic get-togethers.
Author: Marsha
It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without classic pecan pie on the dessert table! Our recipe uses the classic (and foolproof) Tasty pie crust to envelop the sweet and nutty filling.
Author: Chris Salicrup
New England is one of the prime apple- and cranberry-growing regions of the country. This is my all-time favorite cranberry apple pie recipe.
Author: Taste of Home
Great golden brown soft cookies with chocolate and peanut butter chips. If you like, you can use white chocolate chips, too!
Author: Ben
Every evening for a week in December, my husband and I mix up several batches of this soothing candy. When we finish, we have all our favorite flavors and a rainbow of colors. The pieces look lovely in...
Author: Taste of Home
Always save 1 cup of starter for your next cakes, then start with day 2 of the starter instructions instead of having to start a new starter each time. You can also give some starter to friends, or sourdough...
Author: Sally
These apple squares are a good change from apple pie since they are glazed and a little bit sweeter. The dough is firm enough that you can eat them with your hands and are best when apples are in season....
Author: Taste of Home
This recipe has been passed down in my family. Use light or dark corn syrup.
Author: Nikki
Australian dessert with a meringue base, topped with fresh cream and fruit. This is a recipe that I have experimented with and all my friends and family say it's the best pavlova they've ever tasted!
Author: Virginia
This is the best peach ice cream you'll ever eat!!!
Author: Anonymous
Best buttercream frosting--great for Aunt Mary's Chocolate Cake!
Author: Jennifer
With this easy-to-follow recipe, orange and lemon peel become an elegant--yet still a bit tart--sugared confection.
Author: Brenda Ward
This sweet potato cobbler couldn't be easier--just mix up and bake for a crowd-pleasing dessert that's great for parties and potlucks.
Author: Michael Spradling
Impressive to look at but easy to make, this cake is a good old-fashioned "Sunday supper" dessert that melts in your mouth. -Marsha Lawson, Pflugerville, Texas
Author: Taste of Home
Fun dessert for kids. Garnish cups with gummy worms, frogs, and flowers.
Author: rdrfsp
One of Grandma Dorothy's much sought after recipes. These oatmeal cookies are wonderfully chewy and are made with oil instead of butter or margarine so they appeal to the heath conscious. One is never...
Author: Tanya Anderson
"I had a package of puff pastry in my freezer and mentioned to a friend that I'd like to make apple turnovers," notes Coleen Cavallaro of Oak Hill, New York. "She shared a recipe that I adapted for the...
Author: Taste of Home
Even first-time cookie makers can pull off super moist, tender, chewy macaroons. Using sweetened condensed milk streamlines the operation and produces a very nice texture. Simple to make and easy to transport,...
Author: Chef John
Dirt Cake is fun to serve at family gatherings, or to give as a gift. I've also taken it to church dinners. It not only tastes good but is unique.
Author: Taste of Home
This great butter cookie recipe is a favorite of my nephews, who love the creamy frosting. -Ruth Griggs, South Hill, Virginia
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My husband has a sweet tooth and I enjoy making great desserts like this cake for him! We have two farms - both of which are wonderful - but I also love being in the kitchen. I collect cookbooks and have...
Author: Taste of Home
A wonderful blend of brown sugar and pecans in this old-fashioned pound cake.
Author: ARVILLALAR
Chocolate and peanuts are two of my favorite treats, and the combination in this recipe, along with butterscotch, gives this candy a special flavor. My mother made these for Christmas every year, but they're...
Author: Taste of Home
This apple cheesecake won the grand prize in an apple recipe contest. With caramel both on the bottom and over the top, every bite is sinfully delicious. -Lisa Morman, Minot, North Dakota
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A lovely summer cake that requires no cooking. This recipe contains raw eggs. We recommend that pregnant women, young children, the elderly and the infirm do not consume raw eggs.
Author: Carol
My sister-in-law brought this pretty pastry to dinner one night, and we all went back for seconds. It is truly scrumptious. -Kathryn Rogers, Suisun City, California
Author: Taste of Home
Historically, red velvet cake was just chocolate cake tinted red from the acid in cocoa powder, not from food coloring. Nowadays most cocoa powders are alkalized, as in stripped of acid. Look for a non-alkalized...
Author: Smart Cookie
I've been making these cookies for nearly 30 years. The flavor is delicious and they are always well appreciated. This is an all-time favorite with my family. -Nancy Horton, Greenbrier, Tennessee
Author: Taste of Home
This cranberry coffee cake is such a great use of cranberries, I could eat it every day! If serving warm, serve with ice cream.
Author: APLETKA
"The old-fashioned taste of these crisp, peanut buttery cookies is irresistible," reports Jessie MacLeod of St. Stephen, New Brunswick. "And they're as quick to make as they are to disappear. I often double...
Author: Taste of Home
MY FAMILY loves fresh blueberries just about any way, but this loaf cake is a favorite at breakfast, as a delicious snack or quick dessert. We always look forward to summer, when fresh blueberries appear...
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With a little experimenting, I came up with these chewy, spicy, oatmeal raisin cookies. They make your kitchen smell wonderful while they are baking. They almost remind me of Christmas because the spices...
Author: Beth Sigworth
I baked about 100 dozen cookies for the holidays and these were everyone's favorite!! These bars can be frozen, just thaw 10 minutes before serving.
Author: Joanne
According to my husband, this is the best German chocolate cake recipe in the whole world. Every bite has a light crunch from the pecans, a sweet taste of coconut and a drizzle of chocolate. -Joyce Platfoot,...
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This is an easy but wonderful recipe, all my friends love It, and I sell it to Tea Rooms.
Author: Debbie Halford
Everyone raves about this pretty dessert-and it sure doesn't last long with my family. It also freezes beautifully, so why not make two and pop one into the freezer for another day? -Annettia Mounger,...
Author: Taste of Home
Easy recipe, and fun to do with the kids! Top some of the pretzels with chopped peanuts for a treat!
Author: Patty Vadinsky
A rich moist chocolate cake with a chocolate buttercream icing. This is the best cake in the world!
Author: RACH56
For a heavenly light and fluffy frosting, you can't top this cooked version. You'll definitely want to lick the beaters after whipping up this modern variation of the classic seven-minute frosting. -Georgia...
Author: Taste of Home
This peanutty, caramelly popcorn recipe tastes close to the original. It's very easy to prepare at home and makes great gifts! For a thicker coating of caramel, reduce the popped popcorn to 10 cups.
Author: themoodyfoodie
If you're looking to learn how to make a cherry pie, this recipe is the place to start. This ruby-red cherry pie is just sweet enough, with a hint of almond flavor and a good level of cinnamon. The cherries...
Author: Taste of Home
This is about the most amazing thing you will ever taste!
Author: Chef Carlie
This is a very easy recipe made with simple basics you usually have around the house. Perfect with after-dinner coffee or office pot-lucks. My sons also like to top it with whipped cream or ice cream....
Author: Tammy
This is the easiest and best peanut butter fudge recipe you will ever find. It is only two ingredients! How can you go wrong with that?!?
Author: Jennifer Johnson
This is my mother's very old recipe, at least 60 years old. My mother baked this for my wedding, and it sure is delicious and also a great Christmas cake. This is a very long recipe, but well worth the...
Author: Carol
Chocolate puffs with chocolate cream filling are a favorite with this family. They aren't difficult to make and most of the required time is hands off. This was my mother's recipe and she made it once...
Author: Bren