This carrot cake jam recipe turns finely grated carrots, crushed pineapple, warm spices, and sugar into a glossy homemade spread that tastes like a slice of carrot cake in every spoonful. The recipe makes about 4 cups, or four half-pint jars, and takes approximately 15–20 minutes to prepare and 20–25 minutes to cook. Bright pineapple … Read more
These peanut butter and jelly cupcakes combine tender peanut butter cake, a sweet grape or strawberry jelly center, and fluffy peanut butter buttercream in one irresistible dessert. The recipe makes 12 cupcakes, takes about 25–30 minutes to prepare, bakes in 18–22 minutes, and needs about 30 minutes for cooling and filling. Every bite tastes like … Read more
Apple Upside-Down Cake with a Golden Caramel Topping is a tender, cinnamon-scented cake baked beneath firm apple slices and a buttery brown-sugar caramel. After baking, the cake is inverted while warm so the glossy topping coats every slice. It serves 8–10 people and takes about 25 minutes to prepare, 45–55 minutes to bake, and approximately … Read more
The best pecan pie bars start with a crisp, buttery shortbread crust and a rich brown-sugar pecan filling that sets into a soft, chewy layer. This reliable 9-by-13-inch recipe makes about 24 bars, with 20–25 minutes of prep, 18–22 minutes for the crust, 25–35 minutes for the filling, and at least 1–2 hours of cooling. … Read more
These Blue Moon boozy cupcakes are tender wheat-beer cupcakes flavored with fresh orange zest and crowned with creamy orange cream-cheese frosting. The recipe makes 12 cupcakes and takes about 25 minutes to prepare, 18–22 minutes to bake, and another 30–40 minutes to cool and frost, for a total time of about 1 hour 15 minutes. … Read more
This warm pumpkin pudding cake recipe makes a spoonable, self-saucing dessert in about 55–65 minutes. The simple batter uses pumpkin purée, cinnamon, flour, sugar, milk, and melted butter, while a layer of brown sugar and hot water transforms into a rich syrup underneath as the cake bakes at 350°F (175°C). Every serving offers the best … Read more
These Espresso Brownies With Kahlúa Ganache are dense, fudgy, and intensely chocolatey, with instant espresso powder deepening the cocoa flavor and a silky coffee liqueur ganache finishing every square. The recipe makes 24 brownies in a 9 x 13-inch metal pan, takes 20–25 minutes to prepare, bakes in 25–30 minutes, and needs 1–2 hours for … Read more
Looking for Super Bowl snacks you can make with cereal? Classic Chex Muddy Buddies, also called puppy chow, are the perfect dessert: crunchy cereal is coated in melted semisweet chocolate, creamy peanut butter, and butter, then shaken with powdered sugar. The full recipe makes about 9 cups, or approximately 12 servings, and comes together in … Read more
Make smooth, naturally sweet pumpkin purée in two simple stages: roast a small sugar pumpkin cut-side down at 400°F (200°C) for 45–60 minutes, then scoop and blend the tender flesh until silky. A 3–4 lb pie pumpkin yields about 2 cups, making this homemade purée ideal for pies, muffins, custards, breads, soups, sauces, and more. … Read more
This Chocolate Ricotta Graveyard Cake is a fudgy 9-by-13-inch chocolate cake topped with cocoa frosting, cookie-crumb soil, chocolate tombstones, and playful Halloween candy. The whole-milk ricotta keeps the crumb tender and moist, while the decorations turn an easy sheet cake into a spooky centerpiece in about 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes, … Read more