Baking Desserts

Next time you're looking for a perfectly portable treat, head for the oven with one of these recipes. Learn how to make classic chocolate chip cookies, whoopie pies, toffee brownies and much more!  

Who doesn't love a good muffin? From saccharine, chocolate-packed desserts to healthy powerhouse meals, the baked treats are portable, no-fuss edibles that can be whipped up in a flash and house anything you have on hand. Sure, you could go out and buy one of those gigantic "baby coffee cake" - like objects from the bakery or grocery store, but they're expensive - and not just in the monetary sense. At about 625 calories and over 30 grams of...  

Dawn Casale and Dave Crofton of One Girl Cookies in Brooklyn and author of One Girl Cookies: Recipes for Cakes, Cupcakes, Whoopie Pies, and Cookies from Brooklyn's Beloved Bakery, demonstrate how to make perfect buttercream frosting. Dave says to use room temperature butter -- it must be soft and easily mixed. He says the milk should also be room temperature. He said don't be afraid to add extra milk so the frosting is not too dry. He...  

They often can be topped off with icing or fancy decorations. These make great desserts for a child's birthday party, cupcake sale, or even for that special family dinner. Making fairy cakes are relatively easy especially if you have a food processor.  

Here we have an interesting bread pudding and coffee cake combination flavored with plump raisins and cinnamon. It is sure to please all at breakfast or dessert. Take shortcuts with pre-made sweet dinner rolls and boxed muffin mix. The coffee cake is delightfully moist without being overly sweet. Feel free to make it a day or two in advance. It tastes even better after sitting awhile. • Bread Pudding Coffee Cake Recipe • More Cake Recipes...  

We love cheesecake so much at my house, to  I had to learn how to make it some years ago. I have different recipes I've used over the years, like the brownie cheesecake I make, which is my family's favorite, but it takes time. because you have to mak... From the experience, I Love Cheesecake  

Find the entire free directions and photos here on the Joann Web site. Another great source to find recipes and decorating ideas for hundreds of graduation cupcakes is on the Wilton Web site. There are so many fun and fabulous cupcake ideas on ...  

Dear Barbara: Many of my recipes call for “folding” in the egg whites into cake batter, even pancake batter. I know I’m doing it wrong. Could you give us the basics again? — Kaitlyn from Lodi Dear Kaitlyn: Let’s start with the egg whites.  

D Magazine intern Michelle Saunders usually brings you healthy food recipes (like this quinoa salad), but she wants you to know that these cupcakes are an exception. She writes: “I believe that an occasional cupcake can do as much good for the body as a salad and certainly more good for the soul.” To celebrate Cinco [...]  

The problem with muffins made with bran cereal is that they dry out quickly. A cup of blueberries adds moistness and flavor to Rebecca Miller Ffrench's best bran muffins recipe in "Sweet Home: Over 100 Heritage Desserts and Ideas for Preserving ...  

The novel begins by introducing the loveable and relatable ... Chock full of fun and quirky characters, mystery, murder, and mouth watering recipes, ‘Fudge Cupcake Murder,’ is an amusing and delicious treat. Subsequently making author ...  

Would you like a rich, dense chocolatey brownie right now? If you just answered with a resounding "yes," you're not alone. Brownies are pretty hard to say no to. But forget about the boxed mixes, because there's nothing better than a homemade ...  

Erin has chosen for us a wowser of a bread spread ... Place under oven broiler until golden brown. Shana's buttermilk pancakes 11/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 egg 11/4 cups buttermilk 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ...  

Know this: Every time you wave away the dessert menu without even looking at it, a cook's heart shatters like a pane of burnt sugar. Every pastry chef dreams of hitting us with their bill of fare while we've got an edge of hunger and dignity ...  

Preheat oven 160ºC fan forced. To make base: In a food processor crumble biscuits until fine crumbs appear. Add in milk and blend together. Coat a pie plate with cooking spray and press biscuit mix onto base of plate. Refrigerate while making the filling.  

These are some of our favorite recipes for blueberry dishes from the files of The Times-Picayune, from lots of different sources. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch springform pan and dust with flour. (Or use a 9-inch-round ...  

Our versatile cake batter recipe may be the only one you'll ever need ... unsalted butter to control the saltiness and pure vanilla extract — not imitation — for the best flavor. Be sure to use large eggs. 4. Measure flour in a dry-measuring cup.  

TEANECK, N.J. (JTA) -- As the minutes on the clock tick away, the chefs run about their kitchens furiously trying to complete their Taj Mahal-themed desserts. “What have I got for you now?” booms the thickly accented master pastry chef Ron ...  

It's such an obvious pairing that one has to wonder why nobody else thought of it: A cheesecake capped with a tall wet layer of flan de huevo. Both desserts, after all, are prepared with eggs and flavored with vanilla. Cheesecake goes very well with ...  

The problem with muffins made with bran cereal is that they dry out quickly. A cup of blueberries adds moistness and flavor to Rebecca Miller Ffrench’s best bran muffins recipe in “Sweet Home: Over 100 Heritage Desserts and Ideas for ...