Cake
Banana-Pecan Ice Cream Bread
This fun dessert magically turns store-bought ice cream into bread with a little help from self-rising flour. The butter pecan ice cream does double duty, adding caramelly sweetness and nutty crunch.
The Pastry Chef's Trick to Super-Moist Cakes
How do you turn a good Easter coconut cake into an irresistible one? Hint: It's got nothing to do with the cake or the frosting.
12 Sweet and Salty Ways to Use Coconut Oil
From a magic chocolate shell to roasted vegetables that taste like the tropics, we're going cuckoo over this trendy ingredient.
17 Recipes Infused With the Quintessential Irish Stout
All the Guinness recipes you need from chocolate–stout cake to porter pot pies.
Could We Stop Hating Red Velvet Cake Already?
This Valentine's day, our southern writer wants his (sort of southern) sweet back.
20 Ways to Use Mascarpone
Warning: you’re about to get into the thick of it.
Coeur à la Crème With Roasted Strawberry Sauce
Coeur à la crème (cream heart) is a classic French dessert traditionally served with strawberries.
Why You Should Skip Cake and Make Birthday Pie
Don't like cake? No biggie. This pie is just as good (okay, better).
How to Cook Chestnuts for Christmas (and Every Other Day)
In fact, there are three ways to get chestnuts out of their shells. And when you do, you can use them for cakes, stuffings, salads, soups—or simply on their own.
The Ultimate Christmas Cake Showdown
Two Epicurious editors. One iconic Christmas dessert. Who crafted the ultimate log?
The Perfect Cake (Yes, Cake) for Christmas Morning
And no, it's not gingerbread.
Sunshine Cake
Even in its simplicity, there's something about this buttery almond cake that just feels special. Baking it in a pie dish allows for you to serve it straight out of the vessel, whether for breakfast or a mid-afternoon snack, accompanied by nothing but a steaming cup of coffee or tea.
Porterfield Pumpkin Bundt with Snow White Glaze
Pumpkin and oil keep this cake fresh even in high, dry mountain air. Topped with a white icing glaze and walnuts, it makes a gala presentation, and at every altitude it won high praise from taste-testers of all ages.
Bûche de Noël
Of all the quirky, inexplicable, reindeer-embellished holiday traditions out there, making your own Yule log might take the cake. Why would anyone in their right mind create a dessert that is supposed to look like something cut from the forest? Because it will be exponentially more impressive—and downright delicious—than any cake, pie, or sugar cookie on the table. Besides, we're not encouraging you to make just any old Bûche de Noël: Our updated, streamlined version resembles a slender birch branch, adorned with funghi-inspired meringues. So who knows? This might just become your new weird Christmas tradition.
Upside-Down Blood-Orange Cake
A touch of polenta in the batter gives this cake satisfying texture and an extra layer of nutty sweetness.
Ombre Rainbow Cookies
The batter is divided into thirds and tinted with increased amounts of coloring to get the ombre effect. To make both red and green cookies, you'll need to double this recipe.
Gluten-Free Chocolate Tea Cake
Ground almonds and cocoa powder take the place of flour in this super moist, super simple chocolate cake.
Cranberry Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Pecan Frosting
A dulce de leche and cream cheese frosting rich with pecans is as innovative as it is easy, making these cranberry-flecked cupcakes unforgettable.
Molten Peanut Butter and Chocolate Fondant Cakes
These fondant cakes are absolute show-stoppers and so simple to make. Dip your spoon in for luscious mouthfuls of molten peanut butter goodness.
3 Flawless Fall Doughnut Recipes
When cider doughnut season hit, we started developing a foolproof recipe. Several dozen doughnuts later, we hit the jackpot.