Baking
How to Make Powdered Sugar for Shiny Glazes and Fluffy Frostings
Yes, you can make your own powdered sugar—all it takes is two simple ingredients.
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17 Classic Recipes From Baking Legend Cheryl Day
Biscuits and cakes for every occasion.
Classic Blueberry Muffins
Chock-full of berries, our ultimate muffins have just the right amount of sweetness, plus a gentle tang and tender crumb thanks to sour cream.
Salted Caramel Apple Pie
Apples drizzled with caramel sauce and a sprinkle of fleur de sel combine to satisfy those salty-sweet cravings in this salted caramel apple pie recipe.
Old-Fashioned Flaky Pie Crust
This recipe produces super-tender, flaky crust that will give you bragging rights.
Clementine Pound Cake
A clementine’s sweet tartness and the rich flavor of chocolate make for a lovely pairing in this cake.
Honey Oat Cookies
Rolled oats and flaked coconut come together to make a soft, chewy cookie with lots of flavor.
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53 Valentine’s Day Desserts for Love at First Bite
These Cupid-approved desserts are sure to make your sweetheart swoon. More importantly, you’ll like them, too.
Jam Muffins
A baked take on the doughnut-shop classic, these jelly-filled muffins make everyone giddy.
Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake
The addition of cardamom gives this classic coffee cake a flavorful and unexpected zing
Hummingbird Cake
Bananas, pineapples, pecans—this Hummingbird cake has a little something for everyone.
Drunk Blondies
Bourbon, toasted coconut, pecans, chocolate chips—these loaded blondies from Cheryl Day have pretty much everything.
Flaky, Buttery Biscuits
For this buttery biscuit recipe, you fold and stack the dough to create the flaky layers.
The Secret to Better Layer Cakes Is Already in Your Cabinet
Looking for a sky-high stack of layers or your own custom-shaped cake? Reach for the same pan you use to roast your broccoli.
Sheet-Pan Lemon Poppy Seed Layer Cake
There’s something so playful about a lemon poppy seed cake—the lemon brings a zingy flavor, and the poppy seeds bring that delicate crunch.
Maple Butternut Sheet-Pan Cake
Why does zucchini get all the glory in baking? Bring on the butternut squash.
How to Soften Brown Sugar: A Head-to-Head Test
In the mood for cookies but faced with a hardened lump of gold? Here’s the best way to bring it back to life.
5 Baking Powder Substitutes for Fluffy Cakes and Flaky Biscuits
No, you can’t just swap in baking soda—here’s why.
For Better Loaves, Proof Your Dough in These Bannetons
Read why this pro baker likes using bannetons that are made of wood pulp rather than rattan.
Extra-Lemony Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
In this easy but extra-lemony lemon poppy seed muffins recipe, a trio of citrusy ingredients are combined: lemon zest, juice, and rich lemon curd.