Baking

This classic German pub dish, which combines an unleavened crisp dough base with simple toppings, is adaptable and quick to make.

This multilayered, rich, and colorful cake takes some effort to make, but the sponge cake and ladyfingers can be made a day in advance.

When garlic is kept at low heat over a period of weeks, its flavor becomes subtle and surprisingly sweet, and it plays very well with chocolate.

This sneakily easy but elegant dessert comes together by dipping brownies in a chocolate glaze and then piping a whipped chocolate ganache on top.

As good as this lemon cake is, it’s the tangy icing that finishes it off perfectly. The cake holds up well in the fridge, so you can prepare it in advance.

Rome’s Libyan Jews press flourless amaretti cookie dough into rounds before topping with almonds, but you could also pipe it into swirls and bake until crisp and chewy.

Timeless and undeniably crowd-pleasing, this banana cream pie recipe will have everyone reaching for seconds.

Adding a healthy glug of olive oil to shortbread dough causes what are already tender cookies to dissolve into crumbs in your mouth.

Easy to make and impossible to forget, this classic dessert combines a buttery pie crust with luscious, tangy custard.

Get the flavors of fall in the palm of your hand with these adorable bites stuffed with jammy cinnamon-spiced apples.

It’s impossible to hate monkey bread, especially this version ribboned with spiced pecans and gooey caramel sauce.

This version of the classic Southern coconut cake keeps things simple with a fuss-free white cake enrobed in frosting with a layer of shredded coconut.

This easy recipe for pie dough takes all the guesswork out of making a buttery, flaky pie crust. It’s ideal for pretty much any pie you want to make.

A toasted coconut infusion is the secret to this boldly flavored cream pie which offers a superior light texture.

This summer dessert takes you far beyond zucchini bread, swapping apples for summer squash in a crisp that gets a boost from ginger and crunchy pecans.