Baking & Desserts

Crunchy pecans, dark chocolate, creamy vanilla and sweet caramel make this the best turtle cheesecake recipe. So if you're dreaming of digging into a scrumptious slice of rich turtle cheesecake, you're in luck. This decadent dessert is not nearly as hard to make as it sounds. You're bound to enjoy every bite.

For some people, baking can be very relaxing. It can even be therapeutic. But, baking can quickly become stressful, if you don't have the items you need. Here is just a short list of items that every baker needs.

The best cream cheese brownies taste almost like cheesecake and brownies swirled together. The vanilla cream cheese provides just the right contrast to the deep fudge brownie, making this luscious dessert fit for company or for sale at a bake sale.

If you want to try and cut unnecessary calories from your diet, try creating a low-fat banana bread. Everyone loves a warm and moist banana bread fresh out of the oven, but not everyone loves the number of calories that go along with it. It is possible to alter the traditional recipe in order to slim down on fat and calorie content. Low-fat banana bread is just as easy to make and even easier to enjoy.

This easy peanut-butter banana pudding recipe combines fruit and protein. Not only will you get great taste in every bite, but you will also receive an energy boost.

Every cook should have a buttermilk substitute at the ready because buttermilk is not an item that can be found in every refrigerator. Here are several easy fixes when you can't find buttermilk at home.

Like anything you bake, learning how to make a cake is part art and part science. The first step is choosing what kind of cake you want to make and then using the best quality ingredients you can find and measuring them carefully. Be sure to follow the recipe's instructions for mixing and soon you may find that when you make a cake, you're not only creating something tasty, but expressing your own creativity through baking.

Don't wait for the county fair to opens its gates again: If you've got access to a commercial or home fryer, this funnel cake recipe will have you turning out this street-food classic in no time. Serve with powdered sugar, canned apples or chocolate sauce.

Cake frosting, glazes and icings aren't only for eye appeal. They also add flavor and hold in the moisture. Some cakes need to be refrigerated and others need to be kept at room temperature. The type of frosting you choose should complement the cake in flavor and coloring and also is dependent on how the cake is best stored.

Basic sponge cake is made primarily of eggs, sugar, flour, baking soda and flavoring, dependent on the levity provided by the whipped eggs for its magnificent ability to soak up fruit sauces, glazes, jams and puddings. 

Some of the best whipped cream frosting recipes start with Cool Whip or cream cheese. Both ingredients are best when kept refrigerated. Basic cream cheese frosting recipes can be simple or complicated, but either way your guests will rave about the scrumptiously delicious dessert.

Try this healthy blueberry muffin to keep the indulgence and lost the excess calories and fat. Make sure to keep an eye out when measuring the ingredients as well as the timing of the recipe to keep the muffins light and warm.

Just because you don't want to give your child too much sugar, know someone who is diabetic or are trying to eat healthier by eliminating sugar, it doesn't mean that you have to quit cake too. In fact, you can make your cake, and you can eat it too-without consuming sugar.

Baking cookies is part art, part science, but always a wonderful way to spend an afternoon when the weather turns cold. A reliable, go-to comfort food, you can bake cookies that are quick and easy or find recipes that challenge your culinary skills. Once you start looking, you'll see there are thousands of cookie recipes to choose from but rest assured you'll find one that interests you and satisfies your sweet tooth.

When you're just learning how to make cheesecake, some people will tell you the trick is in the mixing or baking method, but the real secret of how to make cheesecake comes down to choosing the right recipe. Start with a basic recipe for classic cheesecake and then select the best quality ingredients you can find. If you brush up on proper mixing techniques and understand how to check for doneness, soon people will be asking you to teach them how to make cheesecake.

If you're new to baking or want to perfect a classic, this yellow cake recipe is for you. This basic, yet classic cake is a solid foundation for building or expanding your baking skills.

The smell of chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven always reminds me of visiting my grandparents at the holidays. This chocolate chip cookie recipe was handed down by my grandmother and now I'm sharing it with you. In my opinion, it is the best chocolate chip cookie recipe ever.

Longing for a slice of creamy vanilla cheesecake, complete with strawberry or cherry topping? Try creating your own with this perfect New York cheesecake recipe.

Bursting with delicious goodness, blueberries are excellent in desserts and create the best blueberry bread recipes. Some recipes even include zucchini, which keeps the bread so moist, you could call it blueberry dessert bread.

The best chocolate cake recipe you'll make uses quality chocolate and unsweetened cocoa powder. For the ultimate results, use fresh, local organic eggs and buttermilk and pure bourbon vanilla (no imitation extracts). The following recipe serves between 12 and 14 people.