Baking for Any Occasion     

You may be having a hard time choosing between these recipes—we hope that this guide will help make your decision at least a bit easier. Whether you’re baking for a casual brunch, a school bake sale, or a celebratory dinner, here are the recipes that will serve you best.

FOR THE CENTER OF YOUR HOLIDAY TABLE

Chocolate Dump-It Cake

Skillet Spice Cake with Gooey Caramel Bottom

Banana Cake with Penuche Frosting

Pumpkin Pie Crumble

FOR YOUR BREAD BASKET

Yogurt Biscuits

Heavenly Molasses Oatmeal Rolls

Black Pepper Popovers with Chives and Parmesan

Fifteen-Minute Olive Oil and Sesame Seed Crackers

Basil Onion Cornbread

No-Knead Bread Sticks

Grilled Flatbreads

FOR A WEEKEND BRUNCH

Featherweight Blueberry Scones

Baked Cardamom French Toast with Syrupy Meyer Lemons

Yogurt Biscuits

Buttermilk Dutch Baby with Caramelized Pears

Overnight Orange Refrigerator Rolls

Tomato and Cream Cheese Turnovers

Easy-as-Pie Apple Cake

Savory Galette with Greens and Gruyère

FOR MOTHER’S DAY

Brown Sugar Shortbread

Oatmeal Streusel Bars with Rhubarb Filling

Strawberry-Yogurt Snack Cake

Tomato Soup Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cherry Almond Crumb Cake

Banana Cake with Penuche Frosting

FOR BAKE SALES

Cranberry, Oatmeal, and Flaxseed Muffins

Cream Cheese Cookies

Cardamom Currant Snickerdoodles

Grape-Nut and Chocolate Chip Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies

Six-Ingredient Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Hippie Crispy Treats

Black Sesame Cupcakes with Matcha Buttercream

FOR BAKING WITH KIDS

Bestest Banana Bread

Overnight Orange Refrigerator Rolls

Cardamom Currant Snickerdoodles

Six-Ingredient Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cookies

Hippie Crispy Treats

Blueberry Schlumpf

No-Knead Thin-Crust Pizzas

FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Balsamic Macaroons with Chocolate Chips

Magic Espresso Brownies

Chocolate Dump-It Cake

Brown Butter Cupcake Brownies

Tender Yellow Cake with Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting

FOR COMMITTING TO MEMORY

Cranberry, Oatmeal, and Flaxseed Muffins

Whole Wheat Molasses Yogurt Bread with Figs and Walnuts

Bestest Banana Bread

Cream Cheese Cookies

Double-Layer Coconut Pecan Bars

Blueberry Schlumpf

Apple Brown Betty with Gingersnap Crumbs

FOR YOUR FREEZER

Featherweight Blueberry Scones

Grape-Nut and Chocolate Chip Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies

Dark Chocolate and Cherry Mandelbrot

Brown Sugar Shortbread

Cold-Oven Pound Cake

Brown Butter Cupcake Brownies

FOR WHEN IT’S COLD OUTSIDE

Pudding Chômeur

Baked Rice Pudding with Coconut Milk and Honey

Lemon Sponge Cups

Maple Persimmon Upside-Down Cake with Maple Cream

Skillet Spice Cake with Gooey Caramel Bottom

FOR BRINGING TO A DINNER PARTY

Brown Sugar Shortbread

Blueberry Cream Torte

Summer Fruit Galette

Sour Cream Cheesecake with Chocolate Cookie Crust

Cold-Oven Pound Cake

Honey Pecan Cake

Cheese Crispettes

FOR SHIPPING & SCHLEPPING

Whole Wheat Molasses Yogurt Bread with Figs and Walnuts

Bestest Banana Bread

Italian Cornmeal Cookies

Cardamom Currant Snickerdoodles

Grape-Nut and Chocolate Chip Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies

Dark Chocolate and Cherry Mandelbrot

Double-Layer Coconut Pecan Bars

FOR MAKING AHEAD OF TIME

Baked Cardamom French Toast with Syrupy Meyer Lemons

Bestest Banana Bread

Challah Bread Pudding “Soufflé”

Baked Rice Pudding with Coconut Milk and Honey

Coconut Tres Leches Cake

Cold-Oven Pound Cake

FOR THE SWELTERING SUMMER

Blueberry Schlumpf

Nectarine Slump

Blueberry Cream Torte

Peach Tart

“Cuppa Cuppa Sticka” Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

Raspberry Clafoutis

Coconut Tres Leches Cake

Strawberry-Yogurt Snack Cake

Cherry Almond Crumb Cake

Gluten-Free Lemon Blackberry Corn Cake

FOR WHEN THE LEAVES CHANGE COLOR

Apple Brown Betty with Gingersnap Crumbs

Almond Butter and Oatmeal Crisp

Easy-as-Pie Apple Cake

Honey Pecan Cake

Spiced Parsnip Cake

Maple Persimmon Upside-Down Cake with Maple Cream

Olive Oil Ricotta Cake with Plums

Pumpkin Pie Crumble