American bake desserts recipes

Autumn Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie

Two autumn standards—pumpkin and apple—are joined together in this delightful pie. Topped with a crown of golden pastry “leaves,” this dessert is…

“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”)

During the off-season, when salmon aren’t readily available up north,…

Key Lime Tartlets

Buttermilk Coconut Cake

My father remembered the coconut cake I made him for Father's Day and asked for a coconut cake for his birthday. I don't make desserts when it's…

St. Patrick's Day Pistachio Bundt Cake

I made this cake in advance of St. Patick's Day to test if it would be worthy of that occassion. I was a…

Thousand Dollar Cake

Legend has it that in the 1950's, a Texas milliionaire paid the chef at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston( a big deal at that time) a grand for…

Irresistible Apple Pie with Crescent Roll Crust

This apple pie is unbelievably mouth watering and so easy to make. The crescent rolls make a nice puffy crust.…

Key Lime PIe

This is a great recipe for a traditional key lime pie. Key limes are also known as Mexican or West Indian limes. If you can't find them in your…

Apple Crisp with Maple

This is an easy dessert and a great combination of flavors. The butter, brown sugar and rolled oats make a great crunchy top!

Baked Caramel Corn

Original recipe from Jiffy Pop Popcorn. The trick to this recipe is to stir the caramel until the sugar is dissolved and then don’t touch it again…

Foolproof Sugar Cookie Recipe

This recipe is the best sugar cookie recipe ever! There is no mess with a pastry board full of flour! I use parchment paper to roll out the dough.…

Quick and Easy Fresh Cherry Pie

With the abundance of summer fruit, I regularly make pies. We are particularly fond of cherry pie and as such I've developed a quick and easy…

Toll House Cookie Pie

One of my favorite desserts, so simple to make, yet so rich is a Toll House Cookie Pie. It's even fun just saying it!! It can be made with or with…

Million Dollar Cake

This is a light and refreshing summery cake. Makes use of mandarin oranges which is a deviation from many cake recipes.

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

If there's a most-requested recipe for my year this would be it. Mini-chocolate chips and chopped pecans serve as the "frosting" for this cake. I…