American bake desserts recipes

Baked Apple Dumplings

Apples filled with butter, sugar, cinnamon, wrapped in pastry dough and baked to deliciousness!

Crowd-wowing Flat Apple Pie!

In my all time top FAVS of pie recipes, this pastry is like a Texas-size turnover! Baked in a jelly roll pan, it’s a cinch to transport to meetings…

Christmas Vodka Cake

This is an old family recipe that I am asked for every year and I would appreciate it everyone would write it down somewhere so I don't have to…

Cocoa Crinkles

Nice holiday cookie.

Spiced Pumpkin Crumb Cake

My son likes Pumpkin muffins and wanted me to make some and I didn't have everything I needed for that recipe. So I created this cake from what I…

Best Pecan Pie Brownies

These Best Pecan Pie Brownies are fudgy brownies topped with a crunchy, nutty, buttery brown sugar pecan pie topping that create the perfect gooey…

Calypso Blondies

I so love blondies! Blondies are basically brownies without the cocoa and contain brown sugar instead of white sugar. Brownies seem so “old hat”…

Apple Pie with Oatmeal Crumble Topping

Apple Pie with Oatmeal Crumble Topping; a home style recipe just like Grandma used to bake! Try this for…

"Death by Chocolate" Chocolate Cake

Bundt Beauty Carrot Cake with/without Cream Cheese Frosting

Most cooks have a favorite carrot cake recipe, so this one is up for consideration to those who haven't singled…

Dazzling, Skinny Chocolate Cherry Bundt Cake

Deep dark chocolate batter embraces chunks of ruby-colored cherries in this elegant cake. The light crimson…

Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bar Cookies

Quick to make, these bar cookies are a sister version of drop cookies (the dough can actually be made into…

Apple Harvest Cake

For apple season this is a slam-dunk! It's especially pleasing for its moistness and chunks of apple, plus folks appreciate a cake without frosting…

Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

Summer is hands down my favorite time of year, especially being born and raised on the East Coast. I hate cold weather and snow and for me, fall and…

Chocolate Angel Pie

Chocolate lovers really go for this pie. The filling is not too sweet, making a nice complement to the light airy meringue shell.