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Best Summer Baking Recipes

  • Overhead view of a homemade coconut cream pie with a slice removed and set on a plate to the right.

    1 hr, 10 min
    Toasted coconut and creamy custard in a perfectly flaky pie crust topped with pillowy whipped cream: this is all you need to make any day feel like a day at the beach. This toasted coconut cream pie will become a family favorite in no time!
  • Slices of easy zucchini bread on a platter

    1 hr, 10 min
    Zucchini bread is a perennial favorite and what to make when the gardens are overflowing with this summer veggie. This easy bread is tender and gently spiced.
  • Cornbread made from Southern Cornbread Recipe

    35 min
    This savory cornbread recipe, or "Southern Cornbread," will teach you how to make cornbread with bacon drippings and then bake in a hot iron skillet.
  • Zucchini Muffins

    40 min
    The BEST zucchini bread muffins EVER! Moist, sweet, packed with shredded zucchini, walnuts, dried cranberries, and spiced with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

    40 min
    Old-fashioned Strawberry Shortcake! Fresh strawberries, sliced and macerated in sugar, spooned over freshly baked biscuits, topped with whipped cream and you have a delicious homemade strawberry shortcake.
  • Tomato Galette with Whole Wheat Crust

    1 hr, 45 min
    Vegetarian
    This tomato galette with its crispy Parmesan whole wheat crust is almost too pretty to eat. Almost. Easy food processor crust. This is the perfect tart to serve all summer long.
  • Blackberry Pie

    The best blackberry pie ever. No kidding! All butter crust, loads of blackberries, spiced with a little lemon, cinnamon, and almond extract. Yum.

  • 2 hrs
    Simple, classic blueberry pie! With a homemade crust. Perfect for the summer blueberry season.
  • Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

    40 min
    A chocolate sheet cake the size of Texas! This thin cake is blanketed with a warm, pourable frosting and topped with pecans. It's definitely a crowd-pleaser!
  • Best Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    1 hr, 20 min
    Chocolate zucchini bread that's rich, moist, and with a tender crumb. Made with cocoa powder for extra chocolate intensity.
  • Apple Cobbler hot from oven

    1 hr, 10 min
    BEST apple cobbler! How to make apple cobbler packed with apples, not too sweet, with a ginger cobbler topping.
  • Easy Blueberry Muffins ready to eat

    40 min
    These homemade blueberry muffins are light, fluffy, and PACKED with blueberries! They're an all-time favorite, perfect for weekend brunches and grab-and-go breakfast.
  • Blueberry Cake

    1 hr
    Lovely blueberry cake recipe, simple single layer cake made with two cups of fresh blueberries.
  • Cherry Clafouti

    55 min
    Fresh cherries baked in a custard-like base with slivered almonds, almond and vanilla extract. Lightly dusted with powdered sugar.
  • beautiful Hummingbird Cake ready to serve to guests

    1 hr, 5 min
    Hummingbird Cake is a Southern classic! It's a spiced pineapple-banana cake topped with cream cheese frosting and pecans. Serve it for Easter or any family gathering.
  • Blackberry Cobbler recipe

    1 hr, 5 min
    Have an excess of blackberries? Make biscuit-topped blackberry cobbler! It's easier and faster than pie. Start it before dinner and it will be ready in time for dessert.
  • Best Fresh Apple bundt cake

    1 hr, 20 min
    Spicy apple bundt cake made with chopped fresh apples, grated coconut, and walnuts or pecans, topped with a sugar glaze. This apple cake is delicious!
  • Berry Tart

    2 hrs, 20 min
    Summer berry tart with an all-butter crust, mascarpone cheese and whipped cream base, covered with raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
  • Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Pound Cake

    1 hr, 25 min
    Blueberries and lemon? Ricotta cheese in a pound cake? Yes, please! Sweet and lemony, with a delicate crumb, this cake tastes like summer.
  • Plum Cobbler

    1 hr
    Easy and delicious classic plum cobbler, using Santa Rosa plums, topped with a biscuity cobbler topping.
  • Blueberry Buckle

    1 hr, 15 min
    Blueberry buckle recipe, an old-fashioned single layered cake, peppered with blueberries, and topped with a streusel topping.
  • How to Make Dump Cake from Scratch

    50 min
    You'll forgive this cake its unfortunate name once you make this homemade version, which uses no canned pie filling or cake mix. Real ingredients are just as easy—and so much tastier!
  • Chocolate Zucchini Cranberry Muffins

    40 min
    These Chocolate Cranberry Zucchini Muffins let you get away with chocolate for breakfast! Great for using up surplus zucchini. The cranberries are tart and a perfect contrast to the chocolate.
  • Hand Pies with Cherries

    45 min
    Store-bought puff pastry makes quick work of these sweet-tart cherry hand pies! Use fresh cherries when they're in season, or frozen during other times of the year. They're a great treat that's easy to share.
  • Best Peach Pie with a lattice crust and one slice removed

    2 hrs, 30 min
    Peach Pie! This is what summer tastes like! Fresh peaches, easy homemade crust. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and prepare yourself for summer bliss.

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  • Banana Bread

    1 hr, 5 min
    Moist and delicious banana bread recipe. Easy to make, no need for a mixer! Ripe bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and flour.
  • Irish Soda Bread

    55 min
    Quick and easy Irish soda bread recipe with flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, raisins, an egg, and a touch of sugar.
  • How to make Apple Pie

    2 hrs, 10 min
    This is absolutely the best homemade apple pie you'll ever make! It has a flaky, buttery crust and a tender, lightly-spiced apple pie filling. Use a combination of apples for best flavor, and bake until the top is golden and the filling is bubbly!
  • How to Blind Bake Pie Crust

    Does your pie recipe call for pre-baking or blind baking the crust? Here's a guide with tips for blind baking success!
  • Perfect Pie Crust

    1 hr, 15 min
    Several pie crust recipes—an all butter pie crust, or pate brisee, an all butter crust with almonds, combining butter and shortening crust, and how to pre-bake or blind-bake a pie crust.
  • Chocolate Banana Bread

    1 hr, 15 min
    Tender, chocolatey chocolate banana bread! Double chocolate with cocoa and chocolate chips.
  • Side view of a new york style cheesecake on a cake stand.

    3 hrs
    Say hello to your new favorite cheesecake recipe! This is a classic New York cheesecake, baked in the oven. A water bath, plus lots of tips and guidance, help you make the best, silkiest, creamiest cheesecake EVER.
  • Chocolate Crinkle Cookies on Plate

    4 hrs, 35 min
    Chocolate crinkle cookies! Chocolate dough rolled in powdered sugar and baked into a festive black and white cookie. They're the perfect Christmas cookies!
  • Pumpkin Pie

    1 hr
    This is absolutely the BEST homemade pumpkin pie recipe! Make it with canned or fresh pumpkin puree and up to several days ahead. Also freezes well! Thanksgiving pie never looked so good or so easy.
  • Cream Cheese Frosting swirled on top of a cupcake

    5 min
    Cream cheese frosting is so easy to make! This is a classic cream cheese frosting with cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. It's perfect for icing carrot cake, cupcakes, and cookies. Nothing beats homemade frosting.
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

    1 hr, 25 min
    This is the BEST homemade strawberry rhubarb pie recipe! Sweet fresh strawberries paired with tart rhubarb and a hint of orange zest, all baked in an easy, flaky homemade crust.
  • Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    32 min
    These oatmeal raisin cookies are just the way Grandma made them, except with butter instead of shortening! They're made with old-fashioned oats, brown sugar, and plenty of raisins.
  • Overhead view of a homemade coconut cream pie with a slice removed and set on a plate to the right.

    1 hr, 10 min
    Toasted coconut and creamy custard in a perfectly flaky pie crust topped with pillowy whipped cream: this is all you need to make any day feel like a day at the beach. This toasted coconut cream pie will become a family favorite in no time!
  • Slices of easy zucchini bread on a platter

    1 hr, 10 min
    Zucchini bread is a perennial favorite and what to make when the gardens are overflowing with this summer veggie. This easy bread is tender and gently spiced.
  • Gingerbread Man Cookies

    2 hrs
    Gingerbread Cookies are the essence of the holidays and are deeply flavored with spices and molasses. Decorate with royal icing and enjoy them for dessert or on your Christmas tree!
  • St. Lucia Buns

    2 hrs, 42 min
    Swedish Christmastime favorite, saffron infused S shaped sweet rolls, for St. Lucia Day.
  • Cornbread made from Southern Cornbread Recipe

    35 min
    This savory cornbread recipe, or "Southern Cornbread," will teach you how to make cornbread with bacon drippings and then bake in a hot iron skillet.
  • The best cinnamon rolls frosted with cream cheese frosting.

    9 hrs, 50 min
    These Homemade Cinnamon Rolls taste like they came from a bakery! They're soft and fluffy, and topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting. A make-ahead dough breaks up the work.

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