Heirloom fruitcake packs candied cherries, pineapple, citron, dates, raisins and pecans into a spice-laden batter, baked low and slow then aged a month with wine before serving.
Rabanadas are Portuguese fried toast soaked in rum-spiked sweet milk, dipped in beaten egg, and pan-fried in butter until golden. Finished with a dusting of cinnamon sugar.
Apple pudding cake with self-making sauce: a magic one-pan dessert where apples, batter, and boiling water bake together, separating into tender cake on top and silky pudding sauce underneath.
Wolfgang Puck's elevated pumpkin pie with a Grand Marnier cranberry layer, bourbon-spiked custard, and warm spices in a blind-baked crust. Serve with cinnamon ice cream for a holiday stunner.
Moist, spiced fruit cake loaves sweetened naturally with boiled raisins and unsweetened applesauce, plus just a touch of liquid sweetener. Warm cinnamon and nutmeg fill every slice. A diabetic-friendly take on a holiday classic.
A wholesome loaf cake sweetened with boiled raisins and just a tablespoon of sugar substitute. Oatmeal and cinnamon give it a warm, hearty texture that feels like a treat without the sugar spike. Diabetic-friendly and ready in an hour.
Bisquick gingerbread bakes a small-batch spiced molasses cake from biscuit mix in 40 minutes. Cinnamon, cloves, and ginger plus dark molasses give it classic gingerbread flavor with pantry-shortcut ease.
A traditional mincemeat recipe that actually has meat in it!
This easy to prepare coffee cake comes out moist, fluffy and absolutely delicious. Sour cherries give the cake fruity flavor with some sourness and sweetness zing in every bite.
Moist, spiced zucchini bread with cinnamon, cloves, and pecans baked right inside canning jars for easy gifting and long shelf life. Seal them while hot and they'll keep for weeks. The ultimate homemade food gift.
Fresh pineapple nut bread folds juicy pineapple and crunchy macadamia nuts into a brown-sugar quick bread, with a cinnamon-sugar crust baked right on top. A tropical, tender loaf that tastes like a Hawaiian morning.
Traditional Christmas stollen with candied citron, cherries, almonds, raisins, and lemon zest folded into a rich, buttery yeast dough shaped into crescents and drizzled with icing.
Herman starter coffee cake with chocolate chips, nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. A friendship bread tradition that turns sourdough starter into a rich, one-bowl cake.
Herman starter coffee cake with chocolate chips, nuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. A friendship bread tradition that turns sourdough starter into a rich, one-bowl cake.
Old-fashioned cake doughnuts infused with reduced apple cider and warm spices. Pat the dough to half-inch thickness, cut and fry until golden, then dip in cider glaze while warm.
Pets de soeur: traditional Québécois cinnamon rolls made with lard pastry, brown sugar, and butter. No yeast, no rise time, ready in an hour. A French-Canadian classic.