10,000 cake recipes

Plum torte presses Italian prune plums into a buttery cake batter, dusts with cinnamon-sugar and lemon juice, and bakes for an hour. The classic NYT September torte that freezes for winter.

Savory cottage cheese and rice pancakes with corn and mustard. A low-fat, protein-packed griddle cake for breakfast or a light dinner.

Buttery oat-and-pecan crumble bars layered with cherry pie filling and mini marshmallows, baked golden. Makes 4 dozen chewy, fruit-filled bars for bake sales or cookie trays.

Apple bread quick loaf with finely chopped apples folded through the batter and a buttery cinnamon-sugar streusel on top. Made with sour milk for tender crumb and a hint of tang.

Mrs Fields-style crispy cookies with chopped chocolate rice crispy bars baked into a buttery brown sugar cookie dough. Chewy center, crunchy edges, chunks of chocolate in every bite.

Candy shop cookie pizza bakes soft chocolate chip cookie dough into one giant round, ready to slice into wedges and pile high with your favorite candy. A fun party dessert that's basically a build-your-own cookie cake.

Overnight yeasted pancakes with pure maple syrup and chopped walnuts. The fermented batter gives these a tangy, sourdough-like depth that regular pancakes can only dream about. Worth the wait.

Bisquick beef pizza skips the yeast dough entirely with a quick biscuit-mix crust topped with seasoned tomato sauce, ground beef, peppers, and cheese. A 30-minute homemade pizza for busy weeknights.

Kushli are deep-fried Indian half-moon pastries stuffed with toasted coconut, almonds, semolina, sugar, cardamom, and raisins. Crisp, fragrant sweets for festivals and tea-time treats.

Lower-fat ricotta cheesecake with no crust, no cream cheese, and no sour cream. Light and fluffy with lemon zest and vanilla, topped with fresh strawberries.

Bring a bit of Italian heritage into your home this Christmas with these scrumptious cookies that contain a hint of orange.

Impossible cheesecake made in a blender with Bisquick, cream cheese, eggs, and milk. No crust to prepare separately. It forms its own base as it bakes, topped with sour cream.

Mini pumpkin pies that bake crustless in a muffin tin with Bisquick standing in for pastry. Cream cheese gives the pumpkin filling a cheesecake-like richness. Twelve individual pies in 30 minutes.

Rustic whole wheat quickbread with tangy buttermilk and a golden crust bakes in under an hour. No yeast, no kneading, just mix and bake.

Chocolate shots slice-and-bake cookies with oats, butter, and powdered sugar rolled in chocolate sprinkles. A make-ahead icebox cookie with a fun, crunchy sprinkle-coated edge.

Curry-spiced pea fritters dropped from a spoon into hot oil. Crisp outside, soft and green-flecked inside. A fast fried side dish or handheld appetizer.