1,854 powdered sugar recipes

Fudgy Passover brownies made with matzo meal and cocoa powder instead of flour. Kosher for Pesach, rich and chocolatey, with a dense chewy texture the whole family will fight over.

Chocolate layer cake stacks three buttermilk chocolate layers with a warm date-and-nut custard filling, then coats the whole thing in fudge frosting. An old-fashioned three-layer showstopper.

Orange poppy seed layer cake soaked in fresh orange syrup and frosted with vanilla cream cheese frosting. A stunning two-layer celebration cake with citrus flavor in every bite.

Cotton Cake: a vintage chocolate layer cake where mashed potato keeps the crumb cloud-tender, layered with marshmallow filling and a cloud of foaming icing on top.

Grasmere gingerbread: the famous Lake District gingerbread biscuit made with oatmeal, butter, ginger and golden syrup. Cross between a flapjack and a gingerbread, with origins in 1850s Cumbria.

Almond Cookies: tender Italian-style cookies built on real almond paste, butter, and almond extract. Pressed flat with a sugared glass for crackled, sparkling tops. Makes 5 dozen.

Mock-chiffon chocolate cake with folded egg whites for an airy, light crumb, served with homemade chocolate whipped cream. Uses oil instead of butter for extra moisture.

Martha Washington's devil's food cake made with unsweetened chocolate, buttermilk, and cake flour. A rich, old-fashioned two-layer chocolate cake baked in a single sheet pan.

Raspberry chocolate cheesecake in a chocolate wafer crust, topped with fudge sauce and fresh berries. A quick bake with a stunning layered presentation.

Blackberry cream nut tart with a flaky shortening crust, white chocolate cream cheese filling, boysenberry-glazed blackberries, and a walnut lattice topping.

The perfect decadent cake for you take to your next family gathering. No one will be able to resist it!

Slice-and-bake butterscotch cookies with brown sugar, cinnamon, and a make-ahead frozen dough. Press into loaf pans, freeze, then slice thin and bake whenever the craving hits.

Rich chocolate cake made with a full cup of cocoa bloomed in boiling water, plus a strawberry shortcake variation with whipped cream and drizzled melted chocolate.

Great Chocolate Cake (and Strawberry Shortcake) recipe

Fudgy chocolate espresso bars with cocoa, instant espresso, and chopped pecans, topped with a whipped chocolate chip frosting. Rich, dense, and deeply caffeinated.

Banana layer cake stacks two tender 8-inch rounds and slathers them in a real banana frosting brightened with lemon juice. Twice the banana, twice the reason to skip the boxed mix.