8,128 vanilla recipes

Lester's fruitcake is a heirloom holiday loaf: pounds of candied fruits, figs, dates, raisins, pecans, and walnuts bound in spiced molasses batter. Slow-baked, brandy-soaked, aged a month.

Mocha white chocolate cheesecake with a cocoa vanilla wafer crust, Kahlua coffee filling, and sour cream topping. Baked in a water bath for a crack-free finish.

Filled with fruits and fibers this flavorful two-and-a-half pound loaf provides the RDA for potassium in two half-round slices.

Super chunky cookies pack four kinds of chocolate plus pecans and English toffee bits into a brown sugar dough. Bakery-style chocolate chip cookies with crispy edges and chewy centers.

Rich chocolate cheesecake with melted semi-sweet chocolate, sour cream, and butter on a chocolate-flecked graham cracker crust. Baked low and slow for a dense, fudgy center.

Poppy seed kolaches made from a soft yeasted dough with mace and lemon zest, filled with a homemade poppy seed, raisin, and cinnamon filling. A Czech-Texan bakery classic.

Baked doughnuts made with Bisquick, applesauce, and yogurt for a lighter twist on a classic. Finished with a sweet almond glaze, these skip the deep fryer but keep all the golden, nutmeg-spiced flavor.

Soft chocolate oatmeal cookies made with cocoa, yogurt, and chocolate extract instead of butter. Low-fat, slightly puffy, and rich in chocolate flavor without the guilt.

Yeasted honey twist coffee cake coiled into a spiral, brushed with a honey-butter topping, and drizzled with vanilla icing. A rich, soft dough with lemon and nutmeg.

Italian polenta cake with ground almonds, cornmeal, orange and lemon zest, and vanilla bean. Naturally gluten-free with a tender, grainy crumb and citrus perfume.

Layered chocolate mousse dessert with a buttery pecan crust, cream cheese layer, chocolate pudding, vanilla pudding with fresh strawberries, and whipped topping with chocolate shavings.

Devil's food cake mix upgraded with melted chocolate chips, sour cream, vanilla pudding, and pureed raspberries, served with a mango-raspberry sauce and fresh kiwi garnish.

Braided yeast bread wreath filled with dates, walnuts, bran flakes, and cinnamon, topped with vanilla confectioner's sugar frosting. A stunning holiday bread that's worth the rise time.

Best lemon sour cream pie folds tangy sour cream into a stovetop lemon curd, then crowns it with vanilla-scented meringue. Three textures in one slice: silky filling, billowy peaks, flaky crust.

Fudgy brownie batter baked in a chocolate wafer crust, frosted with warm chocolate ganache, and crowned with glossy cherry pie filling. All the Black Forest flavors packed into one intensely chocolatey pie.

A self-saucing chocolate pudding cake spiked with kirsch that creates its own hot fudge sauce as it bakes. Scoop out the cake, spoon the gooey chocolate pudding from beneath, and top with cherry pie filling.