dessert

Best Red Velvet Cake Bake Off

by erika Published: Oct 29, 2021 Modified: Feb 3, 2024 29 Comments

If you're looking for the best red velvet cake recipe, I tested 9 popular recipes in search of the best classic red velvet cake with creamy cream cheese frosting! Is red velvet cake simply a ...

The Best Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Oct 12, 2021 Modified: Jan 16, 2024 22 Comments

Welcome to the search for the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe! Whether you're looking for the easiest, chewiest, crispiest, or most chocolate-y oatmeal CCC, we've got you covered. For ...

Best Tiramisu Bake Off

by erika Published: Sep 8, 2021 Modified: May 11, 2023 31 Comments

Looking for the best tiramisu recipe? We tested 9 popular recipes in one day in search of the best! I am...not really a tiramisu person. Unlike cake or lemon poppy seed muffins, I rarely seek out ...

Best Carrot Cake Recipe Bake Off

by erika Published: Mar 30, 2021 Modified: Oct 25, 2023 44 Comments

If you've ever been on the hunt for the perfect carrot cake recipe, you are not alone. We tested 12 of the best recipes to find a moist and tender crumb along with the best cream cheese frosting ...

Pappas Family Carrot Cake (with pineapple!)

by erika Published: Mar 23, 2021 Modified: Apr 1, 2026 60 Comments

This pineapple carrot cake recipe is perfectly moist, sweet and spiced with lots of crushed pineapple, dates, raisins, pecans and coconut! A luscious cream cheese frosting is the perfect topping to ...

Best Pecan Pie Bake Off

by erika Published: Nov 18, 2020 Modified: Oct 24, 2023 32 Comments

Pecan pie pairs a gooey caramel filling with rich, toasted pecans in a flaky, buttery crust. We tested 9 popular recipes in search of the best pecan pie recipe! Confession: I've never been a ...

Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes

by erika Published: Sep 23, 2020 Modified: Apr 1, 2026 2 Comments

These chocolate coconut cupcakes are a delicious application of the winner of my chocolate cake bake off. I couldn't not share this variation after this glowing review I received after I brought them ...

Apple Crisp Recipe Report

by erika Published: Dec 18, 2018 Modified: Feb 19, 2020 3 Comments

I'm heading home in a few days for winter break, and since I usually volunteer for dessert duty at our family gathering, I thought I would test out a few apple crisp recipes this past weekend! I ...

Best Cinnamon Roll Bake Off

by erika Published: Dec 11, 2018 Modified: Dec 6, 2023 57 Comments

If you're looking for the softest, gooiest homemade cinnamon roll recipe, we tested 9 recipes in search of the best! From easy cinnamon rolls to cinnamon rolls with heavy cream, we tested a variety of ...

Apple Frangipane Tart (with almond pulp!)

by erika Published: Oct 16, 2018 Modified: Oct 2, 2023 3 Comments

If you ever make nut milk and find yourself with somewhat tasteless almond pulp, try turning it into frangipane for this beautiful apple tart! A fan of tart apples on top of a rich filling of almond ...

Best Sprinkle Cake Recipe Bake Off

by erika Published: Jul 10, 2018 Modified: Aug 6, 2023 51 Comments

If you're looking for a playful way to add flair to any celebration, NOTHING quite dazzles the senses like ultra fun and colorful funfetti cake! Brace yourselves for an explosion of colors, flavors, ...

Best Sugar Cookie Bake Off

by erika Published: Dec 20, 2017 Modified: Dec 6, 2023 18 Comments

Looking for the best sugar cookie recipe around? Me too. My memories of cookie baking include tons of time: getting out the heavy KitchenAid mixer, waiting for the dough to chill, rolling out mounds ...

Best Pumpkin Pie Recipe Bake Off

by erika Published: Nov 16, 2017 Modified: Nov 20, 2023 22 Comments

Looking for a the absolute best pumpkin pie recipe to impress your friends and family? We tested 12 popular pies in search of the best homemade pumpkin pie recipes! Every year without fail, I ...

Avocado Toast Cake

by erika Published: Jun 14, 2017 Modified: Sep 3, 2024 9 Comments

This avocado toast cake is inspired by...avocado toast! With a simple foil design, you can make the cutest cake design! Originally, this was meant to be a play on that popular mermaid toast ...