Chocolate Butter Pecans by BearNakedBaker

Mandarin Orange Cake by Navaneetham Krishnan

Citrusy and spongy with a thin crusty layer on top.

Pumpkin Custard Spice Bundt Cake by Cathy W.

This easy cake will just blow you away. It uses a cake mix and canned pumpkin. You won't believe how great it turns out.

Cranberry Pudding Dessert by Tracy Lawson

This dessert is one that isn't too sweet, the nice balance between the tartness of the cranberries and the nice even sweetness of the vanilla sauce is like heaven - and it's a great way to use the cranberries that might be hanging around in the fridge after the holidays!

German Chocolate Cookies by Salad Foodie

This recipe from the BHG.com website was developed as a healthier alternative to outright decadent German chocolate cake. Rolled oats and flax meal are substitutes for part of the all purpose flour, and butter and sugar have been reduced. I resisted the urge to tweak ingredients as I often do, and was pleasantly surprised that they…

Vanilla Tea Cake… the name says it all! by Sania Imam

I had to make a smaller cake, I decided to use the recipe of ‘Classic Yellow Cake’, which I have borrowed from my mentor Nadia’s blog and which, I normally use for making cupcakes. The only change I did to the recipe was adding yellow food color to the prepared batter and mixing it. This step I did only to make my cake look as close…

Cherry and Vanilla Rice Pudding by Navaneetham Krishnan

Another recipe with leftover cooked white rice.

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie by Salad Foodie

How about a foot-wide chocolate chip cookie for a party or gift? This treat is quick and easily portable. Chocolate chip cookie recipes abound, but I like this one especially. It’s Wilton’s Chocolate Chip Cookie For Giant Cookie Pans, and never fails for me to bake to chewy perfection. Add a few icing decorations or pieces of candy…

Fresh Fruit Pizza Tart by Enda Love

Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip and Raisin Cookies by Frosted Flaker

I replaced half of the fat with applesauce in this recipe, and together with the spices and vanilla, this cookie is one word - yummy.

Double - Triple Carrot Cake by Sarah Reid

Twice the nuts and triple the fruits are stuffed into this moist, subtly spicy and perfectly sweet carrot cake. Buttermilk and macadamia nuts up the deliciousness, and flax seed provides some extra nutrition while cutting down on the cholesterol from eggs. Makes two 10" rounds.

Peanut Butter Toffee Bars by Jeannie Zastawny

Paula Deen's Holiday

Easy Sugar Cookies by Deena

This recipe comes from an old family friend. It is a great recipe and easy to make. I added the royal icing snowflakes and the sanding sugar to dress it up a bit.

Gingerbread Cookies by Stephanie Bower

Suji Cookies by Navaneetham Krishnan

nice crunch on top with a buttery sweet aroma.