Baking A Moment

Vanilla

A slice of coconut cream pie on a lacy porcelain plate.

Coconut Cream Pie

Pineapple upside-down cake one a wooden pedestal with a vintage silver server.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Overhead close-up shot of coconut macaroons drizzled with dark chocolate.

Coconut Macaroons

Cheese Danish with raspberry hearts.

Cheese Danish

Croissant bread pudding baked in an oval dish with powdered sugar on top.

Croissant Bread Pudding

A square of sour cream cinnamon crumb cake, served on a dark plate with a vintage silver fork.

Cinnamon Crumb Cake

Butter cookies stacked with tea cups and spoons.

Butter Cookies

I make these vanilla cut-out cookies every year, and they never disappoint! So easy to make, the dough is great to work with, and they absolutely, positively, DO NOT SPREAD when you bake them. Perfect for decorating with royal icing.

How to Bake (Easy! and Delicious!) Cutout Cookies with Neat Edges

How to measure ingredients properly for baking.

How to Measure Ingredients for Baking Accurately

Best Royal Icing Recipe for Decorating

Royal Icing

Vanilla extract in amber glass bottles with a red satin ribbon.

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Overhead image of pizzelle on a wire cooling rack with whole anise seeds and powdered sugar.

Pizzelle Recipe (Thin and Crisp)

Genoise cake sitting on a marble pedestal.

Genoise Cake

Best Marble Cake Recipe

Marble Cake

A loaf of glazed coconut bread with dripping icing and toasted coconut flakes on top, on a marble board with a blue cloth underneath.

Coconut Bread

Chocolate chip cake baked in a square pan with powdered sugar on top.

Chocolate Chip Cake

Homemade Oreos stacked on a white surface with a blue napkin in the background.

Homemade Oreos

Best Vanilla Cake from Scratch

Vanilla Cake Recipe: Perfectly Moist and Delicate

Smore's brownies with toasted marshmallow.

S’mores Brownies

Homemade oreo ice cream in a white ceramic loaf pan with a vintage ice cream scoop.

No-Churn Oreo Ice Cream

Homemade ice cream cake with layers of cake, fudge, cookies, ice cream, and whipped cream.

How to Make an Ice Cream Cake

A perfect slice of no-bake cheesecake with whipped cream and berries, on a dark blue plate with a vintage silver fork.

No-Bake Cheesecake

Fluffernutter cookies stacked on a white plate with cups of coffee in the background.

Fluffernutter Cookies

Classic cream puff on a wire rack with strawberries.

Cream Puff Recipe