Cakes, cookies, pies and puddings. The ones that look harder than they are, and the honest weeknight ones you make because you want something sweet.
Martha Stewart vanilla madeleines are an easy batch baking project with one surprise: a spoonful of honey and brown sugar folded into butter-rich genoise batter. Each golden shell comes out tender and fragrant for holiday cookie trays, afternoon tea, or a brunch spread. The egg-and-butter batter holds in the fridge up to 2 days, so …
Martha Stewart Pumpkin-Shaped Molasses Spice Cookies are a make ahead fall treat, spiked with dark rum and loaded with ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves. They bake up crisp and snappy, and the recipe makes 4 dozen, so they are built for cookie swaps and holiday tins. The butter and molasses dough freezes between rolls, so …
Martha Stewart simple layer cake with vanilla frosting is easy from scratch, with cream cheese folded into the buttercream so it stays creamy, not cloying. A birthday party or Sunday dinner crowd pleaser built from butter, eggs, whole milk, and basic pantry flour. Serve it on a cake stand for a potluck or holiday table, …
Martha Stewart Red-Velvet Sheet Cake is an easy one pan dessert with Dutch process cocoa and sour cream for a fudgy crumb. Less food coloring gives it a deeper red, and tangy cream cheese frosting makes this a go-to for holiday baking and potluck tables. Spread the batter in a sheet pan, skip the fussy …
Martha Stewart Thumbprint Cookies are an easy holiday batch with ground almonds in buttery dough, filled with raspberry, apricot, or red currant jam. The almond sugar coating bakes into a crunch that makes these Christmas cookie swap treats too good to stop at one. These cookies work for a dessert tray or gift tin because …
Martha Stewart orange-vanilla pastry cream starts easy, with vanilla bean and fresh orange zest steeping in warm milk. She whisks egg yolks and sugar into the infused milk for a custard that fills berry tartlets for holiday baking and weekend brunch desserts. The 20-minute steep gives this cream its citrus punch, and it pairs with …
Martha Stewart Raspberry-Cream Layer Cake is an easy summer showstopper that skips buttercream. Tender golden cake layers get filled with fresh raspberries folded into whipped cream. It comes together in just over an hour for birthdays, baby showers, or dinner parties. Serve it with extra berries on top, because cake flour and buttermilk make each …
Martha Stewart Squash and Chocolate Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is an easy fall bake with grated calabaza, five-spice powder, and chopped semi-sweet chocolate. Cut into squares for a holiday dessert table or potluck, this cozy sheet cake feeds sixteen. Greek yogurt keeps the batter tender, and squeezing the grated squash dry stops it …
Martha Stewart Red, White, and Blue Berry Trifle is a no bake summer dessert built in a springform pan instead of a bowl. Layered with mascarpone cream, mashed raspberries, ladyfingers, and fresh blueberries, it’s a crowd pleasing Fourth of July showstopper. Orange juice and confectioners’ sugar pull extra juice from the berries, so every layer …
Martha Stewart Waffle-and-Strawberry Trifle is an easy make-ahead summer dessert that starts with frozen Belgian waffles instead of cake. Layer them with macerated strawberries, from-scratch vanilla pudding, and billowy whipped cream for a crowd. This strawberry waffle trifle feeds 10, so it works for summer potlucks, cookouts, and backyard dinner parties alike. Straining the custard …