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This rosemary plum upside-down cake starts the way all good upside-down cakes do: melted butter and dark brown sugar in the pan, ripe plums fanned over, and a buttermilk batter poured on top. The rosemary is unexpected and exactly right — savory against all that...

This slow-baked rustic pineapple tart is a commitment in the best way: a whole pineapple, peeled and cut, with turbinado sugar, baked long and low in a sweet tart crust until everything turns golden and jammy. Three hours start to finish, eight servings, and a dessert...

The ultimate olive oil cake lives up to its title: fruity extra virgin olive oil, fresh orange juice and zest, and gently folded egg whites for a crumb that is surprisingly light. It serves sixteen, stores at room temperature, and moonlights as breakfast, dessert, or...

These ultimate apple oatmeal cookies are chewy in the middle, crisp at the edges, and full of chopped dried apples, which concentrate the fruit flavor better than fresh ever could. The base is classic — butter, two sugars, eggs, rolled oats, cinnamon — with vegan and...

This not-too-sweet buttercream frosting exists for people who scrape frosting off: softened butter, confectioners' sugar, a splash of cream, vanilla, and — crucially — a pinch of salt to keep the sugar honest. Ten minutes by hand or mixer. Chocolate, maple, and...

These easy homemade no-bake granola squares take minutes: honey, brown sugar, and neutral oil melted together, folded through crunchy homemade granola, pressed into a pan, and chilled until set. No baking required — the oven work was the granola itself. Twelve sturdy...

The Coziest Maple Cookie You'll Ever Bake Get ready to fall in love with a cookie that's a delightful departure from the norm. These aren't your grandma's soft, cakey maple cookies; they have a wonderfully tender and snappy texture, thanks to a secret ingredient: rice...

This incredible spiced honey rye cake is the cozy bake of the season: rye flour for depth, honey for moisture, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves for warmth, with strong coffee and orange zest carrying it all. Fifty minutes in the oven turns it into a dense,...

Rustic cornmeal pound cake is buttery and dense in the best pound-cake way, with finely ground cornmeal adding a sunny crunch. The eggs are separated and folded in for lightness, and it bakes low and slow. This is a sturdy traveling cake — the kind you bring to...