Holiday Baking Recipes

Warm the hearts of your family and friends this holiday season by baking something special.

Grinnin' Gorilla Bundt Cake

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By Laurie Lenartowicz
What self-respecting gorilla wouldn't appreciate a Bundt cake chock full of bananas, chocolate chips, and ...
(3 ratings)

Chocolate In-between Bars

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By Angela (Grammy) Derby
These "Chocolate In-Betweens" are that perfect mixture of oatmeal cookie with a chocolate filling that ...
(3 ratings)

Brown Paper Bag Apple Pie

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By Dorene Nagy
This sounds crazy, doesn't it? It will be the best apple pie you have ...
(7 ratings)

Butter Pecan Gooey Cake

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By Lisa Allen
You can make this with any flavor of cake mix you like. The possibilities are ...
(8 ratings)

Cherry Pecan Cinnamon Roll Cake - Annette's

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By Annette W.
I took your basic cinnamon roll cake recipe and added a twist. This is the ...
(7 ratings)

Oreo Cream Cheese Red Velvet Cupcakes

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By Wendy Cook
Me and my daughter made these and they are to die for, my husband who ...
(2 ratings)

Pumpkin Pie With Praline Edge

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By Mary Armstrong
"This is the BEST PUMPKIN PIE I HAVE EVER EATEN!!" Numerous people have stated this to ...
(3 ratings)

Pecan Crusted Pumpkin Loaf (with Rum & Chocolate Chips)

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By Darci Juris
During the holidays, I like to bake this for family, and make extra to share ...
(6 ratings)

Apple Butter Bars

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By Hannah Rider
My mother made these delicious bars often when I was growing up. No apple butter ...
(9 ratings)

Praline Cookie Bars

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By Kathy Sterling
Anything with "Praline" in it has to be good, right? These are melt in ...
(11 ratings)

Cranberry Turtle Bars - Dee Dee's

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By Diane Atherton
Cranberries, a short bread, caramel and chocolate. Does it get better than this? ...
(6 ratings)

Bacon Baklava

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By Cheryl Miller
The current trend of bacon bacon bacon got me thinking. Everyone knows the salty, ...
(6 ratings)

Apple Walnut Dessert

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By Cassie *
A great apple dessert. My photos
(4 ratings)

Granny’s Grand Cake & Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

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By Brenda Watts
When I was little I remember the great smells that filled my granny's home when ...
(3 ratings)
Dulce de Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

Dulce De Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

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By Emily Hobbs
This is a delicious, easy cake that "bakes" in a slow cooker. It's a ...
(8 ratings)
I am 55 years old and my mom has been gone for 3 years.  Ever since I can remember on every Thanksgiving, Christmas and family reunion my mom baked her fresh apple cake in a big old bundt pan.  I have to say growing up I hated this cake done but loved the raw cake batter.  But anyone who ever tasted it could not get enough and wanted the recipe but mom would not give it out.  Well I never wanted or tried to make it until after she died.  I have always loved cookbooks and cooking so my best treasure left to me was all her cookbooks. In them she wrote her special recipes down that she did not share with anyone.  So one day about 6 months after death I started reading her cookbooks and wow!  I found all of her secret recipes and a love letter my dad had written her when they were dating what an inheritance!  My parents were married 50 plus years and my husband and I are working on 36 years of marriage.
So for the first time I made this cake.  Not quite as good as hers according to my uncles and cousins but close.  Probably because she did not write down how long to bake or what temperature so I had to try again and again. and finally I got it right.
 So now I not only have my moms treasured cake recipe but I have a treasured love letter to go with it.  Now I am calling it Mom’s Fresh Apple Love letter Cake!  I must say when this cake is baking in my oven it takes me back to my childhood sitting on the counter top and licking the batter from the empty bowl. What a heritage and tradition!

Mom’s Fresh Apple Love Letter Cake

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By Barbara Mayo
I am 55 years old,my mom has been gone for 3 years. Ever since ...
(4 ratings)

Toasted Southern Pe-can Brown Sugar Butter

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By Francine Bryson
This is too good NOT to eat every day!
(9 ratings)
Mmmmm mmmmm!

Cookie Challenge: Pecan Bars With Cherries

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By Stacia Osborn
What's a challenge cookie you ask? I will baking and delivering to you, a new, unboring, ...
(6 ratings)
A slice of Turtle Ooey Gooey Cake on a plate.

Turtle Ooey Gooey Cake

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By Wendy Weber
OMG! They can't stop eating and asking for this cake! My lazy family members ...
(19 ratings)

Brownie Turtle Cheesecake

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By Debbie W
I have tried alot of Cheesecake recipes since Ive been on JAP.This is a combo ...
(5 ratings)

Cranberry Crunch Coffee Cake

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By Carol Junkins
Coffee cakes of all kinds, easy to make and many varieties to make. Can never ...
(3 ratings)
Not your mama's pecan tassies. These have a touch of bourbon which complement the crunchy pecans and buttery cream cheese pastry.

Sweet William's Spirited Pecan Tassies

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By Lisa Keys
I created this recipe in memory of my dear sweet son, William. William was a ...
(4 ratings)

Chocolate Flan Cake

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By Roberta Broussard
The cake will stay moister than most cakes you’ve ever made and you will see ...
(90 ratings)
Slices of Sweet Alabama Pecan  Bread on a white plate.

Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread

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By Amy Borne
My soon to be sister in law gave me the base of this pecan bread ...
(26 ratings)
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