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Our Best Baking Recipes for Beginners 

It's never a bad time to start your baking journey. Whether you've struggled in the past or you're just too intimidated to pick up a mixing bowl, we're here to help! We rounded up some of our easiest, user-friendly baking recipes, as well as a few go-to classics every home baker should master, to jumpstart your baking practice. 

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October 08, 2018
1 of 22 Photos by Caroline Lange

A Customizable Quick Bread for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Bake

A Customizable Quick Bread for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Bake Recipe
Play with a loaf that plays along
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2 of 22 Photo: Aaron Kirk; Prop Styling: Kashara Johnson; Food Styling: Pam Lolley

Chocolate Fudge Sheet Cake With Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting

Chocolate Fudge Sheet Cake With Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

The addition of cinnamon adds a kick of “something special” to this rich chocolate sheet cake, but if you prefer, you can reduce the amount or leave the cinnamon out all together; you will simply have a delightful, classic chocolate cake on your hands. Once topped off with a decadent chocolate-cream cheese frosting, this cake is ready to please at virtually any event you bring it to.

3 of 22 Photo: Ryan Moriarty; Styling: JK Denim

Easy Chocolate Christmas Cake

Easy Chocolate Christmas Cake Recipe

No one will ever have to know this show-stopping Christmas cake started with a box of chocolate cake mix!

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4 of 22 Photos by Teresa Sabga

This 3-Ingredient Banana Bread Recipe Is Almost Too Easy

This 3-Ingredient Banana Bread Recipe Is Almost Too Easy Recipe
No eggs, no baking powder, no money—no problem
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5 of 22 Photo: JK Denim

Easy Red Velvet Cake from a Box

Easy Red Velvet Cake from a Box

Learn an easy yet impressive way to decorate a store-bought red velvet cake that will have everyone thinking you made it from scratch.

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Easy Lemon-Blueberry Cake from a Box

Easy Lemon-Blueberry Cake from a Box

In his new series, JK Denim dresses up a box cake by creating a simple filling using lemon juice and blueberries.

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7 of 22 Photo: Johnny Miller; Styling: Sarah Smart

Quick Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole

Quick Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Quick Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole is ridiculously easy and goes into the oven in only 10 minutes, thanks to sweet canned yams. To boost flavor and add richness, we counter the canned spuds with luscious creme fraiche; chunks of almonds bring big brunch to our sweet potato casserole.

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Nutella S'mores Dip

Nutella S'mores Dip Recipe

This easy, 5-ingredient S'mores Dip brings the campfire to your kitchen in less than 10 minutes.

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9 of 22 Photo: Jason Wallis; Styling: Cindy Barr

Easy Individual Apple Crisps with Oatmeal Crumble

Easy Individual Apple Crisps with Oatmeal Crumble Recipe

You can also peel and coarsely chop the apples, if you prefer. For more tender apples, decrease the heat to 400° and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.

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Easy Dinner Rolls

Easy Dinner Rolls Recipe

Dress up store-bought dinner rolls into something special with one of the following flavor blends: Everything Bagel, Greek, or Old Bay. This smart trick for an easy and awesome upgrade to the average bread basket comes from our friends at Southern Living.

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11 of 22 Photo: Jen Causey, Food Styling: Gordon Sawyer and Tina Stamos, Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell

Classic Pumpkin Pie

Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Refrigerated pie dough makes this classic pumpkin pie recipe simple to prepare. Bake the pie on a baking sheet in the lower third of the oven to encourage a crisp crust.

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12 of 22 Photo: Kelsey Hansen; Food Styling: Adam Hickman; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Easy Apple Cobbler 

Easy Apple Cobbler  Recipe

Usher in the fall season with a warm pan of (almost too) easy apple cobbler. For this simple and delicious apple dessert, peeling and slicing the fruit will be the bulk of your workload. The combination of brown sugar and apples yields an exceptionally gooey-rich filling that was made to team up with a buttery, golden crust and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This warm and comforting cobbler is easily made at the last minute, and is always a welcome addition to the holiday dessert spread. 

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13 of 22 Photo: Beth Dreiling; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Moist Chocolate Cupcakes

Moist Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
These 5-ingredient basic chocolate cupcakes are super easy to make and perfect for chocolate lovers.  To make the Chocolate-Mint Cupcakes pictured here, top with Chocolate Buttercream frosting and sprinkle with chopped crème de menthe mints for a pretty presentation and fantastic flavor.
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Classic Sugar Cookies

Classic Sugar Cookies Recipe

Cut this dough into a variety of your favorite shapes. The dippable glaze will transform the cookies into works of art almost too pretty to eat.

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15 of 22 Photo: Jonny Valiant; Styling: Kate Parisian

Peanut Butter and Pretzel Brownies

Peanut Butter and Pretzel Brownies Recipe

Irresistibly nutty and salty, these peanut butter pretzel brownies are for the die-hard chocolate lover in everyone's lives. Incorporating Reese's candies, crushed pretzel bits, and a heaping spoonful of creamy peanut butter, these rich, decadent squares are perfect for you next potluck dessert party, special occasion, or late night craving. For an added bonus, go ahead and eat them warm out of the oven with a scoop of ice cream.

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16 of 22 Photo: Francesco Tonelli; Styling: Thom Driver

Classic Fudge-Walnut Brownies

Classic Fudge-Walnut Brownies Recipe

The most recent recipe in the competition, it won unanimously because of the intense richness from cocoa, melted chocolate, and chocolate chunks. --Recipe by Maureen Callahan, September 2011

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17 of 22 Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Cindy Barr, Jan Gautro

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe
This simple mix-and-drop chocolate peanut butter cookie dough comes together in minutes and may not even require a shopping trip, thanks to its pantry-friendly ingredients.
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18 of 22 Photo: Ngoc Minh Ngo

Easy Cheesecake Squares

Easy Cheesecake Squares Recipe
Prep: 25 minutes; Cook: 25 minutes; Chill: 1 hour. Chill the bottom layer of dough to help the cream cheese spread more easily.
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Incredibly Easy Nutella Pie Pops

Incredibly Easy Nutella Pie Pops
Nutella Pie Pops
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20 of 22 Photo: Luca Trovato; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Easy Skillet Apple Pie

Easy Skillet Apple Pie Recipe

Making an apple pie has never been so easy. Simply toss apples, cinnamon, and brown sugar, and spoon over a refrigerated pie crust in the cast-iron skillet. Top with the other crust and bake.

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Creamy Chocolate Pie

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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