20+ Recipes You'd Never Guess Start With Sour Cream

This easy apple cake requires only one mixing bowl and a handful of basic ingredients, but bakes up into a delightfully dense, moist cake you’ll want to make again and again.

Our Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese is creamy, spicy, and decadent, with bite-sized pieces of tender chicken breast and a subtle hint of blue cheese. Serve with a nice green salad dressed with a slightly sweet vinaigrette and a crisp glass of cold white wine or a cold beer.

Even though it’s a cake, the texture is more reminiscent of a quick bread, meaning it would be a great side dish for breakfast or fantastic if transformed into muffins.

This poke cake gets its moist texture from adding a container of sour cream to the cake batter, and is filled with a tangy citrus curd made with Nehi orange-flavored soda.

If you’re in the mood for a cheesy lasagna but want something a little less labor intensive, try this Baked Rigatoni.

This rustic and elegant strawberry cake is exceptionally easy to mix up, and is delightful served with coffee or tea for breakfast.

Most honey mustard sauces are simply that: honey and Dijon mustard. While there’s nothing wrong with that simple combo, we thought we could take this favorite dipping sauce up a few notches. We added sour cream for tanginess and creaminess, a little olive oil for richness, and a pinch of cayenne pepper for a little heat. The result is a simple yet sophisticated sauce that works just as well with crudité as it does with chicken wings.

If you're looking for an easy, decadent, and oh-so-yummy chocolate fudge cake, this is the perfect recipe. The key to this layer cake’s lusciously messy look? A short spell in the freezer, which allows the ganache to set over the cake layers so that the buttercream can be spread on top of it.

These ooey-gooey, pecan-topped cinnamon rolls live up to their name.

Alternating layers of nutty tahini flavor and tangy buttermilk join forces in this creamy summer delight. Greek yogurt and sour cream provide a thick texture and rich taste while agave nectar sweetens these fresh treats. You can make them up to one week in advance so that they're ready and set the next time you need a cooling sweet for yourself or guests.

The robust garlicky flavor of these biscuits is in a league of its own. If you’ve never roasted fresh garlic, you’re in for a treat. With just a drizzle of olive oil and some time in the oven, garlic cloves transform into an incredible caramelized treat that also happens to make your kitchen smell amazing. The roasting process mellows the garlic’s sharp bite and brings out its natural sweetness, all while intensifying the garlic essence.

Double the berries, double the deliciousness. These tender cupcakes can be made ahead and frozen; frost them before serving. Use smaller blueberries for better distribution in the batter. In a pinch? Use thawed, frozen blueberries.

This cool and creamy soup features fresh herbs and fresh jumbo lump crabmeat, making for a light lunch or supper dish that's got out-of-this-world summertime flavor. Sour cream adds a deliciously rich texture. 

Coca-Cola cake was a favorite at family reunions during the 1950s. It resembles Mississippi mud cake, a chocolate sheet cake studded with marshmallows that are sprinkled on the top before baking or immediately after while the cake is still hot.

Spaghetti pudding may sound strange, but that sure didn’t keep us from going back for seconds (or thirds). Similar to bread pudding or rice pudding, this playful sweet twist on baked spaghetti is enriched with a vanilla custard and delivers all the comfort food vibes one could ever crave. Finished with a vibrant strawberry “red sauce” and chocolate truffle “meatballs,” this decadent dessert is as fun to serve as it is delicious to eat. 

Fresh lime zest adds just enough of a zingy “something special” factor to our foolproof take on the classic pineapple upside-down cake. This easy cake is a fan favorite for good reason—it’s so simple to make and is loaded with a delicious balance of buttery-caramelized and tropically sweet flavors.

With a rich, gooey pumpkin spice filling, buttery pecan streusel topping, and maple glaze, this fluffy and moist pumpkin coffee cake is sure to impress.

The key to making this classic Southern side is the coconut. Serve this sweet ambrosia salad recipe any time of the year with any meal.

These yummy sausage cups are the perfect morning treat. Easy to grab and go, these little cups will be a hit at your next brunch.

Savor blackberry season with this home-style family favorite dessert.  A container of sour cream lends this sweet treat a slightly tangy flavor and oh-so-moist texture. 

This lemon pie is piled high with a layer of billowy meringue.

Never added sour cream (or sweet potatoes, for that matter) to your cornbread?  There's a first time for everything.