20 Stunning Homemade Desserts That Look Bakery Made
No BBQ is complete without some delicious desserts to top off the meal. Whether you’re grilling up a storm or just enjoying a casual backyard gathering, the right sweet treats can make the day even better. I love sharing fun, festive desserts when I have friends come over for a backyard cookout. Trust me, with these recipes, everyone will ask for the recipe!
Pink Cake
Treat yourself to something special with this gorgeous pink cake that’s beaming with lively pink color and a rich blend of vanilla and cream cheese flavors. It’s the perfect dessert for those who appreciate a touch of elegance and fun in their sweet indulgences. You can whip up this stunning cake in under two hours, so go ahead and add a pop of color and flavor to your next gathering.
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Lavender Lemon Cupcakes
These lavender lemon cupcakes are perfect for springtime! Fluffy lavender cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting – so delicious!
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Rich Sourdough Chocolate Cupcakes With Frosting
These Sourdough Chocolate Cupcakes are moist! They are bursting with rich chocolate flavor and perfect topped with buttercream frosting.
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Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Cake
Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Cake is a deliciously light and subtly sweet treat with juicy blueberries in every bite. Coated with sumptuous cream cheese frosting, this cake is moist, soft, and perfect for holidays, weekends, or just because.
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Chocolate Chip Cookies Without Butter
These fudgy, gooey, homemade chocolate chip cookies without butter are the perfect solution for when you’ve run out of butter at home or need to replace the butter altogether. This butterless chocolate chip cookie recipe uses oil to create moist, rich chocolatey cookies without sacrificing flavor or texture. They’re so delicious; you won’t even notice the difference!
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Grill Cupcakes
Rich chocolate cupcakes topped with fudge frosting and deocrated to look like a grill.
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Fraisier Cake
Fraisier cake is the queen of strawberry desserts. You might recognize the signature half-strawberry decoration around the cake, making Fraisier cake look hard to make. When in fact, it is very easy. It is simply two layers of genoise sponge, vanilla-flavored Créme mousseline, and strawberries! No doubt, hosts can impress guests with this strawberry dessert.
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Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
You simply have to try these melt-in-your-mouth brownies with cream cheese frosting! Especially if you’re looking for a chocolate dessert for a BBQ. Moist, gooey brownies are baked to perfection and elevated even further with a tangy cream cheese frosting.
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Five Ingredient Gluten Free Brownies
These Five Ingredient Gluten Free Brownies will become a family favorite. They are easy to make with pantry staples and they are way better than a box. They are rich, fudgy and super chocolatey. The marshmallow topping makes a great smores style icing.
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Canadian Butter Tarts
They’re a real Canadian classic so if you love butter tarts, you just have to try this recipe. The homemade pastry shells contain a sweet, vanilla-scented filling with nuts and raisins for the perfect flavour. They are little buttery, flaky pastry shells filled with a syrupy brown sugar filling that you are going to LOVE!
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No-Bake Cookies Without Peanut Butter
These chocolatey, delicious no-bake cookies without peanut butter are the perfect allergy-friendly addition to any dessert table. Made with decadent dark chocolate chips, cocoa powder, old-fashioned oats, and a touch of vanilla, you won’t be able to resist having more than one of these delicious sweet treats. The best part is, no oven is required!
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Strawberry Muffins
Sweet, light, and packed with fruity flavor, these strawberry muffins are the perfect addition to your breakfast or brunch menu. This easy strawberry muffin recipe uses fresh strawberries and a hint of vanilla flavor to create a delicious and versatile muffin that the whole family will love. And they only take 30 minutes to bake!
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Gluten Free Chocolate Tart
Gluten free and full of chocolate flavor this Chocolate Tart is perfect for holiday entertaining. Serve it with whipped cream and lots of pomegranate arils.
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S’mores Bars
Smores Bars are always a win and these sweet ones will not disappoint. Made with chocolate graham crackers, chocolate chunks, and mini marshmallows
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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Perfectly soft and tender these Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies will make you swoon. They are easy to make with Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Baking Flour and loaded with chocolate!
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Lemon Pie
A silky smooth easy lemon pie recipe that is perfect for any occasion, any time of the year. With a sweet yet tart flavor lemon pie is a southern classic dessert that has been around for hundreds of years.
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No Bake Margarita Cheesecake Bites
No bake margarita cheesecake bites are easy to make and require no oven. They’re a zesty and boozy treat to make for Cinco de Mayo!
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Napoleon Cake
Napoleon cake is a showstopping dessert to share. Puff pastry is buttery, crunchy, and delicious and tastes amazing piled in a tower with silky pastry cream between layers. You can coat this easy Napoleon cake in an extra light layer of cream and finely crushed puff pastry pieces, or for a summery touch, garnish this puff pastry layer cake with fresh berries and a dusting of powdered sugar. Puff pastry desserts are always popular with guests, too.
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Gin and Tonic Cupcakes
Deliciously boozy gin and tonic cupcakes! Fun and easy recipe for light and soft sponge cake infused with gin, soaked in lime, gin & tonic sugar syrup, and topped with smooth and creamy butter icing flavoured with gin! It’s a classic cocktail in a form of a cupcake!
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Oreo Brownies
These fudgy Oreo brownies are packed with Oreo cookies and are perfect for Oreo lovers! You can make this brownie recipe in one bowl with simple ingredients; they have classic crinkle tops and turn out perfect every time!
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