Spiced Rum and Pear Cake
The flavors in this cake really make it stand out as a special-occasion dessert. With raisins, fresh sweet pear chunks, rich spices, crunchy walnuts and rum, it's a fine finale for your holiday spread. If you don't cook with alcohol, try substituting apple juice for the rum—it will still be delicious! —Julie Peterson, Crofton, Maryland
Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I've been making these cookies for nearly 30 years. The spice cake mix provides a delicious backdrop to the oats...
Rustic Oatmeal Scones
My family loves scones, but traditional recipes contain excessive fat and calories. After lots of experimentation, I came up with...
Grandma’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
This is our family's very favorite cookie recipe. I've never tasted any like it! The oatmeal raisin cookies freeze well,...
Aunt Murna’s Jam Cake
I remember Aunt Murna telling me that she created her jam cake recipe as a young girl. She made improvements...
Apple, Raisin, Walnut Cake
The girls and boys in my junior high home economics classes like this cake because it's not too sweet. I...
Grandma’s Molasses Fruitcake
This dense, dark, moist fruitcake was my grandmother's recipe. The flavor just gets better and better as it sits in...
Cranberry Raisin Pie
Even though it was difficult, we saved room for dessert when my mom made this festive holiday pie. It pairs...
Golden Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
Here's a slightly different twist on a traditional favorite. These crisp, chewy oatmeal cookies feature golden raisins and have a...
Pecan-Raisin Cinnamon Rolls
The tempting aroma of these freshly baked cinnamon rolls always sells them! I bake hundreds for two annual fund-raising events...
Raisin-Studded Apple Stuffing
This is the only stuffing my family will permit on our holiday table. With Italian sausage and a blend of...
Morning Muffins
I like to grab one of these muffins with coffee on days when I get a late start to work....
Eggnog Sweet Potato Bake
I love eggnog so I am always looking for new ways to use it. When I added it to mashed...
Rum Raisin Creme Brulee
Inspired by a favorite ice cream flavor, I created this make-ahead recipe to free up some time in the kitchen....
Raisin Nut Oatmeal
There’s no better feeling than waking up to a hot, ready-to-eat breakfast. The oats, fruit and spices in this homey...
Cranberry Broccoli Slaw
Perk up any cookout with this fun broccoli slaw. This super easy salad is ready in minutes. —Allison Strain, Lancaster,...
Carrot Layer Cake
My sister gave me this recipe for what she calls "the ultimate carrot cake," and it really lives up to...
Raisin Custard Pie
A comforting, old-fashioned dessert, this custard pie is one of my mom's best. The fluffy meringue makes it look so...
Raisin Spice Cake
This recipe is an old-time favorite that was given to me by my mother-in-law. She told me the cake shouldn't...
German Stollen
My family and friends agree that the holidays just wouldn't be the same without this traditional stollen. —Valeria Mauik, Elkhart...
Moist Applesauce Fruitcake
The recipe for this flavorful cake has been handed down in my husbands' family for four generations.
Oatmeal Nut Cookies
A friend gave me this recipe many years ago, and it's since become a family favorite. I love the aroma...
Raisin Buttermilk Coffee Cake
Folks will be lining up in your kitchen while this coffee cake is baking, and then they'll come back for...
Cinnamon-Raisin Coffee Cake
Raisins add sweetness and nuts add crunch to this moist, cinnamony coffee cake shared by Dorothy Bateman. "If you don't...
Mini Fruitcakes
Fruitcake always looked so festive to me but I did not like the hard citron fruit so I came up...
