Recipes + Desserts

Take it from us, baking an impressive dessert can be difficult. So, we handle the trickiest part: providing a canvas for your individual creativity. With our products, the entertaining possibilities are endless. Get inspired with recipes, decorating tips, and more from the Dutch Apron® Bakery Recipes & Desserts blog.

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DIY Pressed Flower Jars plus needed materials and a plate with two slices of Strawberry Cheesecake Cake Roll.
Entertaining

DIY Pressed Flower Jar

This DIY project is quick, inexpensive, and adds the perfect unique touch to your space. Whether you’re looking for a cute way to repurpose empty jars or want to try your hand at working with pressed flowers, this is a great little weekend project to get you started.

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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Recipes

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Made with a soft, fluffy, and simple homemade cake batter, a layer of Lemon Crème cake, and a beautiful topping of caramelized pineapple and maraschino cherries, this Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is the perfect blend of nostalgia and contemporary.

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Easy Picnic Desserts You Can Pack and Go - Strawberry Cheesecake Cake Roll on cutting board next to to go containers.
Seasonal

Easy Picnic Desserts You Can Pack and Go

Pack that picnic blanket, gather your people, and don’t forget the cake roll! Whether it’s a last-minute hike or a well-planned lake day, Dutch Apron® Bakery is here to make your summer sweeter, one slice at a time.

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Red, White, and Blue Trifle on a cake stand. A slice of the trifle is on a plate next to the stand. There are various plates and utensils and several 4th of July themed decorations.
Holiday Inspiration

Red, White, and Blue Trifle

This Red, White, and Blue Trifle is a light, no-bake dessert layered with fresh raspberries, blueberries, mascarpone cream, and cubes of Lemon Crème Cake Roll. It’s easy to assemble and perfect for summer celebrations.

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Several old jars being used as ingredient storage. The jars are stacked on top of one another.
Kitchen Tips

5 New Uses for Old Jars

Have you found yourself the less-than-proud owner of too many old jars that you don’t know what to do with? From the kitchen to DIY crafts, here are 5 creative uses for those old jars collecting dust in your pantry or storage area!

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Firecracker Cake Roll on a platter surrounded by various fruits and red, white, and blue decorations.
Holiday Inspiration

Firecracker Cake Roll

Exploding with colors and great flavor, this dessert is a salute to deliciousness. Simple to decorate and exciting to look at, it’s a 4th of July treat that is sure to make you ooohh and aaahh with every bite.

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Different examples of expired spices lined up in rows on a marble countertop.
Kitchen Tips

What to Do with Expired Spices

While old spices won’t make you sick, they do lose their flavor and potency over time which can make your recipes fall flat. But don’t be too quick to throw them away. There are still some surprisingly useful (and fun) ways to put those expired spices to work.

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Lemon Pistachio Cake on marble cake stand. In the background are lemon slices, a bowl of pistachios, a yellow napkin, and a plate with two forks.
Recipes

Lemon Pistachio Cake

This Lemon Pistachio Cake is a vibrant, multi-layered dessert that pairs zesty lemon cake with rich pistachio cream, and a tangy lemon curd. Finished with a silky pistachio lemon cream cheese buttercream, it’s a bright, elegant treat that is as flavorful as it is beautiful.

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A pile of Father's Day Necktie Cards
Holiday Inspiration

DIY Father’s Day Necktie Card

This Father’s Day, give your dad a gift that comes straight from the heart: a handmade necktie card. With these easy-to-follow instructions, you can create a unique and personalized card that any dad or father-figure is sure to cherish.

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Six Tiramisu Brownies on a baking pan dusted with cocoa powder.
Recipes

Tiramisu Brownies

Layers of Chocolate Crème Cake Roll are dipped in coffee and layered on a base of brownies then topped with a fluffy mascarpone cream and a dusting of cocoa powder. These brownies are indulgent, impressive, and deceptively easy to make!

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Top down image of various kitchen measuring tools and ingredients: measuring cups, measuring spoons, liquid measuring cup, brown sugar, sugar, butter, flour, and eggs.
Kitchen Tips

The Right Way to Use Your Measuring Cups

It’s the little things, like properly measuring flour or getting your milk just right, that can take your baking from meh to magnificent! Once you know how to use your tools the right way, everything just gets a little easier…and a whole lot tastier.

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Homemade Whipped Topping Recipe

Ingredients
  • 1 c. heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Whip heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla with a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, about 3-4 minutes.