Desserts & Baking

When the cereal hits the chocolate-marshmallow mixture, it can look like the bowl has turned into one sticky, stubborn mass....

The knife test tells you more than the timer with a tray of sweet potatoes. One can turn tender before...

When pecans are ready to come out of the oven, their smell changes from mild to warm and unmistakably nutty....

At the oven’s first high heat, the edge of the pumpkin filling begins to set before the longer, gentler bake...

A potato can look ready on the outside while the center still resists the knife. With large russets, the fix...

The piped rounds look a little too soft to touch at first, but that pause before baking is what helps...

The top turns pale gold before the center is ready, and that’s the moment this loaf can fool you. For...

The batter turns a warm orange as the mashed sweet potato goes in, and the cinnamon and nutmeg smell fragrant...

The cocoa and brown sugar look sandy when they hit the buttered dough, but the filling turns soft and fragrant...

When the pecans come out of the oven, the cinnamon-sugar coating looks dry and smells warm and toasty, but they...