22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less) + 5 Chef Secrets To Make You A Better Cook!

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Bread, Cake & Bun Recipes

There’s nothing better than starting the day with something warm from the oven. Whether you’re in the mood for a slice of banana bread, a gooey sticky bun, or a cinnamon-swirled coffee cake, these breakfast breads, cakes, and buns are just the thing for slow weekends, holiday mornings, or anytime you feel like baking.

Marbled Banana Bread

Most Popular Bread, Cake & Bun Recipes

  • Slices of Pumpkin Bread on a plate.
    1
    Pumpkin Bread
  • Partially sliced lemon pound cake on a plate.
    2
    Lemon Pound Cake
  • blueberry coffee cake
    3
    Blueberry Coffee Cake (aka Boy Bait)
  • Partially-sliced loaf of banana bread.
    4
    Banana Bread
  • Loaf of lemon blueberry pound cake with some slices removed.
    5
    Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake
  • Sliced loaf of chocolate zucchini bread on cutting board.
    6
    Chocolate Zucchini Bread
  • sliced apple bread
    7
    Apple Bread with Cinnamon Swirl
  • Cranberry Orange Bread on cutting board.
    8
    Cranberry Orange Bread
  • Chocolate Banana Bread
    9
    Chocolate Banana Bread
  • sour cream coffee cake
    10
    Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Cinnamon-Walnut Swirl

22 Quick and Easy Recipes in 30 Minutes (or less)

Latest Bread, Cake & Bun Recipes

  • Hot Cross Buns stacked on serving platter
    Hot Cross Buns
  • slice of cream cheese pound cake topped with whipped cream and strawberries
    Cream Cheese Pound Cake
  • sugar-dusted beignets on round white plate with 2 cups of coffee
    Beignets
  • sourdough starter in a jar sitting on a cutting board
    Sourdough Starter
  • slices of sourdough bread laying next to remainder of loaf
    Sourdough Bread Recipe
  • cinnamon rolls with cream cheese frosting on platter
    Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
  • Slices of marble cake with a butter knife.
    Marble Cake
  • chocolate bundt cake
    Chocolate Bundt Cake
  • baked popovers in muffin tin
    Popovers
  • confectioner sugar dusted kaiserschmarrn on white plate with strawerry pieces scattered on top
    Kaiserschmarrn (Fluffy Austrian Torn Pancake)
  • Brazilian cheese bread in basket with linen napkin and glass of wine
    Brazilian Cheese Bread
  • slices of pound cake on platter
    Pound Cake
  • sliced zucchini bread on platter
    Zucchini Bread
  • slices of irish cheddar soda bread on a plate.
    Cheddar Soda Bread
  • cornbread pieces on wooden board
    Cornbread
  • Partially-sliced loaf of banana bread.
    Banana Bread
  • drop biscuits in basket
    Drop Biscuits
  • Sticky buns on parchment paper.
    Sticky Buns
  • Loaf of chocolate babka in a bread pan.
    Chocolate Babka
  • Piece of crumb cake on a plate.
    New York Crumb Cake
  • Sliced olive oil cake missing a piece.
    Olive Oil Cake
  • Slices of marble cake with a butter knife.
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  • Bagels stacked on a plate.
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  • Slices of whole wheat banana bread on a cutting board.
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  • Pieces of powdered donut cake.
    Powdered Donut Cake
  • sliced apple bread
    Apple Bread with Cinnamon Swirl
  • Loaf of lemon blueberry pound cake with some slices removed.
    Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake
  • banana bread with coconut and pecans on cutting board with plaid yellow cloth
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  • Slices of whole wheat banana bread on a cutting board.
    Whole Wheat Banana Bread
  • Cranberry Orange Bread on cutting board.
    Cranberry Orange Bread
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