There is nothing like fall baking season: the warm flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg fill the air, there's pumpkin-flavored everything on the shelves and it's all a delicious lead up to cookie and pie ...

An apple cider and maple syrup reduction adds sweetness and apple flavor to this cake and frosting for a decidedly autumnal treat. A quick apple cider–maple syrup reduction is folded into both the ...

This is the easiest fall dessert to get on the table in no time. You can actually use any flavored cake mix our favorite is spice cake mix. Yellow, white, and even a funfetti will work perfectly fine.

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