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Bake Club

Shilpa Uskokovic and Jesse Szewczyk—the test kitchen's pro bakers—share must-make recipes and must-know tips.

Join the BA Bake Club to gain access to exclusive recipes from senior test kitchen editors Shilpa Uskokovic and Jesse Szewczyk. Once you're a subscriber, you'll have access to a brand-new baking recipe each month. Learn more about the BA Bake Club—and how to get involved—here.

Bake Club steals the show with pillowy meringue, whipped cream, silky chocolate ganache, and boozy cherries in this Black Forest pavlova.

Jesse Szewczyk

Pavlova meets Black Forest cake in a holiday dessert designed to steal the spotlight.
An accidentally-on-purpose discovery for America’s favorite cookie.
Cinnamon bun fans, our time has come.
We’re here with BA Bake Club’s September recipe: Jesse’s impressive Banana Pudding Paris-Brest.
Vegan
Olive oil gives these cookies robust, sophisticated flavor (and makes them secretly vegan).
BA Bake Club is back with August’s recipe: Shilpa’s Peach-Blueberry Crumb Pie.
This modern riff on an old-school French classic is the ultimate fancy-pants dessert.
BA Bake Club is back with July’s recipe: Jesse’s crusty Cheddar Jalapeño Loaf.
The best fruit pie, complete with a brown sugar streusel topping.
BA Bake Club is back with June’s bake: a delightfully modern take on Hummingbird Cake! Plus a guest appearance from an OG of The Great British Bake Off.
A homemade loaf featuring a crackly crust, loaded with cheese and plenty of fresh chilis.
Our spin on the beloved classic, featuring pineapple jam and cream cheese frosting.
Sour cream scones get treated to a cinnamon-sugar swirl and crunchy streusel crown.
On this episode of Dinner SOS, the BA Bake Club is back with a brand new cake recipe. Plus, a baking icon makes a special guest appearance.
Our ultimate version of the luxe chocolate-caramel bars.
Jesse and Shilpa are back with BA Bake Club. This month the duo tells us how to make a textbook Basque cheesecake imbued with the bittersweet flavors of tiramisu.
Predestined to be the star of your next weekend hang or holiday brunch.
Jesse and Shilpa are back with BA Bake Club to talk all things pizza.
Two of our all-time favorite desserts, now in one new classic.
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Shilpa and Jesse are back with this month’s installment of BA Bake Club featuring the most delicious, simple and long-lasting chocolate olive oil cake recipe.
You don’t need a pizza oven (or even a baking stone) for our test kitchen’s ultimate recipe.
On this episode of Dinner SOS, Jesse and Shilpa take over to tell us about Bake Club.
Easy
Fruity olive oil means this fudgy cake will stay moist for days.