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    Published: Nov 11, 2022 · Updated: Dec 4, 2022 by Amy · This post may contain affiliate links (see disclosure)

    15 Professional Bakery Recipes that Taste Amazing!

    Amycakes Bakery was known for decadent desserts that tasted even better than they looked. You can now make our most popular bakery recipes in your home kitchen or even in your own bake shop!  

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    Have you ever wondered what makes scratch-made bakery cakes and baked goods so scrumptious? When my family owned Amycakes Bakery for over a decade, all of our professional bakery recipes and ingredients were top-secret. Now I am happy to share my favorite methods and dessert recipes with you.

    In fact, my favorite part of blogging has been receiving feedback and hearing your thoughts about these recipes, as well as seeing your own bakery's photos on Instagram or Facebook. Let's get to the recipes!

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    • 🍰 Top 15 Bakery Recipes
    • 👩‍🍳 Where to Find More Recipes
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    🍰 Top 15 Bakery Recipes

    Moist Vanilla Almond Cake

    You can't go wrong with a deliciously moist vanilla almond cake, especially with a delectable buttercream to complement it. Like all my cakes, it's made with a secret ingredient (instant clearjel) to keep it extra moist with a lovely soft texture.
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    This was the most famous bakery recipe at Amycakes. It's always a hit with guests on special occasions, from weddings to birthday parties to family get-togethers. Turn it into a Drip Cake with a white chocolate drizzle to take it to the next level.

    Featured Comment:
    "This cake is EXCELLENT. Truly a bakery cake that is so special for a celebration. Everyone at my birthday party was raving about the cake. Thank you so much for sharing! I'm thrilled to be able to make such an incredible cake at home!"

    a closeup of chewy chocolate chip cookies

    Chewy Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

    This bakery-style chocolate chip cookie recipe will have everyone sneaking a bite from the cookie jar. After all, soft, chewy, gooey chocolate chip cookies are impossible to resist.
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    The secret bakery ingredient in these cookies is vanilla instant pudding mix, which provides a perfect flavor and a cookie dough that doesn't spread. It's a straightforward recipe made with lots of butter and brown sugar.

    This is your perfectly balanced go-to cookie recipe with a sweet and salty flavor and crisp edges with an extra soft and chewy center.

    A blueberry cake on a pedestal with a slice taken out showing layers of moist blueberry cake, blueberry buttercream, and blueberry compote filling.

    The Best Blueberry Cake

    Moist blueberry cake is one of my all-time favorite cake recipes. It starts with an easy blueberry puree made in a food processor from thawed frozen blueberries.
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    This bakery-style cake really tastes like blueberry muffins in cake form! Decorate it with fresh blueberries for the prettiest presentation.

    Featured Comment:
    "This recipe is amazing!!! It is full of blueberry flavor and moist and the frosting is delectable. This is one of my favorite cake recipes now!"

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    Soft and Gooey Bakery-Style Cinnamon Rolls

    You'll want to make these cinnamon rolls all the time, as they have the perfect gooey filling and the softest dough.
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    When looking for the perfect cinnamon roll recipe, we want super soft and gooey rolls all the way to the very edge. That's a given whether you're a professional or a home baker! These warm cinnamon rolls were the first to sell out at my bakery, especially around the holidays.

    Featured Comment: 
    "I have tried different cinnamon roll recipes for 40+years. I have never kept the recipe because something was always wrong with them. This recipe deserves TEN STARS!!!! It's the best ever. Thank you for the best detailed recipe ever⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

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    Easy Stabilized Whipped Cream

    You’ll be amazed at the thickness and creaminess of this delicious stabilized whipped cream made with only 4 ingredients. It’s almost like a whipped cream mousse. 
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    This professional bakery recipe has a deliciously creamy vanilla flavor from pure vanilla. It is thickened with Instant Clearjel, a type of cornstarch that will keep the whipped cream thick and stable for up to a week in the fridge or even longer in the freezer.

    Featured Comment:
    "I’ll never make whipped cream using Knox gelatin again after trying this recipe! It was delicious and no rubbery bits to be found. Thank you for my new favorite stabilized whipped cream recipe."

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    Triple Chocolate Ganache Cake

    The only thing better than chocolate is more chocolate! And my, oh, my, does this triple chocolate ganache cake have everything you could possibly need to fulfill your chocolate cravings.
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    Fudgy, extra-moist, and rich, there's nothing quite like this deliciously moist chocolate cake for a special occasion. The perfect accompaniment to a glass of milk, a scoop of ice cream, or a cup of coffee.

    I probably hear back about this cake recipe the most--the comments speak for themselves!

    Featured Comment:
    "This cake was absolutely delicious. Multiple people that I served it to said it was the best chocolate cake they've ever had. I followed the recipe exactly aside from using a coffee buttercream instead of chocolate. Such a moist, fudgey, perfect cake that every chocolate lover needs to experience."

    A plate of Bakery Style Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    This easy recipe makes thick and chewy oatmeal raisin cookies with a delicious cinnamony and nutty flavor AND a super soft texture. Juicy raisins and pecans add to the moisture and crunch of these bakery-style cookies.
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    The perfect combination of cinnamon-flavored nuttiness and an irresistibly soft and chewy texture makes this my go-to oatmeal raisin cookie recipe.

    One of my bakery secrets is to soak the raisins in hot water for a few minutes before straining and adding them to the cookies. The pecans and juicy raisins create a beautiful blend of crunch and moisture.

    The best part is you can make this simple recipe without a mixer!

    Super Moist Vanilla Cupcakes

    You cannot go on a home-baking journey without including vanilla cupcakes in your itinerary. This bakery recipe is perfect for all your cupcake needs, whether you're baking for a bake sale, a birthday, or an extra special dessert treat.
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    A deliciously moist texture and a delectable vanilla almond flavor make these the perfect classic cupcakes. You can add some fun sprinkles or decorations to add a pop of color too! They're also diving with cake fillings!

    Featured Comment:
    "I made these for a baby shower so as to not pay a fortune for sub par cupcakes; they were absolutely amazing and so worth the effort, tons of compliments."

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    The Ultimate Fresh Strawberry Cake

    Moist and fresh, with a burst of flavor, this secret bakery recipe for Fresh Strawberry Cake melts in your mouth, while the light, creamy buttercream makes you feel like you're floating on a cloud.
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    This popular cake is made with unsweetened frozen strawberries and pure strawberry emulsion for a very strawberry-forward flavor. You'll return to this recipe whenever you want a natural strawberry-flavored cake—it's a dreamy, decadent delight!

    Featured Comment:
    "Never will I ever say I don't want strawberry cake again! This cake is delicious and as always your recipe was detailed and easy to follow. It tasted so fresh and was full of flavor. Thank you for another wonderful recipe."

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    The Softest Monster Cookies

    This monster cookie recipe makes the softest, chewiest, Peanut Butter-Oatmeal Chocolate Chip-Cookies! They are made from a delicious flourless cookie dough that provides the perfect texture.
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    These are no ordinary peanut butter cookies! This flourless monster cookie recipe makes an addictive sweet treat loved by all. At Amycakes Bakery, one of our favorite customers bought a monster cookie every single day!

    The recipe is quick and easy to make, and you can modify it to add as much flavor and pizzazz as you want. Add an extra handful of chocolate chips, some Reece's Pieces, or M&Ms!

    Featured comment:
    "Thank you for another amazing recipe! These are delicious, quick and easy to make, and wonderfully gluten free."

    A plate with a Coconut Cream Cupcake with Whipped Cream Frosting

    Easy Coconut Cream Cupcakes

    Made-from-scratch coconut cream cupcakes are tender, moist and buttery. The cupcake batter comes together quickly by hand, no mixer necessary! 
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    These flavorful moist cupcakes are drizzled with a rich cream of coconut glaze. They're frosted with a fluffy stabilized whipped cream, then topped off with lightly toasted coconut flakes for extra texture and crunch.

    Featured Comment:
    "Today, I decided I was going to bake these cupcakes, and OMG, talk about a religious experience! Taste and texture wise, it was like biting into a creamy, yummy cloud. And I love the coconut flavor!"

    A closeup of soft cream cheese danish pastries, one open with the cream cheese and cherry filling showing on the inside.

    Homemade Cream Cheese Danish (from scratch!)

    This bakery recipe makes light, soft and flaky cream cheese danish pastries entirely from scratch. Fill them with a delicious cream cheese filling and add your choice of fruit filling (if desired).
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    You'll feel like a professional chef when making these cream cheese danish! Lots of butter is rolled and folded into a delicious sweet yeast dough.

    If you love baking, this recipe is a great way to spend a weekend because the final product is so rewarding.

    Old Fashioned Banana Cake Slice with cream cheese buttercream

    Old-Fashioned Banana Cake

    This bakery recipe for Old-Fashioned Banana Cake is extra-moist and made with only the ripest bananas.  
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    This soft and moist banana cake is one of my favorite classic comfort foods. it tastes just like Grandma’s irresistible banana bread in layer-cake form.

    The tangy flavor of the cream cheese frosting makes a perfect pairing. If you prefer, you can make it into a loaf cake or sweet bread, as suggested by the reader below!

    Featured Comment:
    "Flat incredible! I made this recipe in a loaf pan in hopes it would turn out like banana bread and it was so delicious."

    Triple Layer Pumpkin Cream Pie

    Traditional pumpkin pie, a layer of pumpkin cream cheese mousse, and lots of fluffy stabilized vanilla whipped cream all in one pie. The three layers create an extroardinary dessert your guests won't forget.
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    The perfect Thanksgiving pie! At Amycakes Bakery, we even converted people who did not like pumpkin pie after they tried this pumpkin cream pie!

    Featured Comment:
    "This turned out so delicious. It was easy to make a gluten free version and I used puréed pumpkin from the pumpkins we got from our farm share. Everyone loved it and it’ll be on the holiday rotation next year as well. Thanks for the recipe!"

    Deliciously Moist Carrot Cake

    This is Amycakes Bakery's much-loved carrot cake recipe! It is so soft and moist and perfectly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg.
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    Fill the quick and easy carrot cake batter with raisins and pecans if you'd like, or leave them out--it's delicious either way!

    Featured Comment:
    "I made this for my fiance's birthday and he loved it! He's already asking me to make another one, it's that good."

    👩‍🍳 Where to Find More Recipes

    If you're ready to tantalize your taste buds, we're just getting started. This website features dozens more bakery recipes (from scratch) that you can try!

    A slice of very moist red velvet bundt cake
    Easy Red Velvet Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze

    💭 Frequently Asked Questions

    Below are some of the most commonly asked questions about using my recipes or techniques in a bakery, cafe, or home baking business.

    Can I use your recipes in my own bakery?

    Yes, I'd be flattered! I only ask that you don't give out copies of these recipes as your own. Instead, please share the links to the recipes on this website, or use the share buttons at the top of each post.

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    Can I make larger batch sizes of your dessert recipes in a commercial kitchen?

    Yes! If you have large commercial ovens and mixers, most of my cake, cupcake, and cookie recipes can be doubled, quadrupled, and more!

    We used a large convection oven at my bakery, so most of our cakes were baked in a full sheet pan (a 4x batch), then turned into layer cakes using the cut-and-stack method.

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    The largest batch size I recommend for my cinnamon roll recipes is a 4x batch. However, the cinnamon sugar mixture and glazes can be made in even larger batches and stored.

    When making large quantities of cinnamon rolls, we preferred to make Take-and Bake Cinnamon Rolls in advance and freeze them. We couldn't keep those in stock around the holidays!

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    Try my top 15 bakery recipes!
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    • 🎂 Moist Vanilla Almond Cake
    • 🍪 Chewy Bakery-Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • 🫐 The Best Blueberry Layer Cake
    • 👩🏻‍🍳 Soft and Gooey Bakery-Style Cinnamon Rolls
    • 🍰 Easy Stabilized Whipped Cream
    • 🍫 Triple Chocolate Ganache Cake
    • 🍪 Thick and Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
    • 🧁 Super Moist Vanilla Cupcakes
    • 🍓 The Ultimate Fresh Strawberry Cake
    • 🍪 The Softest Monster Cookies
    • 🥥 Easy Coconut Cream Cupcakes
    • 🥐 Homemade Cream Cheese Danish (from scratch!)
    • 🍌 Old-Fashioned Banana Cake
    • 🥧 Triple Layer Pumpkin Cream Pie
    • 🥕 Deliciously Moist Carrot Cake
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    1. Amy Liu Dong says

      December 25, 2022 at 4:18 am

      5 stars
      All these recipes are delicious, and I am so excited to make some of these recipes for Christmas!

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    2. Gwynn says

      December 23, 2022 at 7:46 pm

      5 stars
      This is an amazing group of recipes! I cannot wait to make them all!

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      December 22, 2022 at 5:15 pm

      5 stars
      I love it all!!! Thank you.

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