Bake It Your Way: Summer Fruit Edition - Bake from Scratch

      When summer fruits are at their finest, savor these recipes that can be enjoyed with all the delightful berries and stone fruits you adore. As editor-in-chief Brian Hart Hoffman puts it, "Bake it your own!"

      **Bake It Your Way Tip**

      You can utilize apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, and plums for any stone fruit recipe, and blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries for the berry recipes. Feel free to mix any stone fruits or berries as long as the total amount of fruit specified in each recipe is maintained.

      **Any-Fruit Cakes**

      **Apricot Cake**

      *July 15, 2023*

      This rich and buttery cake, filled with chunky chopped and soft sliced stone fruit, bursts with fresh flavor. A straightforward glaze adds the perfect finishing touch.

      *Yields 1 (9-inch) cake*

      1½ cups (260 grams) chopped...

      **Blueberry Cake**

      *July 15, 2023*

      This berry-laden cake is sophisticated enough for dessert yet simple enough for a quick breakfast on the go.

      *Yields 1 (9-inch) cake*

      1¾ cups (245 grams) fresh blueberries...

      **Any-Fruit Pies**

      **Lattice Peach Pie**

      *July 15, 2023*

      This pie, whether enjoyed warm, at room temperature, or by the fork from the fridge, highlights the perfectly ripe and juicy stone fruit.

      *Yields 1 (9-inch) deep-dish pie*

      3...

      **Fresh Strawberry Pie**

      *July 15, 2023*

      Cutting into the buttery, flaky double pie crust reveals the vibrant pinkish-red color of this berry-filled dessert.

      *Yields 1 (9-inch) deep-dish pie*

      2½ pounds (1,134 grams) halved hulled fresh strawberries or other berries (about...

      **Any-Fruit Cobblers**

      **Nectarine Cobbler**

      *July 2, 2025*

      The light biscuit-like topping absorbs every bit of the fruity syrup in this quick and easy bake.

      *Yields 6 servings*

      2 pounds (about 907 grams) ½-inch-thick sliced pitted nectarines or other stone fruit...

      **Blackberry Cobbler**

      *July 15, 2023*

      If you find yourself with wild blackberries, consider using them in this straightforward dessert. The slightly chewy texture and subtle nutty flavor of oats in the...