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Small Batch Baking and Desserts For Two

Indulge in the art of baking with step-by-step guides and recipes tailored for smaller yields, allowing you to scale down your favorite desserts like crisps, a layer cake, or a few decadent cupcakes with ease. After all, if you want to make half a pan of bars -- how do you split an egg? Find small batch baking and desserts for two recipes here.

Newest Small Batch Dessert Recipes

  • Carrot upside down cake on a blue plate.
    Carrot Upside-Down Cake for Two (6-Inch Cake with Maple Caramel)
  • Cherry topping added to the no bake cheesecake in a mason jar.
    No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Recipe in Mason Jars (Perfect Dessert Cups for Two)
  • Small batch Kulfi Ice Cream Bars (for Two)
  • Bourbon Biscoff Cookie Butter Chocolate brownies laying on side to show three layers
    Small Batch Bourbon Biscoff Cookie Butter Brownies

Dessert Cups

Looking for easy dessert cups that are big on flavor but perfectly portioned?

  • Cherry topping added to the no bake cheesecake in a mason jar.
    No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Recipe in Mason Jars (Perfect Dessert Cups for Two)
  • Old fashioned lemon pudding cake in a dessert cup sprinkled with powdered sugar and a spoon ful of cake on a wooden table.
    Old Fashioned Small Batch Lemon Pudding Cake Dessert Cups
  • Key Lime Pie filling in a ramekin sprinkled with graham cracker topping and whipped cream
    Key Lime Dessert Cups (For Two)

Mini Pies and Cakes

These small-batch mini pies, individual cakes and 6-inch cakes are perfectly portioned for two, making it easy to enjoy a homemade dessert without baking a full-sized treat.

  • Cherry pie for two in a 6 inch pie plate with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top
    Homemade Cherry Pie For Two
  • mini chocolate bundt cake on a white square plate
    Chocolate Bundt Cakes For Two
  • 6 inch stout cake with bailey's filling and cream cheese frosting and a whiskey ganache cake with 2 slices cut out and one slice on white plate.
    6-inch chocolate cake with Stout and Bailey's Irish Crème Frosting
  • Cream cheese frosted carrot walnut cake with chopped walnuts on edges and fresh carrot tops on top of the small 6-inch 2- layer cake.
    Small 6-inch Carrot Walnut Layer Cake Recipe

Small Batch No Churn Ice Cream

Cool off with these easy small-batch no-churn ice cream recipes that deliver rich, creamy flavor-no ice cream maker required.

  • Small batch Kulfi Ice Cream Bars (for Two)
  • no churn Raspberry ice cream in green ice cream glass dessert cups and a clear tall ice cream glass and a scoop on a silver spoon sitting on a white table
    Raspberry Ice Cream + How to make no-churn ice cream

Small Batch Breads and Loaf pan cakes

Discover small-batch loaf pan quick breads and cakes that are perfectly sized for two, making it easy to enjoy a homemade treat without days of leftovers.

  • 2 blueberry lemon yogurt cake loaves on a cutting board
    Blueberry Lemon Yogurt Cake
  • glazed lemon cake loaf sliced sitting next to 2 plates and forks
    Lemon cake recipe with rhubarb for two
  • Gluten free zucchini bread sliced on a wooden cutting board next to a small vase of purple flowers.
    Gluten-free Pumpkin Zucchini Bread
  • Blueberry almond lemon cake on a white plater dusted with powdered sugar and sprinkled with almonds.
    Blueberry Lemon Almond Cake (Gluten-Free)
  • best banana bread with sour cream and brown sugar on a baking rack on a navy blue table
    Best Banana Bread with Sour Cream and Brown Sugar
  • Sliced banana bread with applesauce on a tray.
    Banana Bread with Applesauce For Two

Small Batch Cookies and Bars

Bake up just the right amount with these small-batch cookie and bar recipes, perfectly sized for two and ideal when you're craving a homemade treat without lots of leftovers.

  • Bourbon Biscoff Cookie Butter Chocolate brownies laying on side to show three layers
    Small Batch Bourbon Biscoff Cookie Butter Brownies
  • 3 carrot cake sandwich cookies piled on top of each other in a glass container.
    Carrot Cake Cookie (Inside-out Cookie)

Romantic Dinner Date Desserts

End your evening on a sweet note with these romantic date night desserts, featuring elegant small-batch treats that are easy to make and perfectly portioned for two.

  • Easy Creme Brulee recipe for 2 + flavor variations in a ramekin on a wood table.
    Easy Crème Brûlée Recipe for 2 + Flavor Variations
  • mini chocolate bundt cake on a white square plate
    Chocolate Bundt Cakes For Two
  • Easy Lavender Crème Brûlée for 2
  • Rhubarb and Custard mini galette recipe on a blue plate
    Rhubarb Galette

How To Guides for small batch baking

Whether you're baking your first small-batch cake, learning how to frost it like a pro, or planning a romantic Valentine's dinner with the perfect dessert, these step-by-step guides will help you create memorable moments for two.

  • Cream cheese frosted carrot walnut cake with chopped walnuts on edges and fresh carrot tops on top of the small 6-inch 2- layer cake with the words How to Bake a Perfect Layer Cake in text.
    How to make a small 6-inch, 2-layer round cake
  • Cream cheese frosted carrot walnut cake with chopped walnuts on edges and fresh carrot tops on top of the small 6-inch 2- layer cake with the words How to Frost a Layer Cake in text.
    How to frost a layered cake
  • A couple cooking together for a cooking date night standing in the kitchen toasting wine glasses
    At Home Valentine's Day Idea| Cooking Together Date Night

Small Batch Baking and Desserts for Two

  • Baked Rhubarb and Cherry Crisp with golden brown oat crisp topping in a cast iron skillet topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream sitting on a blue and yellow striped dish towel
    Garden Fresh Rhubarb and Cherry Crisp
See more Small Batch Baking and Desserts for Two →
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Welcome to Our Table 4•2 by Pam Werley I hope to inspire the joy of cooking for two and give you the courage to try something new! The recipes here are inspired by my grandparents’ heart-of-the-house Nebraska farm kitchens, a delicious diversity of friends’ tables, and a lifetime of global travel - all portioned for the smaller table.

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