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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

  • 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
  • 3 carrot cake sandwich cookies piled on top of each other in a glass container.
    Carrot Cake Cookie (Inside-out Cookie)

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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