I admit this is more of a “Hey — what songs are out there that mention baking?”-list rather than a “Songs I Actually Listen To”-list. But…I think you’ll be pleased by the breadth. No matter which genre is your favorite, there’s surely a song below for you to play over and over again the next time you channel Betty Crocker.
1. Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie — Jay & The Techniques. They played this song repeatedly at the APC Crisco National Pie Championships in 2007. And for good reason. ![]()
2. American Pie — Don McLean. The classic. ![]()
3. Cherry Pie — Warrant. Because sometimes you really want to rock out in the kitchen? ![]()
4. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) — Four Tops. So happy! ![]()
5. Pie — Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could. For the kid in you? ![]()
6. Key Lime Pie — Kenny Chesney. Just because it didn’t work out with Renee Zellweger, doesn’t mean he can’t carry a tune. ![]()
7. Sweet Potato Pie — James Taylor and Ray Charles. Legends! Pie! What more could you ask for? ![]()
8. Jiggable Pie — AMG. A little risque, perhaps…but who says bakers have to be prudes? ![]()
9. Pie — Debi Smith. Truer words were never spoken. ![]()
10. Apple Pie a la Mode — Destiny’s Child. If all the single ladies whipped up one of these, perhaps they’d find the way to a man’s heart? ![]()
11. Rhubarb Pie — John Fogerty. Tap your foot as you bake it. ![]()
12. Cookie Jar — Gym Class Heroes. Try not to dance around the kitchen. I dare you. ![]()
13. Cookie Jar — Jack Johnson. Oh, Jack. Go on with your bad self. ![]()
14. Cookie — The Presets. C-c-c-catchy. ![]()
15. Cookie — Master P. Learn to love America’s Most Luved Bad Guy. ![]()
16. Cookie — Jean Leloup. French pop! ![]()
17. Cake — Lloyd Banks featuring 50 Cent. Go shorty. ![]()
18. Cake — Lil Wyte. Sing along, but actually about cake-cake. ![]()
19. Kisses and Cake — John Powell. Aww. ![]()
20. Shake & Bake — Young Jeezy. Repeat after me: “And I helped.” ![]()
21. Wake ‘n Bake — Simplified. Happy, if not entirely grammatically correct. ![]()
22. Mama Bake a Pie — Tom T. Hall. Slowing things down a bit… ![]()
23. Wake and Bake — Asylum Street Spankers. Apples and pears, baby. Apples and pears. ![]()
24. I’ll Bake Me a Man — Barbara Acklin. Amen, sister. ![]()
25. Nobody in Town Can Bake a Sweet Jelly Roll Like Mine — Bessie Smith. And she means it. ![]()
26. Bake my Pie — Vinnie and the Stardusters. Hmm… ![]()
27. Bake that Chicken Pie — Uncle Dave Macon and the Fruit Jar Guzzlers. Kind of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” no? ![]()
28. I’m Gonna Bake My Biscuits — Little Miss Higgins. That’s right. ![]()


this makes me hungry. for a jelly roll.
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