5,072 butters cake recipes

An amazingly moist and tasty rhubarb cake. The applesauce and yogurt really made the cake super moist and delicious. Considering it's a butter or oil free cake, when I had my first piece, I realized that you really didn't need any butter or oil. All the ingredients were just perfectly balanced, the cake was absolutely a winner!

Chocolate butter icing melts unsweetened chocolate with butter, then whisks in hot water, vanilla, and powdered sugar. Glossy, spreadable, and ready for cakes or brownies.

Aunt E.C.'s pound cake is a true four-ingredient pound cake: butter, sugar, eggs, flour. No leavener, no liquid, no flavorings, just pure creaming-method magic baked in a tube pan to a tall, golden, tender cake.

Applesauce raisin spice cake: a moist Bundt cake built on plumped raisins, unsweetened applesauce, and 3 tablespoons of cinnamon. No butter, just oil for a tender crumb that stays moist for days.

Because it is made with light margarine spread instead of traditional butter, this dense pound cake is rich and buttery-tasting, but better for you. Top the cake with a drizzle of orange icing.

Chocolate fudge pound cake is a low-fat bundt cake using egg whites, nonfat yogurt, and cocoa powder for deep chocolate flavor without yolks or butter. Dense, fudgy, and naturally lower in saturated fat.

7 Up bundt cake with butter, lemon extract, and a splash of lemon-lime soda for the lightest, most tender pound cake with a buttery, citrus-bright crumb. The Southern church-cookbook classic that earns its reputation.

Russian tea cakes (Mexican wedding cookies) with butter, almonds, and vanilla, baked low and slow then packed in powdered sugar. Tender, crumbly, and snow-white.

This super moist carrot cake was absolutely delicious and much much lower-fat than a regular carrot cake, thanks to applesauce and yogurt instead of butter and cream cheese. I used whole wheat pastry flour to make it even more nutrition dense. I will be making this low-fat carrot cake again for sure.

Mocha frosting: cocoa, instant coffee, butter, and powdered sugar whipped into a silky chocolate-coffee glaze. Pipes, spreads, and stays put on cakes, brownies, and cupcakes.

Moist gingerbread cake sweetened with molasses and applesauce, no butter or oil added. Whole wheat and white flour blend with buttermilk for tender low-fat texture and warm spice.

Welsh bakestone pancakes (also called Welsh cakes' simpler cousin): four ingredients, no leavening trickery, cooked on a hot griddle until bubbles form. Serve warm with butter, honey or jam.

Homemade pancakes from scratch with no boxed mix needed. The trick is a lumpy batter stirred just enough, so the cakes cook up tall, fluffy, and golden on a buttered griddle.

Dad's best brownies are vegan wacky-cake-style brownies with no eggs, no butter, no dairy. Vinegar plus baking soda creates the rise. Loaded with chopped walnuts. Naturally egg-free and dairy-free.

Quick praline peach topping with brown sugar, chopped almonds, and butter spooned over angel food cake. A 5-minute warm dessert sauce with fresh or frozen peaches.

Banana nut muffins loaded with chocolate chips and hazelnuts, made with a creamed butter base for a tender, cake-like crumb. Topped with whipped cream and walnuts for a dessert-style finish.