386 cafe cake recipes

Double orange cake made with baking mix, buttermilk, orange zest, and chopped raisins. A simple one-bowl cake with bright citrus flavor in every bite.

Strawberry brownie cake layered with reduced-fat fudge brownies, almond-spiked whipped topping, fresh strawberry halves, and chocolate drizzle. A no-fuss layered dessert built from a brownie mix.

Double chocolate layer cheesecake: a chocolate cream cheese layer on the bottom and a vanilla cream cheese layer on top, all in a chocolate cookie crust.

Crab cakes with tomatillo salsa bind lump crabmeat with bread and egg white for a light crust, pan-seared and topped with tangy diced tomatillo-lime salsa. Southwest-style seafood dinner.

Passover apple cake made with matzo meal and potato starch instead of flour. A fluffy, flourless sponge layered with grated cinnamon apples and lemon.

Five-ingredient upside down coffee cake with pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and brown sugar glaze over refrigerator biscuits. A retro brunch shortcut.

Buttermilk coffee cake with a streusel-style cinnamon-clove crumb topping made from the same dough. A tangy, tender 9x13 cake that doubles as breakfast or afternoon coffee snack. Stir in raisins or nuts. Freezes beautifully.

Holiday fruitcake with a pound of raisins boiled in spiced sugar syrup, mixed with candied fruit, walnuts, and warm spices, baked low and slow in a tube pan.

Tangy sourdough banana pancakes with buttermilk and yogurt, topped with sliced bananas. Skip the syrup and let the sweet-sour contrast shine with just a pat of butter.

Pineapple nut cake with crushed pineapple baked right into the batter and finished with a nut icing. A no-egg, no-butter dump cake that comes together in minutes with just 5 ingredients.

Cherry and almond Christmas cake: maraschino cherries, apricots, ginger, and almonds macerated in amaretto and brandy, baked into a lighter apple-puree batter, then soaked in more amaretto. A boozy, fruit-packed festive cake that keeps for a month.

This is another very normal dish that Korean people eat all the time, here the rice cake is nothing to do with dessert, it's a plain small patty or stick that is made of rice, normally simmered with stock, Korean chili sauce, cabbage and chilies. It soak all the delicious flavor, a classic and tasty Korean dish.

Chocolate banana split cake with cocoa-banana layers, fresh sliced bananas, homemade chocolate sauce, whipped topping, and a cherry on top. No butter, no egg yolks.

Traditional salt cod fish cakes with mashed potatoes, onion, and egg. A Newfoundland and Maritime classic fried until golden. Five ingredients, overnight soak required.

Old-fashioned almond butter coffee cake made with yeast-risen dough and crowned with buttery almond topping. Warm spices of mace and cardamom make this sweet bread irresistible for brunch.

From-scratch bundt cake with brown sugar and chocolate chips baked inside, topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. One bowl, five minutes of prep, and it serves 20. The kind of cake that disappears at potlucks before you set the knife down.