1,002 cafe cake recipes

Pineapple chiffon cake layered with chocolate cookies and a light-as-air gelatin mousse. A no-bake, low-calorie dessert with bright tropical flavor and lemon zing.

Chocolate mug cake for one, mixed and microwaved right in the mug in about 5 minutes. No oven, one dish, and a warm, fudgy chocolate cake whenever a craving hits.

Fresh berry and whipped cream topping for pancakes or crepes with orange liqueur. Sweetened strawberries with a boozy, vanilla-laced whipped cream.

Vegan fruit cake packed with dried fruit, candied peel, orange rind, and almonds, leavened with a soy milk and vinegar reaction instead of eggs. A dense, dairy-free holiday cake baked low and slow.

Potato Cake is a classic chocolate sheet cake with mashed potatoes folded into the batter - creating a tender, moist crumb without any potato flavor. Walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Chicken pox pancakes: pancake stacks decorated with banana eyes and mouth, strawberry chunk spots, and powdered sugar pus. Halloween or sick-day kids' breakfast.

Puff pancake (Dutch baby) bakes a simple flour, milk, and egg batter into a dramatic golden puff. Topped with warm blueberry pie filling and fresh nectarine slices.

Chocolate cheesecake bars with a brown sugar graham cracker crust, cocoa-rich cream cheese filling, and a smooth vanilla cream cheese topping. Three layers of bliss in every bite.

Sourdough silver dollar hotcakes with an overnight fermented batter, baking soda for lift, and a tangy flavor no regular pancake can match. Makes 30 mini pancakes.

Blue cornmeal breakfast cake topped with fresh blueberries and baked golden at high heat. Light and fluffy with whipped egg whites folded into the batter.

Low-cal cheesecake made with cottage cheese, skim milk, whipped egg whites, and gelatin instead of cream cheese and butter. A light, no-bake cheesecake with graham cracker crumb topping.

Use this recipe with peaches, sour cherries or pineapple with equally good results.

The full showpiece version of Bruno's flourless Italian chocolate cake: three layers filled with rum-spiked chocolate whipped cream, wrapped in alternating dark and white chocolate strips, and garnished with chocolate leaves.

Simple frozen dessert made with ice cream and a splash of sherry, frozen in a tray. A no-bake, 2-ingredient base you can customize with nuts, chocolate, or fruit.

A staple at English boarding schools, these individual cakes are served with afternoon tea. They don't keep well; after a day they take on the characteristics of "rocks".

This very old recipe is famous for the artistic, decorative sculpture arranged on top. The picture in the cookbook has the upper outer edge circled with a braid of dough and cut-outs of ducks arranged flat on the top.