2,359 cake recipes

Fat-free cocoa squares with applesauce instead of butter or oil. A hot cocoa-brown sugar sauce poured over the batter before baking creates a gooey, self-saucing chocolate dessert.

Old-fashioned steamed fruit pudding with raisins, suet, molasses, and warm spices. A Pennsylvania-style dessert steamed for 3 hours and served with brown sugar sauce.

Slow cooker BBQ beans with golden raisins, Granny Smith apples, brown sugar, and bacon strips on top. Canned baked beans transformed into a sweet, smoky crockpot side dish.

Wholegrain muffins with bran flakes, rolled oats, molasses, and brown sugar. A high-fiber breakfast muffin that mixes in one bowl and bakes in 15 minutes.

Bath buns: lemon-scented English tea buns dotted with raisins and candied citron, brushed with sugared cream for a sweet, glossy crust. A traditional cousin to the rock cake.

Egyptian-style falafel (ta'ameya) with dried fava beans, parsley, garlic, cumin, and coriander, ground twice for the right crispy-yet-tender texture. The original falafel before chickpeas took over.

Meringue pecan pie binds Ritz cracker crumbs and chopped pecans into a stiff egg-white meringue, then bakes into a chewy-crisp slice. No pie crust required. Top with ice cream or fresh fruit and whipped cream.

Oatmeal cookies rolled in chopped nuts with a chocolate star pressed into each warm center. The classic peanut blossom cookie technique applied to oats.

Holiday spice cookies roll out paper-thin from a molasses-and-spice dough with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and allspice. Crisp cookie-cutter cookies for the December tins.

Molasses crinkle cookies bake into chewy spiced rounds with a sugary, crackled top, deeply scented with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and allspice. A lower-fat take using egg whites and soft margarine.

Chocolate sour cream muffins with chopped walnuts and marshmallow pieces. Rocky-road inspired chocolate muffins with melty marshmallow pockets.

Chocolate raspberry cream torte: a light chocolate wacky cake layered four high with raspberry jam and pink raspberry cream filling. An impressive-looking dessert made with pantry staples and no eggs.

Fruit pudding: apples and prunes simmered into a sweet, juicy base, topped with light dumplings steamed right on the fruit. A cozy, low-fat stovetop pudding that comes together in one pan.

Twice-baked Italian biscotti with fresh ginger, Dutch cocoa, and toasted almonds. Crisp, dunkable cookies with warm spice and a deep chocolate undertone.

Low-cholesterol oatmeal cookies made with sunflower oil, egg whites, molasses, and whole wheat flour. Warmly spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

No-butter orange oatmeal cookies sweetened with banana, honey, and orange juice concentrate. Soft, fruity, and loaded with walnuts and golden raisins.