4,340 cuke recipes

Hot milk cake with eggs whipped until thick, hot butter and milk stirred in at the end, and a full tablespoon of vanilla. A tender, fine-grained sponge that stays moist for days.

Surprise carrot cake baked in a Bundt pan with a hidden cream cheese filling layered inside the spiced batter. Cut a slice and find a tangy, creamy ribbon running through the center of the cake.

Spiced pound cake with mace, vanilla, and almond extract baked in a Bundt pan until golden and dense. Powdered sugar in the batter creates an ultra-fine, velvety crumb that melts on your tongue.

Old-fashioned boiled fruit cake loaded with raisins, figs, and warm spices. The boiling method creates an incredibly moist crumb that stays fresh for days. Serves 12.

Johnny Appleseed cake made with whole wheat flour, applesauce, honey, raisins, and walnuts. An egg-free spice cake sweetened naturally without refined sugar.

Doctor Bird Cake is a Jamaican-inspired banana and crushed pineapple cake spiced with cinnamon and baked tall in a tube pan. A moist tropical cake also known as hummingbird cake.

Light sponge cake baked in a casserole dish, then soaked with a hot rum sugar syrup and topped with toasted almonds or coconut. This boozy, syrup-drenched dessert is even better the next day.

Pineapple zucchini cake loaded with crushed pineapple, grated zucchini, pecans, and raisins. A moist, oil-based sheet cake with tropical-garden flavor that uses up summer zucchini.

Mom's apple cake loaded with five fresh apples, crushed nuts, and cinnamon in a one-bowl oil batter. No eggs, no butter, and incredibly moist. Swap applesauce for oil for a lighter version.

Moist, low-fat chocolate cake made with pureed prunes instead of butter and topped with a tangy orange glaze. Deeply chocolatey with barely any fat, and no one will guess the secret ingredient.

Old-fashioned unleavened seed cake with caraway seeds, candied orange peel, mace, and chopped nuts. No baking powder needed, whipped egg whites provide the lift.

Dense fudge pecan cake with cocoa, chopped pecans, and a glossy chocolate-cream royal glaze. Baked in a springform pan, chilled until firm, then glazed.

Old-fashioned chocolate sheet cake with a boiled cocoa frosting that goes on while everything's still hot. Buttermilk keeps it moist, chopped nuts add crunch. Ready in under an hour.

Dense, jewel-toned fruit cake packed with whole dates, walnuts, and candied cherries held together by just enough batter. A showstopper for holiday giving.

European-style spice cookies with ground hazelnuts, lemon zest, and warm cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. Topped with a whole almond and egg-glazed for a glossy finish.

Buttery lemon tea cake with chopped pecans, soaked in a hot lemon zest and juice sauce while still warm. A tender, citrus-drenched cake with crunchy pockets of toasted nut.