2,123 gold cake recipes

Vegan no-bake pumpkin cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, silken tofu filling, maple syrup, and almond butter. Set with agar-agar and chilled overnight for a creamy, dairy-free slice.

Chocolate-marshmallow cake assembly with four layers of cake, fluffy marshmallow frosting cooked on the stove, and a poured chocolate glaze with toasted almonds. A retro showpiece cake.

Easy chocolate pudding cake bakes its own fudgy sauce underneath a tender cake layer. A no-egg, no-butter self-saucing dessert that magically separates in the oven.

No-bake Reese's-style peanut butter bars with a buttery graham cracker crumb base and a melted chocolate chip top. Tastes like a giant peanut butter cup. Cuts into 48 squares for a crowd.

Eggless chocolate banana snack cake with mashed ripe banana, cocoa, brown sugar, and a vinegar-baking soda lift. Topped with melted chocolate chips. A no-egg, no-dairy 8-inch square cake.

Instant cheesecake fakes the real thing in five minutes with a chocolate digestive biscuit, a swipe of cream cheese, and half a fresh strawberry. Snack-sized, no-bake, ready before the kettle boils.

Light pumpkin praline cheesecake: low-fat cottage cheese stands in for cream cheese, wheat germ replaces graham crumbs in the crust, and pumpkin pie spice carries the flavor. Topped with maple-drizzled pecans.

Amaretto cheesecake cookies with a brown sugar shortbread crust, cream cheese filling spiked with amaretto, and an almond crumble topping. Cut into squares.

Overnight cinnamon buns made with frozen rolls, brown sugar, vanilla pudding mix, and butter in a Bundt pan. Prep before bed, bake in the morning for a gooey, no-knead breakfast.

Boston brown bread baked in a Bundt pan with buttermilk, molasses, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, and raisins. A no-yeast New England classic with deep, malty sweetness.

Cocoa meringue cake: two crisp cocoa-free meringue disks sandwiched with a mocha-chocolate filling and served in a pool of bright raspberry sauce. An elegant, low-fat dessert showpiece.

Three-ingredient mayonnaise biscuits stir together self-rising flour, milk, and a quarter cup of real mayonnaise for tender muffin-pan biscuits. Fastest dinner roll on the planet.

Old-fashioned chocolate potato cake with riced potatoes folded into the batter for incredible moisture. Layered with whipped cream and smothered in chocolate frosting.

A creamy tofu-based cheesecake loaded with almond flavor from almond meal, almond extract, and a crown of slivered almonds on a graham cracker crust. Blend, pour, bake. No dairy, no eggs, no stress.

Golden fruitcake with dried apricots, raisins, candied cherries, orange peel, citron, and shaved almonds in a light cake flour batter. Baked low and slow for 4 gorgeous holiday loaves.

Chocolate applesauce cake with just five pantry ingredients. No eggs, no dairy, no butter. Moist, fudgy crumb from unsweetened applesauce and real chocolate.