53 snack cake recipes

Applesauce snack cake starts with a box cake mix boosted with applesauce, warm spices, raisins, and nuts for a moist, spiced sheet cake. A semi-homemade shortcut that tastes fully from scratch.

No-bake whipped cream graham cracker cake that kids can help build! Stack graham squares with fluffy cream, chill until the crackers soften into tender cake-like layers. 3 ingredients, zero oven time.

A traditional Appalachian stack cake with six ginger-spiced layers sandwiched together with applesauce filling, then left to meld overnight.

Appalachian stack cake is a 10-layer mountain heirloom: molasses-spice cookie layers pressed together with dried apple filling. Best after three days of resting.

Cocoa-spice snackin' cake mixes cocoa, applesauce, and warm cinnamon-nutmeg into a tender square pan cake. Easy weekday baking with a moist crumb and chocolate-spice depth.

Two-loaf zucchini nut bread with shredded summer squash squeezed dry, cinnamon-scented batter, and chopped nuts folded throughout. The end-of-summer garden gift loaf.

Buttery banana bread loaded with very ripe bananas, melted butter, and a full cup of nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips. A rich, freezer-friendly quick bread that bakes up tender with a crackly top crust.

Moist banana bread swaps butter for applesauce and uses egg whites instead of whole eggs. Low-fat quick bread sweetened by 4 ripe bananas with cinnamon. Freezes up to 2 months.

Buttery Hawaiian banana bread: a tall, tender loaf made with six very ripe bananas and cake flour for an extra-soft crumb. Tropical sweetness in every slice.

Cranberry pumpkin bread folds canned pumpkin, fresh cranberries, orange zest, and chopped nuts into a buttery cinnamon-spiced quick bread. Two loaves from one batch, perfect for fall mornings or holiday gifting.

A scrumptious banana bread that's easy to make and is perfect for breakfast, lunch or dessert!

Classic banana bread with chopped nuts and perfectly balanced sweetness—mix by hand in minutes for a reliable, never-dry loaf.

Buttermilk chocolate tea bread bakes a tangy buttermilk batter with cocoa powder into a tender quick-bread loaf. Perfect with afternoon tea or sliced thick for breakfast.

Nutty apple muffins loaded with diced apples, chopped walnuts, and shredded coconut. A nutmeg-scented breakfast muffin with crunchy nut texture in every bite and a tender oil-based crumb.

Quick bread made with canned pumpkin, dates and walnuts. Perfect for breakfast anytime during the fall season.

Homemade papadum (papad) from lentil flour with black pepper and cumin. Rolled thin, dried, then fried until crispy and blistered. A classic Indian appetizer or snack.