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No-bake peanut butter oatmeal cookies with chopped peanuts. A stovetop candy-cookie hybrid cooked to soft ball stage then dropped onto waxed paper to set. No oven needed.

Four flavor pound cake with lemon, vanilla, almond, and rum extracts in a light oil-based batter with folded egg whites. Served with fresh strawberries.

Vegetarian brown lentil bake with sauteed onions, soy sauce, and herbs, topped with whole wheat breadcrumbs and warm pineapple. Earthy, savory, and sweet all in one dish.

Lower-fat banana cake with pureed prunes replacing most of the butter, nonfat vanilla yogurt, and egg whites. A moist sheet cake that cuts the fat without losing flavor.

Cherry and almond Christmas cake: maraschino cherries, apricots, ginger, and almonds macerated in amaretto and brandy, baked into a lighter apple-puree batter, then soaked in more amaretto. A boozy, fruit-packed festive cake that keeps for a month.

Low fat fudge brownie sundae cake is made with cocoa powder, low-fat milk and applesauce.

Root vegetable bake: butternut squash, celeriac, carrot, potato, and turnip simmered tender, mashed smooth, then topped with golden caramelized onions and baked until crusty. Holiday-table ready.

No-cholesterol chocolate cake gets its tender crumb from a surprising swap: cholesterol-free mayonnaise stands in for eggs and butter. One bowl, no creaming, deep cocoa flavor with a moist tight crumb.

Baked eggplant casserole layers tender eggplant tossed in tangy barbecue sauce with fresh tomato slices, all under a crisp Parmesan bread crumb crust. A smoky, vegetarian twist on the usual eggplant bake.

Easy chocolate coffee cake made with mayonnaise instead of eggs and butter. Cold coffee, cocoa powder, and vanilla round out this no-fuss, one-bowl cake you can throw together in 15 minutes.

Three layers of genoise sponge brushed with espresso-rum syrup, filled and frosted with silky mascarpone cream, dusted with cocoa, and wrapped in chocolate shavings.

Devil's food bundt cake soaked twice in a light rum and corn syrup glaze for a deeply boozy, ultra-moist chocolate rum cake. Caribbean-French inspired.

Pina colada poke cake soaked with a mixture of pina colada drink mix and sweetened condensed milk, topped with whipped cream and coconut. A tropical sheet cake from a box mix.

Tuna casserole with dill cream sauce, peas, and golden biscuit topping. A cozy one-dish bake using pantry staples that comes together in under an hour.

Pork chop onion rice bake layers browned chops over raw rice seasoned with onion soup mix and mushrooms, then bakes it all in one pan. The rice drinks up the savory broth for an easy, hands-off dinner.

Old-fashioned yeast-risen coffee cake topped with cinnamon-sugar cream that bakes into a custardy crust. The yeast version is fluffier than batter coffee cakes, with a tender, brioche-like crumb.