1,085 vanilla cake recipes

German cottage cheese and oil pastry dough (Quark-Öl-Teig): a tender, no-butter base for fruit tarts, sweet rolls, and stollen made without yeast. Quick to mix and ready to roll in 20 minutes.

Diabetic-friendly sponge cake sweetened with artificial sweetener, flavored with pineapple juice and orange. Light, airy tube cake with no added sugar.

Chocolate snowball cookies rolled in powdered sugar for a craggy, snow-dusted finish. Brown sugar and unsweetened chocolate give these holiday cookies a deep cocoa flavor that's not too sweet.

Old-fashioned sour cream cookies with nutmeg, rolled and cut into rounds with a sugar-sprinkled top. Soft, tender, and lightly spiced with a big-batch yield of 60 cookies.

Cream filbert cookies with a whole hazelnut hidden inside each shortbread ball, glazed in vanilla icing and rolled in sugar. Vintage Pacific Northwest holiday cookie with a sweet crackly finish.

Fat-free bran muffins sweetened with molasses and applesauce, bound with egg whites and buttermilk. High-fiber, no butter or oil, and surprisingly tender.

Buttermilk chocolate cake with fudge icing, a moist, tender chocolate sheet cake made with buttermilk and boiling water, topped with a cooked, poured fudge frosting that sets glossy and rich.

Traditional Italian taralli cookies shaped into rings, dipped in vanilla icing, and topped with sprinkles. A sweet, old-school Italian American cookie from Nonna's kitchen. Makes 24.

Fat-free chocolate cake leans on whipped egg whites and marshmallow creme instead of butter or oil for a light, fudgy crumb. No-fat dessert with cocoa, flour, and vanilla.

Fudgy bon bons: a chocolate truffle-like dough wrapped around a Hershey's Kiss, baked just 6 to 8 minutes, and drizzled with white chocolate. A hidden-surprise cookie that bakes up shiny and molten.

Classic oatmeal raisin cookies with pecans and cinnamon. The secret is soaking raisins in beaten eggs and vanilla for an hour, producing plump fruit and extra-chewy cookies.

Whole wheat carob brownies are a low-fat, dairy-free, eggless dessert sweetened with honey and applesauce. Caffeine-free chocolate alternative with whole grain flour and a tender cake-like texture.

Magic window cookies are sugar cookies with stained glass centers made from crushed hard candy that melts during baking. A holiday favorite for tree ornaments and gifts.

This rich and moist cake is the perfect dessert for those who love chocolate!

Sour cream Christmas cut-out cookies with a tender, slightly tangy dough, finished with a buttery coffee frosting. Makes 6 dozen cookies. Chill dough overnight for clean edges when cutting shapes.

Golden amaranth shortcake made with amaranth flour, whole wheat pastry flour, tahini, and almonds, topped with crushed pineapple and a blended tofu cream. Dairy-free and honey-sweetened.