American cakes recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Halloween Spider Cupcakes

Healthy oatmeal berry muffins double up as cupcakes for Halloween!

Top of the Line Banana Nut Bread

This bread is light and tender yet firm,, and has a mixture of flavors appealing to the taste buds. I began…

Easy Go Poppy Seed Cake

So many forget how good this cake is. It is easy to prepare and makes a great presentation. It is also great to dunk into coffee, wine etc. It…

Roasted Banana Bars with Browned Butter Pecan Frosting

This recipe was a finalist in Cooking Light Magazine's "Twenty-five Favorite Dessert Recipes" several years…

Saucepan Chocolate Sheet Cake

A large saucepan can be used to prepare both the batter and the frosting of this sheet cake. Sour cream adds moisture and a more tender texture.…

Spice Nut Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze

A sassy lemon glaze sets off this spice Bundt cake. It fits the bill for morning coffee or afternoon breaktime,…

Diet Soda Cake

This is a recipe I found in the food section of our local newspaper. The recipe does not do well to layer and shape the cake, as the cake comes out…

Mom's Famous Blueberry Cake

My mom has made this summer cake for years. Matched with fresh blueberries, this cake has been know to be eaten in less than three hours by four…

Peach Pudding Cake

Chocolate Trail Mix Peanut Butter Bars

This is another one of those quick desserts that uses a boxed cake mix as a base.The original recipe, Buckeye…

Decadent Chocolate Cherry Fruit Cake

Not your momma's fruit cake.

Apricot Babyfood Cake

My Granny, Esther Tarpley, always made this cake for me when I would visit as a child. Don't be fooled by the name. This is a wonderful, moist and…

Angel Food Snack Cake

Chocolate Heath Bar Cake

Some people like to call this "Better Than Sex Cake" but come on, really?

Ginger Bread