Quick and easy American dinner party cakes recipes with 500 or fewer calories

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THE Bacardi Rum Cake.....adjusted for today's box cake mixes

THE Bacardi Rum Cake.....adjusted for today's box cake mixes

Several years ago Bacardi’s Rum Cake recipe used an 18 ½ ounce cake mix and box of instant vanilla pudding mix.…

Salad Foodie
Dec 2012
Professional
12 votes
88394 views
Thrifty Pound Cake

Thrifty Pound Cake

My Mom says this is the best Pound Cake she has ever had. This recipe comes from my Italian neighbor Mrs.Salfi. She was a genius when it came to…

Denise Sherin
Mar 2014
Advanced
2 votes
10276 views
Chocolate Chiffon Cake

Chocolate Chiffon Cake

Chocolate chiffon cake is a light and spongy cake. Goes well with a heavy chocolate ganaché coating.

Robyn Savoie
Feb 2014
Advanced
1 vote
25263 views
Apple Harvest Cake

Apple Harvest Cake

For apple season this is a slam-dunk! It's especially pleasing for its moistness and chunks of apple, plus folks appreciate a cake without frosting…

Salad Foodie
Nov 2014
Professional
2 votes
3381 views
Decadent Chocolate Fudge Cake with Whipped Cream and Fresh Strawberries

Decadent Chocolate Fudge Cake with Whipped Cream and Fresh Strawberries

Need an elegant cake for a special dinner? This recipe takes the cake! A…

Adam Janowski
Sep 2016
Intermediate
1 vote
3968 views
Rhubarb-Ginger Upside-Down Cake

Rhubarb-Ginger Upside-Down Cake

Rhubarb cake gets a delightful update with the spicy-sweet addition of crystallized ginger to its caramelized topping. Cake flour provides an…

Robyn Savoie
Dec 2013
Advanced
2 votes
7638 views
Glazed Apricot, Orange, Lemon Bundt Cake

Glazed Apricot, Orange, Lemon Bundt Cake

Many recipes of glazed cakes are out there to be enjoyed. Try this one. It is quick, easy and delicious. Has…

J. Gino Genovesi
Mar 2014
Professional
2 votes
13244 views
Skinny Red Velvet Cake

Skinny Red Velvet Cake

It’s one of my favorites! So rich tasting and super moist. The skinny for 1 slice of this dreamy cake is 250 calories, 6.7 grams of fat and 7 Weight…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Mar 2012
Professional
1 vote
5306 views
Top of the Line Banana Nut Bread

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…

J. Gino Genovesi
Apr 2013
Professional
1 vote
7148 views
FRESH APPLE CAKE

FRESH APPLE CAKE

I love this cake. Anything with fruit and nuts is wonderful as far as I'm concerned. This cake is great without frosting, however, if you wish,…

Kerri Bishop
Feb 2012
Intermediate
1 vote
3141 views
Pumpkin Harvest Chocolate Torte

Pumpkin Harvest Chocolate Torte

The spicy pumpkin filling compliments the chocolate cake layered in this festive dessert. It's topped off with a wonderful chocolate glaze people…

Robyn Savoie
Oct 2013
Advanced
1 vote
3291 views
Southern Dump Cake

Southern Dump Cake

This quick desert will have your friends oohing and ahhing at your next get together. It is also a great any-time desert to surprise family with. 4…

Patricia Martin
Jan 2015
Intermediate
1 vote
5057 views
Lemon Victoria Sandwich Cake with Raspberries, Strawberries and Clotted cream

Lemon Victoria Sandwich Cake with Raspberries, Strawberries and Clotted cream

Helenscooking
Oct 2011
Intermediate
1 vote
2066 views
Lemon Loaf Cake

Lemon Loaf Cake

A tasty cake for that small gathering, elegant for brunch, luncheon or dinner. Dress up with chocolate syrup and ice cream..

Julia Ann Souders
May 2021
Intermediate
1 vote
184 views
LeRoy's Brown's CHOCOLATE CITY CAKE

LeRoy's Brown's CHOCOLATE CITY CAKE

I created this cake while running a cafe in a gay bar at Dupont Circle in Washington, D. C. called the…

Maestro Micaele Sparacino
Apr 2014
Intermediate
1 vote
1893 views