North american cakes recipes with 500 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Lemon Pastry Squares (a.k.a Lemon Brownies) - a new take on Lemon Bars!

This recipe has been circulating around the Internet as “Lemon Brownies”,…

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.…

Paul's Pumpkin Bars

Accountant Paul Rainbow was the featured "He Cooks" in a column of the November 1976 Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. His recipe, Paul's Pumpkin…

Lemon Poppyseed Pound Cake

This cake not only has a silky-smooth dissolving texture similar to the famous Sara Lee pound cake but also the incomparable moist, buttery flavor…

Zucchini Chocolate Cake

If there's a most-requested recipe for my year this would be it. Mini-chocolate chips and chopped pecans serve as the "frosting" for this cake. I…

Dazzling, Skinny Chocolate Cherry Bundt Cake

Deep dark chocolate batter embraces chunks of ruby-colored cherries in this elegant cake. The light crimson…

Zucchini Chocolate Cake - Solar Baked! with conventional oven option

One of my absolute favorites and most requested cake recipes is this yummy…

Skinny Fall Apple Cake With Caramel Glaze

What a super yummy, easy to make, apple cake. It’s loaded with great fall flavors including tons of apple…

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…

Chocolate and Grand Marnier Souffle Cakes

Individual souffle like chocolate/orange cakes

Strawberry Shortcakes with Whipped Cream

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…

Mrs. Harvey’s White Fruitcake

Let me say right up front - fruitcake gets a bad rap. My theory is that many object to the darker types, with lots of spice and molasses. Or the…

Wild Rice Maple Bundt

This cake may sound a bit odd, but when I first tasted it- it became a fast favorite! Wild Rice is harvested in Minnesota and it was first cooked…

Bundt Beauty Carrot Cake with/without Cream Cheese Frosting

Most cooks have a favorite carrot cake recipe, so this one is up for consideration to those who haven't singled…