American birthday party bake desserts recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Cheater's Yellow Cake

I love this recipe, cause it is so easy, but it tastes just like homemade. I have made it on several occassions, and no one was the wiser..

Bumpy Road Brownies

Very moist and crunchy brownies It has an unusual deep chocolate taste unlike most brownies today. Try this recipe and see for yourself.

Aunt Flossie's Carrot Cake

My long-time Hill Country Mysteries friends might remember Aunt Flossie's Jalapeno Cornbread, one of our family's favorites. Since I published that…

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…

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars

An oatmeal streusel mixture serves as both crust and topping in this delightfully chewy cookie bar. The secret ingredient in the filling is…

Chocolate-Mascarpone Mousse Cupcakes

Wowie Chocolate Cake

This cake comes from my past! Made as cake or cup cake it is wonderful! I loved the chocolateness! However in keeping with what I eat today...…

Lemon Blueberry Bars

Wonderful cream cheese bars with a hint of lemon. A must try.

Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Cookies

Cranberry and chocolate seem to make the perfect pair! You'll love this cookie's bright color and special…

Oatmeal Saucepan Cookies

A saucepan becomes the mixing bowl in these super simple cookies that bake just a few minutes in the oven. If you wish, use the coconut/chocolate…

Disappearing Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

Chewy and packed with oats, these are not only delicious they are also filling. I guarantee these will not last…

Summer Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler

This weeks recipe was inspired by all of the rhubarb recipes I’ve seen pop up within the last week on blogs…

Pillsbusry Magic S'more Cresent Puffs

These little things I just stumbled across while I was looking for recipes to use my crescent rolls with and…

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Italian Cheesecake with Lemon and Pine Nuts

This is a super easy recipe, super delightful both to look at and to eat. This cake is delicious at room…