Mon Gateau Au Chocolat by Ali El Safy

An absolutely wonderful cake; most traditionally served without icing. If you're including kids, might want to add your favorite, but I love it the "old school" way!

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

This recipe has been circulating around the Internet as “Lemon Brownies”, but I think it deserves a more descriptive name. These treats are a delicacy and are more “dainty” than brownies. They have no chocolate, are not brown, and NOT as sweet nor…

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

Several years ago Bacardi’s Rum Cake recipe used an 18 ½ ounce cake mix and box of instant vanilla pudding mix. Not long after that box cake mixes were developed with “pudding in the mix” which now are known as “super moist” or “deliciously moist.”…

Butter and Flour Free Chocolate Cake by Hungry Jenny

This contains chickpeas which might sound strange but actually works really well! It doesn't taste particularly 'chickpea'-like and is still incredibly moist despite having no butter. You can easily make this completely gluten-free by using gluten-free baking powder too. This was made in an 8" square tin.

Irish Apple Cake with Whisky Cream by Nancy Miyasaki

Most Irish have a sweet tooth, and this tasty dessert will satisfy it. Legendary Irish cook Myrtle Allen says "Homemade Apple Cakes are the most popular sweet in Ireland." Try this one and you will understand why!

Pumpkin Dump Cake by Carolinaheartstrings

November finds us at Carolina HeartStrings putting a twist on old favorite Thanksgiving dishes and nothing says “old favorite” like pumpkin pie! The Husband is a cake lover so I decided to try my hand at a dump cake since Alessa’s recipe for blueberry cream cheese dump cake looked so delicious! In the words of The Husband . . .…

Paul's Pumpkin Bars by Salad Foodie

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 Bars, placed in the readers' favorite recipes of the last 75 years of the magazine as posted in a BHG article called "Favorites Forever" (October 1997 edition.) In that article they noted…

Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake) with Almond Apple Cake Variation by Salad Foodie

This recipe takes me back over 50 years when I lived in Germany. My landlady Mathilda would treat me to this pastry and one day I asked her for the recipe. She agreed to show me how to make it, if I taught her how to make American lemon meringue pie!…

Sage-Flecked Thanksgiving Sweet Potato-Apple Cake with Caramel-Bacon Crème by Janice Elder

The down-home, yet elegant harvest tastes of sweet potatoes, apples, sage, caramel and even a bit of bacon, red pepper and spice combine in an extravaganza of Thanksgiving flavors and textures. A marvelous finale to any dinner - regardless of season.

Apricot Clafoutis copyright 2011 art of living.PrimaMedia,Inc/Maria Liberati by maria liberati

This recipe is from my latest book and winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards-The Basic Art of Italian Cooking: Holidays & Special Occasions. I created this recipe originally when I was spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology…

Key Lime Pound Cake by The Mom Chef

Have you ever seen a recipe in a magazine that looked so good you bought said magazine for just that one dish? Have you ever then made that one dish and been sorely disappointed, almost the the point of vowing never to buy that magazine again? Well, this isn't the case with this cake. Sorry for that, but it's pretty hard to create…

Lemon Pudding Cake by Catherine Pappas

Adapted from: Pillsbury Christmas 2009. This is a delightfully light and delicious dessert and so simple to make. Enjoy and Remember Cook with Love, Catherine

Mango Gateau with peaches and cream by Manju Nair

A Gateau is a French style sponge cake traditionally made with cream and may be a multilayered cake. I made this cake for a potluck at a friends place and everyone simply loved it... Its really simple and easy to make and the rest is your imagination :-) Inspiration is again from my friend , Ria's blog.

Chocolate Souffle by Nancy Miyasaki

After having a yummy souffle on a cruise recently, I came back and started making them myself. This is the best I've found so far. A simple, delicious chocolate souffle. This is a dessert that everyone in your family is sure to enjoy. Try serving it with vanilla or coffee ice cream, or with whipped cream.

Pumpkin Custard Cake by Joann Mathias