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Graham Streusel Coffee Cake

Submitted by: Blanche Whytsell

Blanche Whytsell of Arnoldsburg, West Virginia notes, 'Here's a quick and easy recipe I use often.'

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Easy Bunny Cake

Submitted by: Joni Ehman

A simple version of a coconut white cake shaped like a bunny head!

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Easter Basket Cake

Submitted by: Valerie Cuff

Home Town: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

A two-layer cake is transformed into an Easter basket with green coconut grass filling.

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Lite Coconut Cake

Submitted by: Sue Snow

This cake tastes so great that your guests won't know the calories are missing!

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Pumpkin Walnut Cake

Submitted by: LUPE KEMP

A simple blend of pumpkin and spices is baked with cake mix, nuts, and drizzled butter.

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Best Ever Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake

Submitted by: BAKER'S Chocolate

Imagine a tall, rich chocolatey glazed layer cake, which takes half the time to make as your favorite scratch recipe, but tastes twice as good. This is it.

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Rhubarb Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Submitted by: Marne

Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Zimmerman, Minnesota, USA

Not your typical rhubarb cake! The pineapple and marshmallows add a little twist! It'll be eaten up in a flash!

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Cherry Almond Pound Cake

Submitted by: Randy

Home Town: Kingsley, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

Boxed cherry cake mix and cherry pie filling are the secrets for this very easy, and very flavorful, cherry almond pound cake.

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Pineapple Layer Cake

Submitted by: Linda Sakal

'I often prepare this moist golden cake at Easter, but it's wonderful just about any time of year,' relates Linda Sakal of Biloxi, Mississippi. Pineapple frosting provides the fast finishing touch.

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'I adapted a Bundt cake recipe to create this layer cake,' says Sandy Burkett, Galena, Ohio. Cranberries, walnuts and homemade frosting make it taste so delicious that you'd never guess it starts with a convenient cake mix.

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Pumpkin Pudding II

Submitted by: Paula

Pumpkin pudding made with evaporated milk is baked with a topping made from dry yellow cake mix, margarine and chopped walnuts in this easy-to-prepare alternative to pumpkin pie.

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Pumpkin Pie Cake II

Submitted by: BONNER307

This is one recipe that is to die for. Sweet and moist, it's like a pie and a cake as one! Use more pecans, if desired, and top it with ice cream.

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Raspberry Angel Cake

Submitted by: Sheri Erickson

Not only is this is a refreshing dessert, but it's virtually fat-free and has no cholesterol. Best of all, it's a special and delicious treat that comes together easily. -Sheri Erickson of Montrose, Iowa

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Dried Apple Stack Cake

Submitted by: sal

This is an easy to make spice cake filled with the exciting flavors of dried apple, pecans, coconut and currants. Apple butter serves as the icing. It tastes fabulous!

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Chocolate Pear Spice Cake

Submitted by: Carol

Boxed yellow cake mix is the base for this delightfully different chocolate pear spice cake. It is especially delicious served warm, and topped with whipped cream.

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Walnut Caramel Cake

Submitted by: Deanna Richter

'I once enjoyed a nutty chocolate-caramel cake at a teahouse,' writes Deanna Richter. 'I eventually happened upon a similar recipe that dresses up a boxed cake mix.' The Elmore, Minnesota baker says the moist cake is a hit, especially with chocolate lovers, whenever she serves it.

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Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

Submitted by: Ruth Marie Lyons

'When I'm rushed for a dessert for a Christmas potluck, I grab the recipe for this old-fashioned cake,' writes Ruth Marie Lyons of Boulder, Colorado. A cake mix gets special treatment from walnuts, pineapple and cranberries.

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Coconut Lamb Cake

Submitted by: Trena

White Cake for Lamb Mold. Reserve some coconut to tint green and arrange around mold as grass. Use raisins for eyes and nose and a slice of maraschino cherry for the mouth.

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Pumpkin Pecan Bites

Submitted by: Carol Beyerl

This recipe makes a lot, so I like sharing the bite-size treats at potlucks. To easily frost them, try putting the frosting in a pastry bag and piping it on top of the cupcakes.

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Apricot Cranberry Cake

Submitted by: Helen Borkoski

'This cranberry and apricot cake is a yummy treat for breakfast or brunch,' says Helen Borkoski of Silver Spring, Maryland. 'Its aroma while baking calls everyone to the kitchen.'