Southwestern research station lists cakes (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
swiss rolls
'cakes' is the definition.
(Swiss roll is a type of cake)
'southwestern research station lists' is the wordplay.
'southwestern' becomes 'sw'.
'research station' becomes 'ISS' (International Space Station).
'lists' becomes 'rolls' (roll is a kind of list).
'sw'+'iss'+'rolls'='SWISS-ROLLS'
(Other definitions for swiss rolls that I've seen before include "cakes" , "jammed cylinders" .)