Cake Recipes

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    23 Buttermilk Desserts to Help You Use Up That Carton

    Use that leftover buttermilk to make decadent buttermilk desserts! From pound cake to chocolate ganache cake, a splash of buttermilk...


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    How to Make a Perfect Cake Roll

    We love pretty spiraled cake rolls, but they can seem pretty daunting to make. Find out how to make a...


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    The No-Fail Way to Grease a Cake Pan

    The Taste of Home Test Kitchen shows you how to prepare your cake pan. Say goodbye to cakes that stick.


    Here’s Why Your Homemade Cake Is Never Light and Airy

    To bake a homemade cake that's light and fluffy, you might have to plan ahead. Here's what to do!


    12 Months of Birthday Cake Recipes

    Every birthday deserves a special cake that celebrates the season as well as the special day. Here, you'll find perfect...


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    Classic Cake Recipes Made from Scratch

    Bring back childhood memories with these homemade cakes. Making a cake recipe from scratch will make any celebration special.


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    23 Dreamy Desserts You Can Make with Angel Food Cake

    These angel food cake recipes make it easy to serve a stunning dessert. Buy the cake already prepared, make a...


    Orange Cornmeal Cake

    1 review

    This cake bakes up tender and light with a subtle orange taste. It tastes rich but is comparatively low in...

    Spiced Rum Fruitcake

    3 reviews

    This fruitcake not only can be made weeks ahead, it tastes better that way! You can substitute Brazil nuts, pecans...


    33 Crazy-Good Spice Cakes

    Move over, pumpkin pie. These homemade spice cakes infused with warm, cozy notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and other signature...


    Upside-Down Fruitcake

    2 reviews

    I get tired of people bad-mouthing holiday fruitcakes. It's one of my favorite holiday flavors and I look forward to...


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    Chocolate Comfort Cake

    31 reviews

    This moist and delicious chocolate cake is usually the first dessert to go. People even eat the crumbs. It’s always...


    Chocolate Spice Layer Cake with Caramel Icing

    Mariann James of Ferguson, Missouri created a sweet and salty favorite with her original recipe for chocolate spice cake with...


    Pecan Cake with Cookie Butter Frosting

    1 review

    My mom and I bought a jar of cookie butter to try it out, and we fell in love with...


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    30 Vintage Cakes Like Grandma Used To Make

    From fluffy angel food to charming butter pecan, vintage cakes are making a comeback. Bake your way through this collection...


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    20 of Our Best Cake Roll Recipes

    Make a show-stopping dessert that's as fun to slice as it is to eat with our best cake roll recipes!...


    15 Copycat Cake Recipes

    Making these chain favorites is, well, a piece of cake!

    Black Walnut Layer Cake

    2 reviews

    My sister gave me the recipe for this beautiful cake years ago. The thin layer of frosting spread on the...


    Butter Pound Cake

    1 review

    Whether garnished with fresh berries and sprigs of rosemary or just served plain, this rich cake is fabulous. It bakes...


    Mom’s Citrus Buttermilk Cake

    8 reviews

    Everyone raves over this lovely lemon cake. It's divine with fresh raspberries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. —Joan...


    Caramel Gingerbread Cupcakes

    1 review

    One night, my niece and I put our heads together to come up a with a fabulous cupcake. We combined...


    11 Tricks to Make Boxed Cake Mix Taste Homemade

    Don't have time to make a cake from scratch? We'll show you how to make cake mix taste homemade.


    10 Unexpected Things to Put on Your Angel Food Cake

    Angel food cake is the perfect blank canvas for your next dessert creation!

    Air-Fryer Peppermint Lava Cakes

    3 reviews

    It never ceases to amaze to see warm chocolate pudding ooze out of the center of this tender chocolate cake....


    Ginger-Glazed Lemon Bundt

    2 reviews

    Tangy ginger, tart lemon and puckery cranberries make this melt-in-your-mouth cake as crisp—and gorgeous—as autumn. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen


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    Reindeer Cake

    1 review

    Whether you turn this cake into a reindeer or decorate it with your own creative vision, it’s a three-layer stunner...


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    40 of Our Best Summer Cake Recipes

    Slice into these summer cake recipes—filled with fresh, seasonal ingredients like berries, cherries and zucchini—and sweeten up any summer celebration.


    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake

    12 reviews

    Years ago, I added some zucchini to a peanut butter bar I had created, and this time I wanted to...


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    Unicorn Cake

    1 review

    This magical unicorn cake tastes as good as it looks. Baking in smaller pans creates impressive height, and a few...