Cake Recipes

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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...


    58 of Our Fudgiest Recipes Ever

    Chewy and rich, if it's fudgy you know it's fabulous. Bake up some caramel fudge cheesecake, frosted fudge brownies, butter...


    23 Pound Cake Desserts That Start with Store-Bought Cake

    Prepared pound cake can be a time-saving and extremely useful ingredient when you need a tasty treat on the double....


    13×9 Cake Recipes

    Serve up something sweet! These 13x9 cake recipes are easy to whip up and transport easily to potlucks.


    The Secret to Making Perfect Chocolate Cake May Surprise You

    You are NOT going to want to bake a cake without this ever again.


    The Best Cake Recipes From Every State

    From Alabama to Wyoming, we've rounded up the very best cake recipes submitted by great cooks in every state.


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    The Best Birthday Cake for You According to Your Sign

    See how the stars have aligned to find everyone from Aries to Pisces the perfect birthday cake.


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    23 Dreamy Coconut Cake Recipes

    What could possibly compare to a traditional homemade coconut cake? Try these creamy, flaky coconut-flavored favorites.

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    Grandma’s 47 Best Cake Recipes

    Take a card from grandma's recipe box with these comforting vintage cake recipes. From classic chocolate layers to tropical...


    The Most Beautiful Cakes We’ve Ever Made

    What makes a delicious cake even more satisfying? When it's a beauty to behold! Check out our most beautiful cakes...


    Our Top 9 Black Forest Recipes

    Inspired by traditional black forest cake, these dessert recipes combine chocolate, cherries and cream that are sure to satisfy your...


    Blueberry Lemon Cake

    13 reviews

    I always set aside some of my fresh-picked blueberries to make this tender lemon blueberry cake. Using cake mix makes...


    Cinnamon-Apple Honey Cake

    8 reviews

    We're not keen on desserts, but I wanted to make my husband a small cake for his birthday. So I...


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    Cherry Angel Food Cake

    Not only is this cake very light, but it rises nice and high, and it’s not too sweet. Pretty dots...


    Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling

    6 reviews

    I'm a chocoholic and my kids love peanut butter, so a sweet slice of this cake is a real treat...


    Zucchini Chip Snack Cake

    6 reviews

    Here's a mouthwatering dessert that is so rich, it doesn't need frosting. The shredded zucchini makes it especially moist. With...


    Lemon Cherry Cake

    2 reviews

    Our family loves cherries, so this cake is the perfect way to end any meal. The combination of sweet cherries...

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    Cupcake Easter Baskets

    12 reviews

    These cute cupcakes with their mild orange flavor are fun to dress up for Easter. As we raised four sons...


    Raspberry Mocha Torte

    2 reviews

    I combined three of my favorite things to make this dessert...raspberries, chocolate and coffee.—Adrene Schmidt, Waldersee, Manitoba


    Peanut Butter Layer Cake

    4 reviews

    My husband loves peanut butter, so this cake is his favorite. Sometimes I switch frosting recipes and use a chocolate...


    Apple Snack Cake

    1 review

    "This good-for-you dessert is packed with ingredients that remind me of fall!" writes field editor Lisa Varner from Charleston, South...


    Christmas Petits Fours

    3 reviews

    The dainty petits fours are attractive and fun to make. If time is short, just frost and sprinkle with red...


    Date-Nut Fruitcake

    2 reviews

    Unlike traditional fruitcake, with its dark color and dense texture, this fruitcake is light-colored and light-textured, flavored with orange, coconut,...

    Orange Cake

    1 review

    A delightful orange frosting is the secret to this cake from Kathleen Gingras of Thorold, Ontario. "It is great with...


    Moist Applesauce Fruitcake

    6 reviews

    The recipe for this flavorful cake has been handed down in my husbands' family for four generations.


    Orange Sponge Cake Roll

    4 reviews

    This recipe looks hard, but it isn't. People will think you spent hours working on this pretty melt-in-your-mouth sponge cake....


    Coconut Cream Cake

    9 reviews

    Have the urge to splurge? Try Deborah Protzman's moist and mouthwatering cake. "No one who's ever eaten a piece can...


    Cake Snowman

    This frosty figure will melt ... in your mouth! The cute-as-can-be character is completely edible, from its chocolate candy buttons...


    Ice Cream Party Roll

    4 reviews

    This tempting take on the much-loved cake roll features a from-scratch chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream and a layer of...