Cake Recipes

This rich cake is ideal for special occasions. —Priscilla Prescott, Forest City, North Carolina

For my husband's family reunion, I took a store-bought angel food cake and turned it into this special dessert with...

If you don't know what dessert to make for family members or friends who are diabetic, try this cake. It's...

I earned a merit badge by dreaming up these cupcakes for a Cub Scouts meeting. You should have seen the...

This is a simple recipe—and especially easy in a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet. The result is a deliciously light, airy cake....

Lucia Johnson of Massena, New York bakes this nutty apple cake that's pleasantly topped with a simple cinnamon-sugar mixture. It's...

To satisfy the chocolate lovers in our family, I added hot fudge topping and chocolate chips to a caramel-covered dessert...

This luscious cake is really versatile for all-year fun. I've changed the design on top to a heart for Valentine's,...

This moist, flavorful cake was the traditional birthday cake at our house when I was growing up. Everyone requested it....

For a perfect dessert recipe for any romance dinner, try these cakes. It will be very impressive to your guests...

Even those who don't care for zucchini will love it baked inside this luscious chocolaty cake.—Robert Keith, Rochester, Minnesota

I have been “cooking” since I was 3 years old. Now I cook for my two teenage sons and bake...

Folks really go for this light cake with fluffy cream filling. My son first tried this treat while in high...

This cake has been a family favorite ever since my mom received the recipe from a neighbor. My husband's co-workers...

Elvis lives in a cupcake! Our Test Kitchen took the King of Rock's favorite flavors and rolled them into a...

Chocolate and orange are perfect together in these fudgy morsels. To give them a moist brownie-like texture, I add mayonnaise....

These freeze very well. I like to keep a batch on hand for drop-in guests or for when I'm too...

"A friend told me that this is the best cake he's ever eaten," reports field editor Fern Eleson of Whitney,...

I received this recipe from the mother of a patient I cared for back in 1972 in St. Paul, Minnesota....

We top light and airy angel food cake with a lovely berry sauce for a heavenly dessert. The sauce can...

To say this cake is elegant would be an understatement. It’s worthy of special occasions, but once you learn

If you’re a fan of Yule logs and pumpkin rolls, taste my Swedish specialty made from hazelnut meringue. People are...

Our grandkids love these cupcakes and don't believe us when we tell them there are veggies in them! I'm always...

My grandmother gave me my first cast iron skillet, and I've been cooking and baking with it ever since. Sometimes...

Everyone searches for grand desserts that have easy ingredients and minimal effort. My lemony ginger icebox cake is the answer....

I come from a line of family cooks and have liked to cook and bake since I was young. Mother...

Three types of milk wonderfully moisten these cupcakes. Toasted coconut on top adds an elegant touch. —Taste of Home Test...

I've had this recipe a long time. It's one of my family's favorite desserts, and I still make it often.

"A co-worker shared the recipe for these colorful loaves with me," writes Rose Harman of Hays, Kansas. "The red maraschino...