Cake Recipes

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    Stitched Teddy Bear Birthday Cake

    Sure to appeal to crafters and bear lovers alike, this eye-catching confection will round out your party tastefully. Patty's mostly...


    Apple Spice Cupcakes

    Not only do these adorable cupcakes complement our apple theme, but they're super sellers at bake sales, too. A spice...


    Baba au Rhum Cakes

    Dry and candied fruit stud this baba au rhum. The rum is subtle, so it is suitable as a dessert...


    Sunny-Side-Up Dessert

    My boys love this sweet take on eggs and toast. To make the "egg yolk," you can use all sorts...


    Down South Sweet Tea Cake

    I think this recipe combines two of the best and most famous ingredients from the South: sweet tea and pecans!...


    Truffle-Filled Cupcakes

    All creatures of All Hallows' Eve are sure to delight in this treat with its unexpected surprise. You can use...


    Fresh Raspberry Icebox Cake

    Layered icebox cakes are so fun because they look impressive but couldn't be easier. Fresh raspberries make this one really...


    Orange Sponge Cake

    11 reviews

    This was the cake that my dad used to request for his birthday every year. For a wedding present 2...

    Pina Colada Icebox Cake

    18 reviews

    This icebox cake has all the flavors of a pina colada. It takes just one bite to escape to a...


    Basic White Layer Cake

    6 reviews

    Every recipe file should contain a standard delicious cake like this. Topped with your favorite flavor of frosting, it's great...


    Banana Bundt Cake

    24 reviews

    This absolutely scrumptious banana Bundt cake needs no icing, just a dusting of confectioners' sugar. Even though the recipe has...


    Buttermilk Carrot Cake

    2 reviews

    This is a scrumptious treat that has been a favorite of families for generations.—Mrs. Harold Podraza, Houston, Texas


    Frosted Chocolate Cake

    3 reviews

    This recipe is my mother's oldest and most popular chocolate cake recipe. I always thought it should have a fancier...


    Best Coconut Chocolate Cake

    25 reviews

    I hope other families enjoy this chocolate coconut cake as much as my family does. I've given almost 100 copies...


    Easy Strawberry Shortcake

    WHEN I married in 1946, my sister-in-law was a big help in sharing her recipes and cooking expertise and I...


    Banana Upside-Down Cake

    For a fun and distinctive way to use bananas, try this banana upside down cake. Every time I serve this...


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    Sherbet-Filled Angel Food Cake

    Here’s a cool way to treat angel food cake: Fill it with sherbet or ice cream. We finish this cake...

    Old-Fashioned Apple Walnut Cake

    The aroma and flavor of this old-fashioned tube cake will remind you of cakes your grandma made! The apple-walnut combination...


    Coconut Chiffon Cake

    Toasted coconut adds visual appeal to this tall and impressive cake. With an airy texture and heavenly coconut-ginger flavor,it's a...


    Strawberry-Chocolate Meringue Torte

    I make this rich and delicious torte whenever I'm asked to bring dessert to any occasion. Use reduced-calorie whipped topping...


    Spooky Gelatin Bubble Cupcakes

    It's so much fun to make these and decorate with them! Bubbles can be made weeks ahead. Turn them into...


    Sunny Orange Layer Cake

    7 reviews

    If you like orange flavor, you'll love this made-from-scratch orange cake recipe. No one will ever believe that you use...


    Vanilla Wafer Fruitcake

    2 reviews

    This was my dear grandmother's recipe. She was a farmer's wife and a very good cook. Even folks who don't...

    Southern Fruitcake

    5 reviews

    "I've never found anyone who didn't like this lovely fruitcake," remarks Ruth Marie Lyons of Boulder, Colorado.


    Candy Orange Slice Fruitcake

    2 reviews

    My version of yule fruitcake has a citrusy twist. When you share it, be prepared to pass around the recipe....


    Moist Applesauce Fruitcake

    6 reviews

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


    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,...


    Upside-Down Berry Cake

    47 reviews

    This cake is good warm or cold and served with whipped topping or ice cream. It's very moist with loads...


    Tres Leches Cupcakes

    1 review

    This cupcake version of tres leches cake actually uses four types of milk, including the cream, but "quatro leches cake"...