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    Confetti Birthday Cake with Chocolate Buttercream

    Confetti Birthday Cake with Chocolate Buttercream

    This is a moist confetti cake with lots of sprinkles and a whipped chocolate buttercream. It's perfect for birthday celebrations! —Courtney Rich, Highland, Utah

    Homemade Confetti Cake

    This is a moist and fluffy vanilla cake with lots of sprinkles and a whipped...
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    Best Vanilla Cake

    There's a reason why this vanilla cake recipe is the best. Adding creamy vanilla bean...

    Bee Sting Cake

    This bee sting cake (aka bienenstich) may look daunting, but it's well worth the effort....

    Ganache-Topped Pumpkin Layer Cake

    My dreamy pumpkin cake with cream cheese filling and rich chocolate ganache is perfect for...

    Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

    I am a healthy eater most of the time, but this apple spice cake is...

    Coastal Coconut Cream Cake

    This is my son's county fair cake. He was awarded a top-10 prize and auctioned...

    Shortcut Peppermint Layer Cake

    When I first made this cake it was snowing outside, the entire family was home,...

    Candy Land Cake

    My friend asked me to make her son's 5th birthday cake, and when I asked...

    Quick Coffee Torte

    This dessert completes the meal. It really hits the spot.—Karen Gardiner, Eutaw, Alabama

    Angel Food Cake With Caramel Sauce

    I enjoy making desserts, and it's especially satisfying when my goodies are devoured quickly. This...

    Chocolate Nut Torte

    This recipe brings back pleasant memories of my childhood—my grandmother would make it when we'd...

    Easy Black Forest Torte

    This dessert couldn't be simpler—all you need is a boxed cake mix. pie filling, miniature...

    Strawberry-Lemon Crepe Cake

    Each year for my husband's birthday I make him a different lemon cake (a tradition...

    Red Velvet Crepe Cakes

    It's well worth the time to make this beautiful and delicious cake. Each moist layer...

    Banana Flip Cake

    Here's a recipe that will bring back memories of your childhood. Banana flip snack cakes...
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    Brownie Torte

    My mother-in-law first shared this recipe, and now it's often requested for birthdays and other...
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    Old-Fashioned Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    A pleasingly moist cake, this treat is the one I requested that my mom make...

    Lemon Layer Cake

    This citrusy cake with a luscious cream cheese frosting will garner plenty of applause. The...
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    Sandy’s Chocolate Cake

    Years ago, I drove 4-1/2 hours to a cake contest, holding my entry on my...

    German Black Forest Cake

    As far as I know, this cake recipe can be traced back to my German...

    Layered Orange Sponge Cake

    This recipe's been handed down in my family for 40 years, from a relative who...

    Coconut Italian Cream Cake

    I’d never tasted an Italian cream cake before moving to Colorado. Now I bake for...