Cake Recipes

Cake is the perfect dessert for any occasion! Browse our archives of cake recipes, from chocolate cakes and cupcakes to special occasion and Bundt cakes.

  • Peach Cake With Streusel Topping

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

    This moist streusel-topped peach cake makes a fabulous dessert or coffee cake. Add nuts to the streusel topping if you’d like.

  • Cream Cheese Pound Cake

    ByDiana Rattray

    Serve this classic cream cheese pound cake any way you like—glaze or ice it or serve it plain or topped with fruit or berries.

  • Cream Cheese Frosting

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 10 minutes

    Keep this sweet and tangy cream cheese frosting recipe handy for cakes, cupcakes, and other sweet treats. You can’t go wrong with this frosting—it’s a crowd-pleaser!

  • Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour

    A cranberry upside-down cake is the perfect elegant dessert for a holiday get-together!

  • Classic Red Velvet Cake With Ermine Frosting

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

    This red velvet is a traditional one made with a boiled milk ermine frosting. It’s a classic southern cake that always delights!

  • Classic Italian Cream Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 40 minutes

    A classic Italian cream cake is a great choice for a special occasion. The rich cake layers are covered with cream cheese frosting and toasted pecans and coconut.

  • Chocolate Stout Cupcakes

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 33 minutes

    Chocolate stout or coffee stout flavors these chocolate cupcakes, and they’re topped with an Irish cream frosting! These chocolate stout cupcakes will please everyone this St. Patrick’s Day!

  • Chocolate Sponge Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 50 minutes

    This chocolate sponge cake is light, airy, and delicately flavored with cocoa. It’s made with whipped egg whites for volume and structure, without the heaviness of butter-based cakes. Serve it simply with a dusting of powdered sugar or split and fill it with fruit preserves or whipped cream. You can also drizzle each slice with chocolate sauce for an elegant dessert that’s easy to prepare and naturally dairy-free.

  • Chocolate Molten Lava Cakes

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 23 minutes

    Impress your friends and family with these fabulous chocolate molten lava cakes. The recipe is easier than you may think!

  • Chocolate Glaze for Cakes, Brownies, and Pastry

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 12 minutes

    This chocolate glaze firms up nicely to make a shiny chocolate finish for cakes, doughnuts, brownies, and eclairs or cream puffs.

  • Chocolate Chip Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 42 minutes

    Moist, buttery chocolate chip cake loaded with chocolate and pecans—perfect for dessert or potlucks.

  • No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

    A combination of semisweet chocolate, cream cheese, and whipped topping make this no-bake chocolate pie a snap to fix and a joy to eat!

  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 10 minutes

    Smooth, velvety, and wonderfully decadent, our chocolate buttercream frosting is a luscious cake topping perfect for any occasion!

  • Carrot Applesauce Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

    This moist carrot applesauce cake is filled with shredded carrots, warm spices, raisins, and pecans for texture. It’s an easy one-layer cake that works for birthdays, potlucks, or a simple afternoon treat. Finish it with a tangy cream cheese frosting or keep it simple with a dusting of powdered sugar.

  • Caramel Glaze

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 12 minutes

    This buttery caramel glaze is easy to make in just 10 minutes, and it adds rich, sweet flavor to everything from spice cakes to bread pudding. With just four ingredients—brown sugar, granulated sugar, butter, and heavy cream—it creates a velvety finish that’s perfect for drizzling over your favorite baked goods. Try it on fig cake, apple cake, or even pancakes for an indulgent touch.

  • Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 22 minutes

    A chocolate cake mix makes these chocolate cake mix cookies a snap to mix and bake. Oats, brickle or toffee chips, and optional chopped nuts add to the flavor and texture.

  • Brown Sugar Pound Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 22 minutes

    This brown sugar pound cake loaf—half-pound cake—is the perfect size for most families, and it is easily doubled for a Bundt or tube cake pan.

  • Boston Cream Pie Recipe

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 3 hours 5 minutes

    A homemade Boston cream pie is a lovely layered cake to make for a holiday dessert table or special weekend treat.

  • Blueberry Buckle

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 55 minutes

    You won’t be sorry if you add this scrumptious blueberry buckle cake to your summer dessert or brunch menu. Fresh blueberries are excellent, but you can use frozen if that’s what you have on hand.