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Home | Recipes | Desserts | Cakes | Page 4

Cakes

This page features a collection of irresistible cake recipes that are sure to impress. From classic favorites like Lemon Pound Cake to unique combinations like Pumpkin Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting and Coconut Cake, our recipes are perfect for any occasion. Our step-by-step instructions and tips will guide you through the baking process, helping you create moist and delicious cakes that are as beautiful as they are flavorful.

A pumpkin cake with maple-cream cheese frosting on a cake stand.
Three pieces of Junior's brownie swirl cheesecake on separate plates, each with a fork.

Junior’s Brownie Swirl Cheesecake

4 hrs

A child holding a malassadas, or Portuguese doughnut, in a paper napkin.

Malassadas ~ Portuguese Doughnuts

4 hrs 45 mins

A partially cut St. Phanourios cake on a wooden slab on a wooden chair.

Saint Phanourios’s Cake

1 hr 10 mins

A blood orange pound cake on a wire rack with glaze and sugar syrup, three slices cut.

Blood Orange Pound Cake

2 hrs

A 16-layer red-eye devil's food cake--alternating layer of chocolate cake and chocolate frosting.

Red Eye Devil’s Food Cake

2 hrs 30 mins

Chocolate ganache being poured over a chocolate Bundt cake that is on a wire stand

Chocolate Bundt Cake

2 hrs

A whole two layer spiced carrot cake on a white cake stand with one slice cut from it on a plate with a fork beside it.

Spiced Carrot Cake

1 hr 20 mins

A slice of pecan torte with bourbon whipped cream dolloped on the side

Pecan Torte with Bourbon Whipped Cream

1 hr 15 mins

An apple spice cake with caramel buttercream and a pecan crusted sides on a parchment round.

Apple Spice Cake with Caramel Buttercream

3 hrs

A pistachio lover's pound cake on a wooden cutting board with a mesh bag of pistachios beside it.

Pistachio Pound Cake

2 hrs

A three-layer hummingbird cake with a cake server beside it.

Hummingbird Cake

1 hr

A white plate with a slice of blueberry-lemon layer cake

Blueberry Lemon Layer Cake

2 hrs 30 mins

An old-fashioned zucchini cake on a silver plate with lemon glaze being drizzled over it.

Old-Fashioned Zucchini Cake

1 hr 40 mins

A sour cream mocha cake with espresso frosting on a cake stand with a slice cut from it.

Sour Cream Mocha Cake

2 hrs

A yellow cake with chocolate frosting on a cake stand with a stack of plates beside it.

Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

5 hrs

A Lady Baltimore cake covered with billowy white frosting on cake stand.

Lady Baltimore Cake

1 hr 25 mins

A slice of coconut lime macadamia cake on a yellow plate with a fork resting beside it

Coconut Lime Macadamia Cake

1 hr 10 mins

A Red Truck Bakery apple cake on a cake stand being drizzled with maple glaze.

Red Truck Bakery Apple Cake

1 hr 45 mins

A vanilla angel food cake in Bundt form, with a slice on its side, all sprinkled with powdered sugar

Vanilla Angel Food Cake

2 hrs

A swirled gingerbread Bundt cake with a lemon glaze on top, all on wire rack over a sheet pan.

Gingerbread Bundt Cake

1 hr 35 mins

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