Batter up, cake bakers! Make these 25 favorite cakes and bring something special to your dessert table. There’s so much variety here with fruity cakes, nutty cakes, chocolate cakes, and a few topped with decadent frostings and ganaches. Grab your favorite cake pan because these recipes are easy to follow, perfect for any occasion, and always delicious whether you’re a pro or just starting out.
Cherry Apricot Upside Down Cake
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This Cherry Apricot Upside Down Cake features a tender yellow cake with caramelized cherries and apricots on top. The stone fruits make this cake truly special and a great pick for dessert.
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Banana Caramel Cake
The Banana Caramel Cake is a winner with its tender texture and rich flavor, starting from a boxed mix that tastes bakery-fresh. This cake starts with a boxed cake mix and is perfect for any cake lover looking for a crowd-pleaser.
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Vanilla Skillet Cake
The Easy Vanilla Cake In A Skillet is made with simple ingredients and baked in a cast-iron skillet. It features a crispy, golden-brown crust and a tender, vanilla cake inside, making it a great dessert choice.
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Red Velvet Cake
Bake this traditional Red Velvet Cake with butter roux frosting for a classic celebration cake. Its layers and rich flavor make it a standout choice for parties, and it’s especially pretty to serve at Christmas. But don’t forget, cakes are good anytime.
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Chocolate Beer Cake
This Chocolate Beer Cake blends deep cocoa flavor with the bold taste of stout for a cake that’s anything but ordinary. Finished with a smooth ganache glaze, this bundt is impressive yet easy to serve, making it a dessert everyone will love.
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Banana Cake Roll
This easy Banana Cake Roll features a cream cheese filling baked right into the sponge cake, making it simple to roll up. Pecans, dried cranberries, and candied ginger add a nice touch. This cake is a great choice for any occasion.
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Red Velvet Bundt Cake
The Red Velvet Bundt Cake, topped with cream cheese frosting, is a showstopper. Its rich flavor and festive look make it perfect for celebrations and a favorite cake to serve for Christmas and Valentine’s Day.
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Apple Cake with Cinnamon
The Apple Cake with Cinnamon is a comforting dessert, topped with fresh apple slices and baked in a skillet for a charming touch. It’s simple, yet incredibly good, making it a favorite choice.
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Mountain Dew Bundt Cake
The Mountain Dew Bundt Cake is an easy lemon-flavored treat with creamy icing drizzled down the sides. Perfect for lemon lovers looking for a quick dessert fix, this cake is a sure favorite.
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Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream
Bake up a moist and tender Strawberry Cake that’s loaded with fresh strawberry flavor. Top it with creamy strawberry buttercream for a fruity dessert you can enjoy any time of year. Use a 13 x 9 pan to keep serving and transporting simple.
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Lemon Bundt Cake
The Lemon Bundt Cake, made from scratch, bakes up golden with juicy lemon pieces inside and a creamy lemon glaze on the outside. It’s a fresh and easy dessert choice that everyone will love.
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The Best Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe
Your search for the best chocolate fudge cake ends here. Made with cocoa powder and baked in a 9×9 pan for a simple single layer, this from-scratch recipe proves basic pantry ingredients can create a rich, moist, and irresistible dessert. Get ready for serious chocolatey goodness with a cake so tempting you’ll be sneaking slices at midnight.
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Coconut Cupcakes With Coconut Buttercream Frosting
Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream Frosting are a treat for coconut fans. Starting with a boxed mix, these cupcakes are moist and topped with dreamy coconut frosting. A great choice for any cake lover.
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Mandarin Orange Bundt Cake With Canned Mandarins
This Mandarin Orange Bundt Cake is a cake maker’s dream. You can make it with fresh mandarins or canned mandarins. A sweet orange drizzle icing completes this citrusy dessert, making it a standout cake.
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Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting.
This Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a favorite any time of year. Bake it in a large sheet pan, cut into slices, and enjoy. The cream cheese frosting is extra delicious with melted white chocolate added, and the crunchy topping of pecans, dried cranberries, and candied ginger makes every piece even more special.
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Marble Cake ~ With Real Melted Chocolate
This Marble Bundt Cake is a true treat for chocolate fans. A swirl of chocolate fudge cake and white chocolate vanilla cake bakes into a rich, fudgy dream and gets finished with a shiny chocolate glaze. It’s surprisingly simple to make with one batter creating both flavors, and real melted chocolate giving it that soft, creamy, and buttery texture.
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Peanut Butter Cup Cakes
Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Caramel Icing and Cracker Jack topping are packed with flavor. With peanuts, caramel, and popcorn, these cupcakes are reminiscent of a classic treat and make a fun dessert option.
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Raspberry Chiffon Cake
The Raspberry Chiffon Cake is an easy yet impressive dessert. With its soft pink hue and airy texture, it’s a beautiful cake that bursts with raspberry flavor, making it a perfect pick.
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Apple Sheet Cake
This old-fashioned apple sheet cake is packed with fall flavor. Tart apples bake into a soft, fluffy sponge with plenty of cinnamon, then each slice gets topped with rich caramel sauce. It’s a cozy dessert for gatherings or an easy treat to enjoy at home, and apple lovers will find it downright irresistible.
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Chocolate Mug Cake
Who says you need fancy equipment or a pile of dishes to satisfy your chocolate cravings? I certainly don’t. This microwave chocolate mug cake recipe is my go-to for satisfying those chocolate cravings or when I need a quick dessert for one.
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Italian Almond Cake
What an absolute classic: this Italian almond cake recipe is deeply flavored and effortless in its Italianness! Also known as torta di mandorle, it’s a super simple olive oil-based cake that is easy-eating at its best. For an indulgent treat that will have you living the dolce vita, you will love the topping of crunchy sliced almonds dusted in powdered sugar.
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Toasted Coconut 3 Layer Cake
Toasted Coconut 3-layer cake with cream cheese frosting is an old-fashioned Southern recipe. We show you how to toast the coconut to perfection for this beautiful layered cake.
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Mini Rum Cake
Mini rum cake is an effortless dessert for a special occasion. Made from a cake mix base, these cakes are soaked in rum and topped with powdered sugar and cherries, making them a breeze to prepare.
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Strawberry Crunch Cake
This fabulous Strawberry Crunch Cake is going to be your new summer favorite cake! Cool and refreshing, it’s perfect for birthdays, picnics, or potlucks and just for any day fruity dessert; everyone loves it so much.
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Chocolate Roulade
This Chocolate Roulade is always a hit, and I can’t resist sneaking a few slices before guests even arrive. It’s a light chocolate sponge cake rolled around a sweet, creamy filling, making it fluffy, soft, and full of cocoa flavor. Also known as a chocolate Swiss roll, this cake is a show-stopping dessert for Christmas or any celebration.
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