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47 Delicious Homemade Cakes

Find the perfect solution to your sweets craving with our collection of no-fail confections.
Filled with rich fruit preserves and topped with black-raspberry-flavored buttercream, this cake is a raspberry lover's dream.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/chambord-layer-cake-recipe-3841"target="_blank">Chambord Layer Cake</a>
Ryan Benyi
Find the perfect solution to your sweets craving with our collection of no-fail confections, including layer cake, red velvet, and chocolate cake recipes. Feeling creative? Learn how to decorate your cake like a pro.
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Chambord Layer Cake

Filled with rich fruit preserves and topped with black-raspberry-flavored buttercream, this cake is a raspberry lover's dream.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/chambord-layer-cake-recipe-3841"target="_blank">Chambord Layer Cake</a>
Ryan Benyi
Filled with rich fruit preserves and topped with black-raspberry-flavored buttercream, this cake is a raspberry lover's dream.

Recipe: Chambord Layer Cake
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Easy Chocolate Party Cake

A slice of our cake needs no more accompaniment than a glass of cold milk. Nothing mixes up faster than this Easy Chocolate Party Cake, also known as "dump" cake (dump all ingredients into one bowl, mix, and bake — candles and a chorus of "Happy Birthday" optional). <br /><br /><b>Recipes: <a href="/recipefinder/easy-chocolate-party-cake-3901">Easy Chocolate Party Cake</a>, <a href="/recipefinder/fudgy-cream-cheese-frosting-3628">Fudgy Cream-Cheese Frosting</a></b>
Ann Stratton
A slice of our cake needs no more accompaniment than a glass of cold milk. Nothing mixes up faster than this Easy Chocolate Party Cake, also known as "dump" cake (dump all ingredients into one bowl, mix, and bake — candles and a chorus of "Happy Birthday" optional).

Recipes: Easy Chocolate Party Cake, Fudgy Cream-Cheese Frosting
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Lemon Cake

Luscious lemon cake is a zesty alternative to classic vanilla. Lemon's versatility gives you plenty of options for filling — lemon curd, raspberry jam, or buttercream frosting.<br /><br /><b>Recipe: <a href="/recipefinder/lemon-cake-clv" target="_blank">Lemon Cake</a></b>
Charles Schiller
Luscious lemon cake is a zesty alternative to classic vanilla. Lemon's versatility gives you plenty of options for filling — lemon curd, raspberry jam, or buttercream frosting.

Recipe: Lemon Cake
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Basic Vanilla Cake

This moist single-layer vanilla cake has a delicate texture and delectable crumb, but it's the old-fashioned browned-butter glaze that gives it a nutty flavor. It's also delightfully versatile.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/basic-vanilla-cake-69" target="_blank">Basic Vanilla Cake</a>
Charles Schiller
This moist single-layer vanilla cake has a delicate texture and delectable crumb, but it's the old-fashioned browned-butter glaze that gives it a nutty flavor. It's also delightfully versatile.

Recipe: Basic Vanilla Cake
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Quick Strawberry Cake

For a quicker and almost-homemade strawberry cake, let white cake mix stand in for a cake made from scratch. Reduce the liquid called for in the mix by 1/3 cup and add 1 cup strawberry preserves and 1/8 teaspoon red food coloring. Bake the two 9-inch layers according to package instructions. Shorten the process (and cleanup) even more by using store-bought whipped cream. Top with strawberries and 1/4 cup preserves.
Charles Schiller
For a quicker and almost-homemade strawberry cake, let white cake mix stand in for a cake made from scratch. Reduce the liquid called for in the mix by 1/3 cup and add 1 cup strawberry preserves and 1/8 teaspoon red food coloring. Bake the two 9-inch layers according to package instructions. Shorten the process (and cleanup) even more by using store-bought whipped cream. Top with strawberries and 1/4 cup preserves.
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Carrot Cake

This decadent carrot cake is coated with a sweet buttermilk glaze before being topped with traditional cream cheese frosting.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/nannys-love-glazed-carrot-cake-3477" target="_blank">Nanny's Full o' Love Glazed Carrot Cake</a>
Charles Schiller
This decadent carrot cake is coated with a sweet buttermilk glaze before being topped with traditional cream cheese frosting.

Recipe: Nanny's Full o' Love Glazed Carrot Cake
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Praline Turtle Cake

Each layer of this incredible cake is topped with sinfully sweet pecans, sugar, and fudge.<br /><br /><b>Recipe: <a href="/recipefinder/praline-turtle-cake-3611">Praline Turtle Cake</a></b>
Charles Schiller
Each layer of this incredible cake is topped with sinfully sweet pecans, sugar, and fudge.

Recipe: Praline Turtle Cake
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Red Velvet Cake

Vanilla Icing coats Red Velvet Cake, a four-layer temptation. <br /><br /><b>Recipes:</b><br /><a href="/recipefinder/red-velvet-cake-3129" target="_blank">Red Velvet Cake</a><br /><a href="/recipefinder/cooked-vanilla-icing-3969" target="_blank">Cooked Vanilla Icing</a>
Ann Stratton
Vanilla Icing coats Red Velvet Cake, a four-layer temptation.

Recipes:
Red Velvet Cake
Cooked Vanilla Icing
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Fresh Strawberry Cake

Celebrate spring's arrival with fresh strawberries and billows of cream on this moist cake.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/fresh-strawberry-cake-3408" target="_blank">Fresh Strawberry Cake</a>
Charles Schiller
Celebrate spring's arrival with fresh strawberries and billows of cream on this moist cake.

Recipe: Fresh Strawberry Cake
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Banana-Caramel Cake

For an alternative that's less sweet and a time-saver, too, omit the icing and serve the cake warm with a pat of butter. Or top with powdered sugar or ready-made fudge sauce.<br /><br /><b>Recipes:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/banana-caramel-cake-3074"target="_new">Banana-Caramel Cake</a>, <a href="/recipefinder/caramel-icing-3918"target="_new">Caramel Icing</a>
Ann Stratton
For an alternative that's less sweet and a time-saver, too, omit the icing and serve the cake warm with a pat of butter. Or top with powdered sugar or ready-made fudge sauce.

Recipes: Banana-Caramel Cake, Caramel Icing
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Lemon-Blackberry Cake

Filled with cassis-spiked blackberry jam and coated with lemon buttercream, our Lemon-Blackberry Cake will be a treat you'll want to share with the whole family: There will be enough slices to go around.<br /><br /><b>Recipes:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/lemon-blackberry-cake-3802"target="_new">Lemon-Blackberry Cake</a>, <a href="/recipefinder/blackberry-cassis-jam-3038"target="_new">Blackberry-Cassis Jam</a>, <a href="/recipefinder/lemon-buttercream-3330"target="_new">Lemon Buttercream</a>
Ann Stratton
Filled with cassis-spiked blackberry jam and coated with lemon buttercream, our Lemon-Blackberry Cake will be a treat you'll want to share with the whole family: There will be enough slices to go around.

Recipes: Lemon-Blackberry Cake, Blackberry-Cassis Jam, Lemon Buttercream
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Crunchy Coffee Cake

Delicately sweet, with a texture that makes everyone smile, breakfast cakes such as these can be created in little time with absolutely no special equipment.
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<b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/crunchy-coffee-cake-12" target="_blank">Crunchy Coffee Cake</a>
Charles Schiller
Delicately sweet, with a texture that makes everyone smile, breakfast cakes such as these can be created in little time with absolutely no special equipment.

Recipe: Crunchy Coffee Cake
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Coconut Cake

Layers of rum syrup are hidden within this toasted coconut confection.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/coconut-cake-3906" target="_new">Coconut Cake</a>
Brooke Slezak
Layers of rum syrup are hidden within this toasted coconut confection.

Recipe: Coconut Cake
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Basic Chocolate Cake

Less is more with this single-layer cake adorned with a deep chocolate glaze.<br /><br /><b>Recipe: <a href="/recipefinder/basic-chocolate-cake-25">Basic Chocolate Cake</a></b>
Charles Schiller
Less is more with this single-layer cake adorned with a deep chocolate glaze.

Recipe: Basic Chocolate Cake
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Stacked Applesauce Cake

The moist and spicy layers of this cake need nothing more than a cool complement of cinnamon-flavored whipped cream to sandwich them together.<br /><br />
<b>Recipes:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/stacked-applesauce-cake-3478"target="_new">Stacked Applesauce Cake</a>, <a href="/recipefinder/cinnamon-whipped-cream-3818"target="_new">Cinnamon Whipped Cream</a>
Ann Stratton
The moist and spicy layers of this cake need nothing more than a cool complement of cinnamon-flavored whipped cream to sandwich them together.

Recipes: Stacked Applesauce Cake, Cinnamon Whipped Cream
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Lemon Cakes with Berry Salsa

Mini lemon cakes with fresh berries are a light and sweet summer indulgence.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/lemon-cakes-berry-salsa-3549" target="_blank">Lemon Cakes with Berry Salsa</a>
Ann Stratton
Mini lemon cakes with fresh berries are a light and sweet summer indulgence.

Recipe: Lemon Cakes with Berry Salsa
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Warm Chocolate and Caramel Cakes

In this variation on our Basic Chocolate Cake, warm caramel sauce spooned into a ramekin's base results in a cake with an irresistibly gooey surprise.
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<b>Recipe: <a href="/recipefinder/warm-chocolate-caramel-cakes-38">Warm Chocolate and Caramel Cakes</a></b>
Charles Schiller
In this variation on our Basic Chocolate Cake, warm caramel sauce spooned into a ramekin's base results in a cake with an irresistibly gooey surprise.

Recipe: Warm Chocolate and Caramel Cakes
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Chocolate Tea Cake

Made with cocoa and dark brown sugar and topped with a chocolate-almond glaze, this velvety cake is perfect for any occasion.
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<b>Recipe: <a href="/recipefinder/chocolate-tea-cake-dessert-recipes">Chocolate Tea Cake</a></b>
Con Poulos
Made with cocoa and dark brown sugar and topped with a chocolate-almond glaze, this velvety cake is perfect for any occasion.

Recipe: Chocolate Tea Cake
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Pineapple Meringue Cake

Two fluffy layers of meringue surround creamy pineapple filling.<br /><br /><b>Recipe:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/pineapple-meringue-cake-3015"target="_new">Pineapple Meringue Cake</a>
Charles Schiller
Two fluffy layers of meringue surround creamy pineapple filling.

Recipe: Pineapple Meringue Cake
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Boston Cream Pie Cake

Boston cream pie (really a cake) probably got its misnomer when Early American cooks, for lack of cake pans, baked it in pie tins. Filled with vanilla pudding and topped with a chocolate glaze, this dessert is delicious, whatever it's called! 
<br /><br /><b>Recipes:</b> <a href="/recipefinder/boston-cream-pie-clv0208" target="_blank">Boston Cream Pie</a>, <a href="/recipefinder/chocolate-glaze-clv0208" target="_blank">Chocolate Glaze</a>
Charles Schiller
Boston cream pie (really a cake) probably got its misnomer when Early American cooks, for lack of cake pans, baked it in pie tins. Filled with vanilla pudding and topped with a chocolate glaze, this dessert is delicious, whatever it's called!

Recipes: Boston Cream Pie, Chocolate Glaze
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