Cake Recipes & Ideas

She’s honestly a genius.

Even if you're not a cake person, you'll appreciate this.

It has the richest, deepest vanilla flavor.

Oh, and it's so easy to make.

It’s so good!

So simple and delicious.

It is hard to overstate how simple yet stunning pineapple upside-down cake is. This cake has retro charm, but it’s a classic whose appeal hasn’t waned since it first appeared on the home baking scene. It starts with a rich butter cake that, once removed from the pan, reveals a design of caramelized pineapple rings studded with maraschino cherries. Each bite is little treasure chest of flavor — tender cake, mingled with the sweet and slightly tangy notes of pineapple and cherry.

Everyone will ask you for the recipe.

Perfect with a cup of Joe.

Looks fancy, but it's so easy to make.

It’s a light and airy treat!

It’s worth the thousands of five-star reviews.

There’s nothing trashy about it.

Homemade takes the cake.

Nothing could be better.

King cakes are made around the world as part of the festival of the Epiphany, but in New Orleans, king cakes have truly taken on a life of their own. From the start of Carnival on January 6 through Mardi Gras at the beginning of February, you’ll find one of these sweet, color-splashed king cakes just about everywhere. Did you get “the baby”? That means you bring the next cake — and we have just the cake you’ll want to bring.

This one’s for all the chocolate-lovers out there.

It's hands-down the best I've ever had.

A bowl of chocolate mousse is a decadent treat, but a layered chocolate mousse cake with a cookie crust is next-level. There are many varieties of chocolate mousse cake. Some have chocolate cake crusts rather than the cookie crust; others are chocolate cake layered with a mousse frosting. But we think our double-layered chocolate mousse cake is one of the best. This mousse cake is set in the refrigerator rather than baked and is served cold.

And go back for seconds!

The ice cream isn’t really optional.

The recipe only needs five ingredients!

Bake a showstopping cake with minimal effort.

It was the year of the dump cake!

It's perfectly retro.

You'll make it on repeat.

Get baking!

It calls for pantry staples.

It's all about the icing on the cake.

Just look at these layers.

After spending an entire day baking, I finally found the absolute best chocolate cake recipe.

It'll impress everyone.

So much easier than apple pie.

Grab a slice before it’s gone.

Every bite is full of Southern charm!

The 3-ingredient apple cake is a must.

I'm making this all fall.

This dessert is pure nostalgia.

All of the flavor, none of the frying.

It’s rich and amazingly moist.

The icebox cake needs no cooking or baking, and yet it yields what you would swear are slices of tender cake layers, filled with airy whipped cream and fresh fruit.

And end with more than just cake.

It's an effortlessly airy vanilla cake layered with velvety custard and perfectly ripe strawberries.

I was honored when my dear friend Maggie recently asked for my baking assistance; she wanted to conquer her grandmother’s celebrated chocolate cake recipe and thought I might be able to help. Although it is a beloved family favorite, not a single relative has been successful in their attempts to recreate it. I was (overly) confident in my abilities and gladly accepted the challenge. Little did I know how much of a challenge it would turn out to be. What resulted is five (count that, five!

Summer — the season of impromptu picnics, backyard get-togethers, and lazy dinners — demands hospitable and casual desserts that come together easily and feed everyone from large to small. This is one of my favorites: A one-bowl butter cake, baked in a pretty dish, and topped with tangy whipped cream and piles of summer fruit. Easy as one-two-three, and beautiful too.

Who said cakes have to be sweet?

The secret ingredient? Cooked carrots.

When you crave a sweet snack but want to avoid the seduction of a whole cake or a dozen chocolate chip cookies, the one-off mug cake is your best friend. Have you ever made a mug cake? It’s just what it sounds like: a few tablespoons of ingredients whisked up in a mug and baked in the microwave for less time than it takes to make popcorn. Presto: sweet, moist cake. And just one of them.

This Tennessee classic is a labor of love, but it just gets better after it's made. So bake a cake and nibble away all week long.

Get ready for people to demand seconds.

This fast and fancy dessert is the ultimate crowd-pleaser.

Red velvet cake with a truly stunning hue and perfect velvet crumb every time.

It couldn’t be easier to assemble.

Because we think you don't always need an occasion to bake one.

If it's good enough to win that much money, how could it be bad?!

If you like chocolate cake, this is one to know.

“Without fail, every time I meet someone new and they find out I’m a pastry chef, they’ll ask me, ‘What’s your favorite thing to bake?’ It took me nearly ten years before I turned the question into an opportunity to shed more light on who I am. My answer now? Poke cake.”

Your inner child will thank you.

It’s stunningly easy.

The white chocolate coconut Bundt cake from Doan’s Bakery in Woodland Hills, California has had famous recipients gushing for years.

A Madeira cake is the sort of plain cake that looks like it might be dull and dry, but instead turns out to be exceptionally moreish.

Prepare to fall in love with this easy homemade biko.

It’s honestly life-changing.

It’s extra fluffy and creamy.