Cake Recipes & Ideas

It's intensely fudgy and dense, with a shatteringly crisp meringue-like layer.

A festival of flavors and colors in every slice.

It’s bursting with lemony goodness.

The cinnamon-walnut streusel is a game-changer.

An easy, one-bowl chocolate cake with a grown-up twist.

The cake is extra fluffy, thanks to this one simple trick.

Cream cheese frosting is the secret weapon.

The winner was over-the-top indulgent and easy to make.

It's a surprisingly simple hack that bakers of any age or skill level can do.

All I can say is "wow."

The overall effect is like an impossibly moist, incredibly rich brownie.

It's luxuriously rich and decadent.

You’ll love this one!

It gets its richness from olive oil.

This buttery pecan cake delivers that classic Southern flavor.

You just need four simple ingredients.

It brought me straight back to the '90s.

It's the ultimate way to show you care.

Pandan extract gives the cake a lovely jasmine-like aroma and the prettiest hue of green.

It's the perfect make-ahead treat.

A super-simple and deliciously vegan treat!

Caramel flan sits atop the chocolate cake like a golden, caramel crown.

It tastes like a buttery almond croissant!

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

Calling all chocolate-lovers!

The sour cream layer is a game-changer.

The holidays just got a little sweeter.

I refused to stop until I heard that crunching sound.

It's sweet with a golden crumb, soft and moist, and dense without being heavy.

Start to finish in an hour (or less)!

It's the best of both worlds.

Plus a pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting!

All of the flavor, none of the frying.

The popular Reddit recipe is worth the hype.

And now I understand the hype.

Without all the hard work.

The iconic singer was joined by her oldest daughter, Gracie, for the season two premiere of Ina's "Be My Guest" series.

Sugar cookie meets cheesecake.

Learn how to make a sweet, color-splashed king cake for Mardi Gras.

A modern adaptation of a classic recipe.

Like sweet potato pie, but so much better.

It will become your go-to favorite for all occasions.

What a sweet way to cap off a delicious meal this holiday season!

It all comes down to five words: brown butter cream cheese frosting.

It perfectly captures the heart and soul of your favorite Southern dessert.

With the holiday season right around the corner, having a tasty chocolate cake recipe in your arsenal is definitely a wise decision.

It's not too sweet and is full of tangy cream cheese goodness.

Finally a no-bake cheesecake that actually tastes like cheesecake.

The texture was creamy, and even a bit fluffy.

This buttercream whips up super fluffy super quickly, and is literally the icing on the cake of any homemade treat.

My kids were big fans of this recipe.

You probably have everything you need to make it right now.

I have some thoughts about the crust.

This light and tender cake deserves a spot on your Passover table.

We bet you can't guess what the secret ingredient is.

I recently discovered that ice cream cake is a surprisingly divisive topic. When I asked friends and readers whether actual cake belonged in ice cream cake, the responses were severely split. Of course! said some. Absolutely not, insisted others. It turns out, you see, that many, many people were raised on the Dairy Queen and Carvel ice cream cakes, which are nothing but pure and cold ice cream, with chocolate cookie bits in the middle, and a luscious layer of whipped frosting over it all.

Knowing how to make chocolate ganache requires understanding just two things: proportion and temperature.

There are two very key ingredients.

And it's gluten-free!

Easy strawberry shortcake made with buttery drop biscuits, macerated strawberries, and homemade whipped cream.