101 cold cake recipes

Cold water chocolate cake with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, and a splash of cold water for an exceptionally tender, light crumb. A heritage two-layer cake recipe.

Old-fashioned cold water cake with muscat raisins, warm spices, and no eggs or butter. A Depression-era boiled raisin cake that bakes up dense, spiced, and deeply satisfying.

Old-fashioned Christmas fruit cake with boiled raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. No eggs or butter needed, just cold water and shortening for a dense, spiced holiday cake.

No-bake chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate-cocoa biscuit crust, a cloud-light filling of bittersweet chocolate, whipped cream, and folded egg whites, crowned with toasted pecans.

Coca Cola cake, a moist, fudgy chocolate cake with cola whisked into both the batter and the glossy poured frosting. The fizz keeps the crumb tender while a warm cocoa icing sinks right in.

Gold cake is a rich, egg yolk-based layer cake with lemon zest, frosted and sprinkled with shredded coconut. Six egg yolks give this two-layer cake its golden color and tender, velvety crumb.

Chocolate cola cake with real cola in both the batter and the warm cocoa icing, plus buttermilk, mini marshmallows, and optional pecans. A Southern sheet cake classic.

A rich, fudgy Southern chocolate sheet cake made with real Coca Cola, buttermilk, and miniature marshmallows baked right into the batter. Topped with a warm cocoa cola icing that soaks in while the cake is still hot.

Fluffy gold cake bakes up tender, golden, and rich with four egg yolks and silky cake flour. A vintage layer cake ready for any frosting and any birthday.

Coca-Cola cake is a moist Southern chocolate sheet cake made with real cola and miniature marshmallows that melt and float to the top as it bakes. Rich, fudgy, and old-fashioned in the best way.

Coca-Cola cake frosting boils butter, cocoa, and cola together then pours over powdered sugar with pecans and vanilla. A warm, pourable Southern frosting for chocolate sheet cake.

Cola cake: a Southern chocolate sheet cake made with real cola, melted marshmallows, cocoa, and tangy buttermilk. Fudgy, fizzy, and a one-bowl Saturday afternoon project.

Double chocolate Coca-Cola cake, a moist chocolate sheet cake made with real Coke and buttermilk, finished with warm chocolate frosting poured over the still-warm cake. A Southern potluck classic.

Southern-style chocolate cola cake loaded with mini marshmallows, made in a 9x13 pan and frosted warm with peanut butter frosting. A potluck legend that feeds a crowd.

Salt cod meets fresh fillets in crispy, golden cakes loaded with herbs, cayenne kick, and Old Bay vibes. Pan-fried to crunchy perfection for seafood lovers craving coastal comfort.

A basic but scrumptious cake that can be made in your wonderful crockpot.