15 praline cake recipes

Layered orange pineapple cake with a crunchy coconut-pecan praline topping, whipped cream frosting, and crushed pineapple baked inside. A showstopper from a box mix.

Praline coffee cake with a brown sugar sour cream batter topped with cinnamon pecan streusel. A warm, nutty breakfast cake baked in one pan.

Praline pound cake with cream cheese, sour cream, praline liqueur, and chopped pecans baked in a Bundt pan. Finished with a boiled brown sugar-praline glaze that soaks into every ridge.

Two-layer devil's food cake baked on a brown sugar pecan praline base, filled and topped with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls. Serves 12 and steals the show.

Praline ice cream cake bakes softened vanilla ice cream right into a graham-cracker crumb batter, then finishes with sour cream caramel topping and chopped pecans.

Frankfurter Kranz: a traditional German ring cake with three rum-soaked sponge layers, a rich egg-yolk buttercream filling, and a crunchy almond praline crown. The classic Frankfurt coffee-table cake.

Frankfurter Kranz is a classic German crown cake with three rum-soaked sponge layers, silky butter-cream filling, and a crunchy almond praline coating finished with apricot glaze.

Hazelnut succes cake: two crisp hazelnut-meringue discs sandwiched with silky praline buttercream, crusted with crushed praline. A classic French patisserie showstopper.

Fruit cocktail cake icing with caramelized sugar, toasted pecans, and shredded coconut. A pourable Southern frosting that soaks into hot cake for a sticky, praline-rich finish.

Here's a cake for praline lovers that can be prepared as a layer or sheet cake.

Elegant layered chocolate mousse cake with praline rocher, rum syrup, and a glossy chocolate glaze. A showstopper French dessert.

No-bake gianduja truffle cake with a praline and pirouette cookie base, topped with bittersweet chocolate mousse, dusted in dark cocoa. A restaurant-quality dessert.

Quick praline peach topping with brown sugar, chopped almonds, and butter spooned over angel food cake. A 5-minute warm dessert sauce with fresh or frozen peaches.

Dense, buttery sweet potato pound cake with sour cream and warm spices, served with a vanilla bean-cinnamon custard sauce and praline ice cream. This is dinner party dessert that earns a standing ovation.

Pumpkin chiffon praline pie with a buttery brown sugar pecan praline baked into the crust, plus a light gelatin-set pumpkin chiffon filling lifted with whipped meringue.