5,226 butter cake recipes

Homemade pound cake with butter, powdered sugar, eggs, and a hint of lemon extract. Five-ingredient classic for tea, dessert, or strawberry shortcake base.

Cinnamon coffee yeast cake baked in a ring mold with butter-dipped dough rounds coated in cinnamon sugar. A pull-apart monkey bread style breakfast with soft, enriched yeast dough.

Butterscotch coffee cake using frozen dinner rolls layered with butterscotch pudding mix, cinnamon, butter, and pecans, risen overnight for a fuss-free brunch pull-apart.

Old fashioned pineapple upside down cake baked in a cast iron skillet with a caramelized brown sugar and butter base, pineapple rings, and pecan halves. Served warm with whipped cream.

New Zealand rock cakes with butter, raisins, and orange marmalade, baked rough and craggy on purpose. A rustic teatime scone that comes together in 30 minutes with no special equipment.

Flourless chocolate mousse cake with bittersweet chocolate, butter, and six eggs baked in a water bath. Dense, fudgy, and impossibly rich with just 4 ingredients.

Flourless chocolate mousse cake with three ingredients in the base: bittersweet chocolate, butter, and eggs. Naturally gluten-free, water-bath baked, finished with optional ganache glaze.

Rich bourbon dessert sauce made with butter, egg yolks, cream, and a half cup of bourbon whiskey cooked over a double boiler. Pour over bread pudding, ice cream, or pound cake.

Chocolate banana split cake with cocoa-banana layers, fresh sliced bananas, homemade chocolate sauce, whipped topping, and a cherry on top. No butter, no egg yolks.

Flourless chocolate espresso cake baked in a water bath with a pound of butter, two types of chocolate, and a fresh raspberry puree sauce. Dense, fudgy, and gluten-free.

Flourless chocolate mousse cake with a pound of butter, bittersweet and unsweetened chocolate, strong coffee, and 8 eggs. Dense, fudgy, and intensely chocolatey with no flour at all.

Low-fat carrot fig cake that replaces oil and butter with pureed dried figs for moisture. Loaded with grated carrots, crushed pineapple, and raisins, drizzled with a simple pineapple juice glaze.

Potato griddle cakes with grated raw potato, egg, flour, and baking powder cooked crispy on a greased griddle. Serve with butter and syrup for breakfast.

Chocolate sour cherry cake with melted semi-sweet chocolate, butter, separated eggs, and tart cherries baked on top. Dense, rich, and elegant with minimal flour.

Glossy velvet chocolate glaze made with melted unsweetened chocolate, butter, corn syrup, and powdered sugar. Pours smooth over brownies, cakes, and more in 15 minutes.

A 5-ingredient overnight pull-apart breakfast cake made with frozen dinner rolls, butter, brown sugar, pecans, and vanilla pudding mix. Prep tonight, bake tomorrow.