5,096 butter cake recipes

Butter pecan snowball cookies (Mexican wedding cookies, Russian tea cakes) with finely chopped pecans, rolled in powdered sugar while warm. Christmas cookie tin staple, freezes beautifully.

Double chocolate snack cake made with no eggs or butter, using vinegar and baking soda for lift. Cocoa batter topped with chocolate chips bakes into a fudgy one-bowl treat.

Mock-chiffon chocolate cake with folded egg whites for an airy, light crumb, served with homemade chocolate whipped cream. Uses oil instead of butter for extra moisture.

Easy angel cookies use just three ingredients: angel food cake mix, water, and chopped fruit. Light, puffy, and ready in 20 minutes with no eggs, butter, or oil.

Popcorn cake binds popped popcorn, mixed nuts, and rainbow gumdrops with melted marshmallows and butter, then molds it all into a tube pan. A no-bake retro showstopper for parties and bake sales.

Silky strawberry Swiss meringue buttercream made with real strawberry puree, whipped egg whites, and butter. Light, not too sweet, and naturally pink without a drop of food coloring. Pipes beautifully on cake or cupcakes.

Old-fashioned Christmas drop cakes with currants, lemon zest, and butter pressed thin and baked crispy. A heritage holiday cookie recipe with a delicate, lace-like texture.

Cream butter with orange zest and sugar, fold in eggs and flour, then bake into a tender pound cake glazed with apricot jam and candied orange peel.

Mocha icing whips butter, powdered sugar, cocoa, egg yolk, and coffee into a silky chocolate-coffee frosting for cakes and cupcakes. Three-ingredient base, ready in minutes.

Classic crab cakes with lump crab, Dijon, mayo, and fresh scallions, pan-fried in butter until golden. Minimal filler, maximum crab, the Chesapeake-style version everyone wants.

Low-fat pumpkin raisin cake made with egg whites, no butter, and pumpkin pie spice. Served with a strained yogurt cream sauce for a lighter fall dessert.

The laziest, most crowd-pleasing dessert you'll ever make. Cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, yellow cake mix, melted butter, coconut, and pecans. Just layer, dump, and bake.

No-bake gumdrop peanut popcorn cake: a Bundt-shaped tower of popcorn, peanuts, and rainbow gumdrops bound by melted marshmallows and butter. A retro birthday party showpiece.

Kentucky bourbon pecan cake with maraschino cherries, mace, and a pound of butter. Wrapped in bourbon-soaked cheesecloth and aged for up to a month for a rich, boozy fruitcake.

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.

Mocha nut butter balls: melt-in-your-mouth Russian tea cake-style cookies upgraded with cocoa, instant coffee, and toasted walnuts. Rolled in powdered sugar while warm for the signature snowy coat.