185 cake cup recipes

Herman milk sourdough starter: a sweet, milk-based fermented batter that becomes the base for Amish friendship bread, cinnamon coffee cakes, and quick breads. Pass cups along to friends; the starter never runs out.

Kentucky pecan cake with applesauce, cinnamon, and a full cup of chopped pecans, lightened with whipped egg whites and baked in a tube pan. A dense, spiced Southern cake dusted with powdered sugar.

Make sure to sit by the fireplace when enjoying this decadent cake that goes great with a cup hot chocolate.

Dense, moist German apple cake loaded with four cups of sliced Pippin apples, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. A fall baking favorite.

Banana Chocolate Cake with molasses-deepened batter and a full cup of chocolate chips, baked in a springform then split into layers for frosting. Richer and more complex than any standard banana cake.

No-egg applesauce cake with cocoa, warm spices, raisins, and nuts. Three cups of hot applesauce replace the eggs and most of the fat for an incredibly moist, spiced sheet cake.

Five cups of fresh rhubarb layered with strawberry gelatin, sugar, marshmallows, and white cake mix, then baked until gooey and golden. This rhubarb dump cake is dead simple and absolutely addictive.

Maple syrup nut cake with a full cup of real maple syrup baked into a tender two-layer cake. Studded with chopped nuts and ready to frost with your favorite icing.

This coffee cake, moist and spicy, with a buttery streusel topping, is perfect with a cup of hot coffee or tea.

Moist chocolate zucchini bundt cake with cream cheese frosting hides two cups of shredded zucchini in every tender, cocoa-rich slice.

Honey devil's food cake uses 2 cups of honey instead of sugar for a deeply moist, fudgy chocolate layer cake. Topped with a whipped chocolate honey frosting made from cocoa and heavy cream.

A three-layer Christmas cream cake with coconut and walnuts in a buttermilk batter, frosted with cream cheese icing studded with chopped maraschino cherries. Southern holiday baking at its prettiest.

Apple sheet cake with pecans and a warm brown sugar icing poured straight over the pan. Three cups of fresh apple keep every slice deeply moist.

An Italian chocolate hazelnut cake from Turin with homemade gianduja paste, whipped chocolate cream filling, apricot jam, and a brandy-liqueur soak. A show-stopping patisserie-level dessert.

A luxurious almond cake made with real almond paste, sour cream, and a full cup of butter for an ultra-moist, tender crumb. Golden on top, dusted with powdered sugar, and worth every indulgent bite.

Sour cream pound cake bakes a tall, dense Bundt-style cake with a tangy crumb from a full cup of sour cream. Vanilla and lemon extract carry the flavor, with optional coconut for chew.