2,359 cake recipes

Plum streusel coffee cake layered with fresh plum halves, brown sugar cinnamon crumble, and chopped walnuts. Two layers of fruit and streusel sandwiched in a tender batter.

A moist chocolate banana snack cake made with buttermilk, mashed ripe bananas, and cocoa. No eggs, low in oil, topped with chocolate chips and nuts. Cut into lunchbox-friendly squares.

Bourbon banana chiffon cake with mashed banana folded into a fluffy egg-white batter and finished with a bourbon-milk glaze. Garnished with fresh strawberries and banana for a Southern dessert showpiece.

Carrot fruit cake loaded with raisins, candied fruit, and pecans in a spiced batter. No eggs needed. Soak with rum or brandy and store for up to 3 months.

Moist banana layer cake studded with grated white chocolate and topped with a banana-white chocolate frosting. Use up those overripe bananas in style.

Brandied fruit starter with pineapple, peaches, apricots, and maraschino cherries soaked in brandy and sugar. A living friendship cake starter you keep and share.

A campfire coffee cake made in a cast iron Dutch oven with charcoal. Bisquick batter over pie filling, topped with cinnamon sugar and butter. Wake up the whole campsite with this one.

Friendship cake brandied starter ferments pineapple, cherries, and peaches with sugar and brandy over 6 weeks. A slow-building fruit base you share and pass along.

Five-ingredient upside down coffee cake with pineapple rings, maraschino cherries, and brown sugar glaze over refrigerator biscuits. A retro brunch shortcut.

Chocolate raisin snacking cake with cocoa, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, made in one saucepan. Raisins get simmered first to plump them up, and the warm cooking liquid goes right into the batter.

Watch this decadent cake recipe disappear swiftly. With its thick frosting and rich chocolate layers, it's a huge hit at any event.

Lickety-Split Cocoa Cake: a one-bowl, eggless, dairy-free chocolate cake mixed with water, oil, and a splash of vinegar. The original Depression-era "crazy cake" that bakes up tender every time.

No-bake fruitcake packed with candied cherries, pineapple, dates, raisins, and nuts, bound with sweetened condensed milk and crushed graham crackers. Refrigerate and slice.

Cherry cheese coffee cake on a yeasted bread base with cream cheese filling, cherry pie filling, raisins, and a brown sugar streusel top. Uses frozen bread dough for the shortcut.

Tiramisu-style cake with three sponge layers soaked in espresso-rum syrup, filled with mascarpone cream, and finished with cocoa powder and chocolate shavings. A classic Italian pick-me-up.

Hot fudge pudding cake that makes its own chocolate sauce as it bakes. Bisquick, cocoa, sugar, and hot water create a cakey top over a pool of gooey fudge. No eggs, no butter needed.