8,566 gold cake recipes

Boston cream pie from scratch: tender vanilla butter cake split into four layers, filled with a homemade vanilla pastry custard, and crowned with a glossy milk chocolate glaze.

A moist double-chocolate sheet cake hiding two cups of grated zucchini in every batch. Cocoa-rich batter studded with chocolate chips, kept extra tender by sour cream. The best way to sneak vegetables into dessert.

Classic Southern red velvet cake with cocoa-tinted buttermilk batter and traditional cooked-milk ermine frosting. The original layer cake before cream cheese frosting became standard.

Greek honey cake (revani) with walnuts, cinnamon, and orange zest, cut into diamonds and drenched in a warm honey-lemon syrup. A sticky, fragrant Mediterranean dessert soaked until every bite drips.

Chocolate jimmy cake studded with chocolate sprinkles, flavored with cold coffee, and topped with a creamy vanilla frosting. A nostalgic New England bakery-style cake baked in a springform pan.

Moist pineapple 7-Up cake made with yellow cake mix, pineapple pudding, and real Seven-Up soda. Topped with a homemade coconut-pecan frosting loaded with crushed pineapple. A retro Southern sheet cake classic.

Classic carrot cake loaf with grated carrots, cinnamon, chopped nuts, and cream cheese frosting. Baked in loaf pans for easy slicing, this moist oil-based cake is simple to make.

Creamy cheesecake with poppy seeds throughout, almond crust, and sour cream topping. Ultra-low temperature baking creates silky texture in this two-hour cheesecake.

Mayonnaise spice cake with raisins, cinnamon, cloves, and chopped nuts. No eggs or butter needed. The mayo keeps this old-fashioned cake incredibly moist with a tender, spiced crumb.

Blue ribbon cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, rich orange-scented cream cheese filling, and a final flourish of fresh orange zest. A short-bake cheesecake with the texture of mousse.

Moist applesauce cake with molasses, cinnamon, and raisins baked in a square pan, then glazed with lemon icing while still warm: tender, spiced, and just sweet enough.

Rich, fudgy chocolate cake hiding a gooey caramel filling baked right inside. Sour cream keeps it impossibly moist while melted caramels and condensed milk create a buttery surprise layer.

Red velvet pound cake baked low and slow in a tube pan with cocoa, shortening, and seven eggs for a dense, velvety crumb. Topped with cream cheese icing.

One of the best carrot cakes I've ever had with a decadent cream cheese frosting.

Cherry cheese coffee cake built from crescent roll dough, sweet cream cheese filling, and ruby cherry pie filling, woven into a sunburst pattern and baked golden. A bakery-style brunch centerpiece without the work.

1-2-3-4 cake: classic American butter layer cake named for its 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups flour, 4 eggs ratio. Finished with chocolate frosting between three tender layers.