194 homemade cake recipes

Valentine’s Day is approaching, and I can feel the love and excitement in the air! It’s the perfect time to surprise your Valentine with a delicious homemade Keto Cranberry and Brandy cake.

Homemade Twinkies made with pound cake mix baked in DIY foil molds and filled with a fluffy vanilla cream. A fun copycat recipe that tastes fresher and better than the store-bought original.

Homemade Oreo sandwich cookies with crispy fudge cake mix wafers and a velvety cream filling. Just 3 ingredients for the cookies and 4 for the filling. A fun baking project the whole family will love.

Made this cherry crumb coffee cake with whole wheat flour and homemade cherry pie filling, it came out moist and very tasty. Not too sweet, and just the right balance. Great with a cup of coffee or tea.

Vanilla yogurt makes the cake tangy and moist, homemade cherry filling that has strong cherry taste adds extra layer of deliciousness. By using whole wheat flour and canola oil add some fibre and cut down the saturated fat without taking away any yumminess. Enjoy a slice or two with a cup of coffee or tea.

Pennsylvania Dutch cake-and-custard pie: a soft cake batter and a spiced applesauce-molasses custard poured into one crust bake into two distinct layers, finished with a coffee glaze. A clever heritage dessert.

Citrus poppy seed cake with orange and lemon zest topped with vanilla cream cheese icing. Made from a homemade cake mix that stores for months.

Strawberry angel food cake made from a box mix with strawberry soda and honey replacing the water, topped with a pink powdered sugar glaze. A semi-homemade cake with fruity flavor.

Banana walnut snack cake starts with a cake mix and adds mashed banana, buttermilk, and chopped walnuts. A quick semi-homemade cake that tastes like banana bread.

German chocolate layered apple cake with sliced apples and cinnamon-nut batter in alternating layers, topped with cream cheese frosting. A semi-homemade cake that tastes fully from scratch.

Triple-chocolate bundt cake made with chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding, sour cream, and chocolate chips. A dense, ultra-moist semi-homemade cake with fudgy pockets of melted chips.

Golden orange bundt cake made with cake mix, buttermilk, orange zest, golden raisins, and walnuts, topped with a fresh orange glaze. A semi-homemade cake with bright citrus flavor.

A sour cream apple cake layered with pie filling and topped with a buttery cinnamon-nut crumble. Tender, fruity, and the kind of homemade cake folks will thank you for again and again.

Mounds candy bar cake with chocolate cake layers filled with gooey marshmallow-coconut filling and covered in chocolate frosting. A semi-homemade showstopper.

Three-layer mincemeat cake spiced with cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon, studded with nuts, and covered in homemade caramel frosting. A rich, festive holiday cake from scratch.

French banana cake using white cake mix, very ripe mashed bananas, and chopped walnuts. A semi-homemade banana cake that improves after 24 hours chilled.