Dessert, Cake Recipes

Rum raisin bundt cake made with ripe bananas, dark rum, walnuts, and allspice. A moist, no-fuss batter baked in a fluted tube pan and dusted with powdered sugar.

Dense, jewel-toned fruit cake packed with whole dates, walnuts, and candied cherries held together by just enough batter. A showstopper for holiday giving.

Devil's food cake bakes a deep cocoa layer cake with a separated-egg method for extra lift, then tops it with classic boiled chocolate fudge frosting. A tall, old-fashioned chocolate showstopper.

Mini party cheesecakes baked in muffin cups on vanilla wafer crusts, topped with cherry pie filling and whipped cream. Perfect bite-sized desserts for a crowd.

Chocolate and chestnut layer cake with a tender olive oil and white wine sponge, a smooth sweetened chestnut cream filling, and glossy dark chocolate ganache. An elegant autumn and holiday dessert.

A silky no-bake cheesecake on a buttery graham cracker crust, set with gelatin and lightened with whipped cream, topped with fresh strawberries. No oven required.

Loaded with 4 cups of blueberries and kissed with almond extract, this sheet pan cake bakes up golden with a juicy berry filling and sweet lemon glaze drizzle.

Easy sour cream apple cake with a buttery coconut crust made from yellow cake mix. Cinnamon-dusted apple slices get a tangy sour cream drizzle and bake up golden in under an hour. Serve warm.

Lemon pound cake with a fine, buttery crumb and bright citrus zest, baked in a bundt or mini loaves. Old-fashioned five-egg richness with no leavening except properly creamed butter.

This chocolate cake includes bananas both in the cake and creamy sauce.

Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe

Pineapple upside-down cake with a butterscotch brown sugar base, pineapple rings, and maraschino cherries baked in a round pan. Served warm with whipped cream.

Greek yogurt cake with raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves layered through a tender butter batter. A traditional tourta cut into diamond shapes for a spiced afternoon sweet.

French apple spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, chopped walnuts, and raisins. An oil-based one-bowl cake that starts by macerating apples in sugar.

Poppy seed bundt cake using yellow cake mix and instant pudding for extra moisture. A dump-and-stir cake with tender crumb and crunchy poppy seeds, dusted with powdered sugar.

Grandma's red velvet cake: a true vintage Southern recipe with cocoa, buttermilk, and vinegar reacting with baking soda to give the cake its tender, tangy crumb. Two 9-inch layers, ready in 45 minutes.