Dessert, Cake Recipes

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.

White sheet cake topped with fluffy cream cheese frosting and glossy cherry pie filling. A simple, crowd-feeding dessert that starts with a box cake mix.

Four-layer coconut cake with coconut cream pudding filling, chopped macadamia nuts, whipped cream frosting, and shredded coconut pressed all over. A showstopper from a cake mix.

Cola chocolate cake with marshmallows baked in, topped with a broiled peanut butter and brown sugar frosting loaded with chopped peanuts. A true Southern classic.

A decadent and scrumptious pound cake made with strawberry jam and frozen blueberries.

Marbled chocolate raspberry cheesecake on a chocolate wafer and almond crust, swirled with raspberry chocolate and topped with a glossy raspberry chocolate glaze.

Light angel food cake made with whipped egg whites and cake flour, frosted with a rich mocha buttercream of coffee, cocoa, and butter. A classic pairing of airy cake and intensely flavored frosting.

Butter cream banded fudge cake with a hidden cream cheese ribbon swirled through dark chocolate batter, topped with chocolate fudge frosting. A three-layer 13x9 sheet cake with a surprise inside.

Cola Cake with Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting recipe

Double kiss cupcakes: tender chocolate cupcakes baked with a Hershey's Kiss hidden in the middle and crowned with another on top. Bake sale gold and a Valentine's Day classic kids go wild for.

Fudgy brownie cakes steamed in canning jars inside a slow cooker. Rich cocoa buttermilk batter with walnuts, unmolded and served warm with ice cream.

Apple pie cake made with yellow cake mix and canned apple pie filling, topped with a buttery cinnamon crumb streusel. A shortcut dessert that tastes homemade.

Spiced grapefruit upside-down cake with brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves baked on a caramelized grapefruit base. Served with grapefruit-zest whipped cream.

Chocolate fruitcake: cocoa-cream cheese batter studded with candied cherries, golden raisins, pecans and a hint of brandy and rum. The fruitcake for people who don't think they like fruitcake.

Fat-free cherry cheesecake bars with cinnamon cookie crust, creamy lemon-kissed filling, and glossy cherry topping that tastes like splurging but keeps calories in check.

Honey lemon cake soaked in spiced white wine syrup with cinnamon and cloves, topped with honey yogurt cream and toasted almonds. Greek-inspired easy cake.