686 moist cake recipes

Black Forest ice cream cake: two layers of moist chocolate-coffee cake sandwich a slab of vanilla ice cream, frosted with whipped cream and crowned with cherry pie filling. A frozen showstopper.

Irish potato cake with mashed potatoes, melted chocolate, pecans, and raisins baked in a bundt pan. A spiced, dense cake where the potatoes keep every slice incredibly moist.

Raw apple cake bakes fresh chopped apples, pecans and cinnamon into a moist oil-based cake, then soaks it hot with a caramel sweetened condensed milk topping.

Easy bundt cake made with boxed cake mix and instant pudding, spiked with amaretto and nutmeg. Moist, foolproof dessert ready in an hour.

No-oil spice cake using a box cake mix with applesauce replacing the oil and cinnamon for warm spice. A 5-ingredient, lower-fat cake hack that stays moist.

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.

Artichoke heart spice cake: a moist bundt cake with pureed artichoke hearts (think zucchini cake's sneaky cousin) plus cinnamon, clove, walnuts, and raisins. The artichokes disappear, the moisture stays.

Whole wheat carrot cake sweetened with honey instead of sugar, spiced with cinnamon, and baked into a moist, dense sheet cake. A healthier spin on the classic.

Never fail chocolate cake with sour milk, cocoa, and a splash of boiling water for a tender, deeply chocolatey bundt. The classic forgiving recipe that bakes up moist every time.

George Washington cake is a moist, cinnamon-spiced apple cake baked over a layer of sliced apples, then crowned with tangy cream cheese frosting and a fan of fresh apple slices. A festive Christmas dessert.

Sour cream coffee cake swirled with cherry preserves and brightened with lemon zest. A dense, moist breakfast cake with no yeast required, ready in under an hour.

Old-fashioned gingerbread cake with New Orleans-style molasses, ginger, and cinnamon. A moist, dark, warmly spiced snack cake served hot with whipped cream or applesauce.

Applesauce snack cake starts with a box cake mix boosted with applesauce, warm spices, raisins, and nuts for a moist, spiced sheet cake. A semi-homemade shortcut that tastes fully from scratch.

A triple-lemon Bundt cake made with lemon cake mix, lemon pudding, fresh juice, and a tangy lemon glaze that soaks into every pore. Moist, bright, and bursting with citrus in every bite.

Pear pound cake with buttermilk, chopped pecans, and a hint of nutmeg baked in a loaf pan. Moist, buttery crumb studded with tender pear chunks in every slice.

Italian almond-ricotta cake with lemon zest and juice throughout. Moist, tender cake with light crumb from folded egg whites, baked at low temperature.