37 simple cake recipes

Eggplant slices baked with fresh tomato, basil, and red pepper, brushed with a tamari-balsamic glaze. A low-fat, vegan-friendly side dish with almost no prep.

This simple and delicious cake is perfect for surprising your friends for their birthday!

Moist cinnamon-spiced rhubarb cake topped with a crunchy brown sugar and nut streusel. This simple sheet cake celebrates fresh rhubarb in every tender bite.

A simple, but delicious dessert that's made with fresh rhubarb, a cake mix and strawberry gelatin.

This bunny cake is really simple and easy to make, if you don't want to use coconut flakes, you can just color the frosting with food coloring, and it will still look cute and pretty!

Four-layer chocolate torte with whipped cream filling, milk chocolate frosting, roasted pistachios, and handmade chocolate hearts on top. A stunning centerpiece from a simple cake mix.

Simple but irresistible, this cake is great for dessert after dinner.

A simple but tasty almond paste that could be used for toast, cakes and even muffins.

A simple and tasty cake recipe that doesn't take a lot to make or enjoy!

Homemade pet treats with whole wheat flour, soy flour, honey, and canola oil baked into mini cakes for dogs or tiny squares for cats. Simple, wholesome ingredients only.

Quick Valentine's Day cake using a boxed cake mix, white frosting, and chocolate candy hearts. A simple, festive dessert anyone can make with just 3 items.

Mexican bean cake made with pinto bean puree, apples, raisins, and warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. A moist, spiced sheet cake with a simple glaze.

Old fashioned tea cakes made with buttermilk and self-rising flour. Soft, simple, sugar-topped Southern cookies with just 7 ingredients and no fancy equipment needed.

Fat-free pumpkin raisin cake made with egg whites, canned pumpkin, and orange juice instead of oil or butter. Served with a simple yogurt cream sauce.

Tiny heart-shaped chocolate cakes for two, made without eggs or butter. Cut from a simple cocoa sheet cake using a cookie cutter, then stacked and frosted for Valentine's Day.

Five cups of fresh rhubarb layered with strawberry gelatin, sugar, marshmallows, and white cake mix, then baked until gooey and golden. This rhubarb dump cake is dead simple and absolutely addictive.