28 buttercake recipes

A moist, delicious sponge cake enjoyed at any time

Portuguese coffee buttercake stacked from 12 thin butter wafers and filled with silky coffee French buttercream. Elegant sliceable dessert that rewards patient assembly.

Classic two-layer butter cake with separated eggs and folded whites for height. Topped with a tangy lemon-buttercream frosting (or chocolate variation). The American birthday cake.

Dutch butter cake (boterkoek) with almond extract, an egg wash glaze, and sliced almonds on top. A dense, buttery shortbread-style cake baked golden in a square pan.

Orange butter cake with fresh orange juice, zest, brown sugar, and graham cracker crumbs in the batter, finished with a Grand Marnier-spiked tropical cream cheese spread.

Reese's peanut butter cake stacks two peanut-butter-and-brown-sugar layers with a cream cheese peanut butter filling and a warm pour-over chocolate glaze. The candy bar in cake form.

Fresh apple butter cake loaded with diced McIntosh apples and walnuts, baked in a tube pan and drizzled with a warm sherry glaze. Dense, spiced, and indulgent.

It's like a combination of cinnamon buns and sheet cake, and it was buttery and delicious. Made a large bunch, cut into squares and frozen most of the cake. Perfect for breakfast or snack with a cup of coffee or tea.

Peanut butter cake with a creamy peanut butter icing made from sugar, margarine, and hot water. A tender, nutty sheet cake with peanut butter in every layer.

Buttery gold tube cake flavored with lemon extract and mace, topped with a from-scratch mocha butter frosting made with cocoa, coffee, and egg whites.

Orange butter cakes are petite tartlet-tin cakes perfumed with Grand Marnier and candied orange peel, then dipped in orange liqueur glaze. Elegant 36-cake batch for gifts or a holiday tray.

Double peanut butter cake with creamy PB baked into the batter and chunky peanut butter frosting on top. A single-layer sheet cake built for peanut butter lovers.

The combination of chocolate and peanut butter makes this scrumptious cake a favorite!

Chocolate chip butter cake made with creamed butter, separated eggs, cake flour, and coarsely grated German sweet chocolate folded in and sprinkled on top. Light, tender, and rich.

Gooey butter cake layers a tender shortbread crust beneath a buttery, corn-syrup-rich filling that bakes into the iconic St. Louis dessert with crisp edges and a soft, almost custardy center. Dust with powdered sugar and slice into squares.

Glazed orange butter cake made with cake flour and cornstarch for ultra-tender crumb, scented with fresh orange juice and zest, then drizzled with a tangy orange glaze. The bright citrus cake worth pulling out the stand mixer.