1,151 top cake recipes

Diabetic-friendly yellow cake made with sugar substitute, egg whites, and a fluffy seven-minute frosting. A lower-sugar birthday cake with tender crumb and pillowy frosted top.

Louisiana banana cake with mashed bananas in a buttermilk batter, topped with sliced fresh bananas and a broiled coconut-brown sugar topping. A Southern sheet cake served warm.

[Note: Bobby Flay, chef of NYC's Mesa Grill, prepared this dessert for a Meals on Wheels benefit meal at the Frontera Grill in Chicago

Prune whip spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, topped with homemade prune butter frosting studded with chopped prunes and nuts. A vintage classic.

Pineapple butterscotch cake doctored from pound cake mix and instant butterscotch pudding, topped with crushed pineapple and butterscotch chips. The shortcut potluck cake that always disappears.

A scrumptious cake made with oreo cookies, cream cheese and whipped topping.

German chocolate cake from scratch with a cooked coconut-pecan frosting. Three layers of buttermilk chocolate cake topped with a rich, chewy caramel-style filling.

Dark chocolate marshmallow cake with sour cream for moisture, topped with a fluffy cooked marshmallow frosting. Two layers of rich, fudgy cake under a cloud-like finish.

Self-icing Dr. Pepper cherry cake: dark cherries, cherry Jello, and marshmallows layered with a Dr. Pepper-spiked cake mix that bakes into its own glossy topping.

Grandma Rose's blueberry cake folds flour-coated blueberries into a buttery sheet cake topped with cinnamon sugar. Old-fashioned family recipe that serves 24, perfect for potlucks.

Apple pudding cake with self-making sauce: a magic one-pan dessert where apples, batter, and boiling water bake together, separating into tender cake on top and silky pudding sauce underneath.

Pumpkin cobbler with a spiced pumpkin custard base topped with dry yellow cake mix, melted butter, brown sugar, and nuts. Like pumpkin pie crossed with a dump cake. No mixing the topping required.

Cereal crunch coffee cake with crushed wheat flakes baked into the batter and a cinnamon-cereal crumble on top. A lighter brunch cake with raisins, brown sugar, and a hint of nutmeg.

Microwave crumble coffee cake with a cinnamon-brown sugar streusel topping and melted butter finish. Soft, tender cake ready in under 10 minutes of cook time.

Duchess spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves topped with maple buttercream frosting. A warmly spiced buttermilk layer cake with old-fashioned charm.

Triple chocolate cake using cake mix and pudding mix for a fudgy, moist crumb topped with semi-sweet chocolate chips and crunchy walnuts.