246 top cake recipes

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.

Light and airy blueberry cake with a folded meringue batter, juicy fresh berries throughout, and a crackly sugar-dusted top. An old-fashioned snacking cake that lives up to its name.

Strawberry upside-down cake with marshmallows, frozen berries, and strawberry gelatin baked into the batter. This easy sheet cake flips to reveal a jammy strawberry top.

Rich double-chocolate cake or brownies from one batter: melted unsweetened chocolate plus a fold of chocolate chips, baked thick for brownies or thin for cake. Topped with chocolate glaze.

Ginger-pear cake: a low-fat bundt cake with shredded pears, crystallized ginger, and whole wheat flour, topped with a ginger yogurt dollop. A healthier dessert for 12 with a surprisingly tender crumb.

Coffeecake Eschmann with a tender vanilla cake base and a thick cinnamon-butter streusel topping, baked in a sheet pan and dusted with powdered sugar. Feeds a crowd easily.

Just the right amount of everything, and well balanced flavor and texture. A great fall or winter dessert that uses seasonal cranberries and everyone will be thrilled.

Devil's food cake imbibed with cream of coconut and sweetened condensed milk, it is reminiscent of a tres leches cake. Topped with whipped cream and a sprinkling of toasted coconut, it's an easy to do treat.

Peach melba layer cake sweetened with apple juice concentrate instead of sugar, topped with fresh peaches, raspberries, and fruit spread. Refined-sugar-free homage to the Escoffier classic.

Brandied raspberry sauce made with frozen raspberries, sugar, and cornstarch thickened with brandy. A quick dessert topping for cheesecake, ice cream, or pound cake.

Blueberry crumb cake squares from a jelly roll pan with a rich butter batter, a full quart of blueberries, and a cinnamon-nutmeg brown sugar crumb topping. Makes 24 generous squares.

Sour cream coffee cake loaded with mini chocolate chips in the batter and a brown sugar streusel topping. Tender, rich crumb that stays moist for days.

A campfire coffee cake made in a cast iron Dutch oven with charcoal. Bisquick batter over pie filling, topped with cinnamon sugar and butter. Wake up the whole campsite with this one.

Classic French chocolate loaf cake bakes in a water bath for a dense, fudgy crumb with a thin crackly top. Semi-sweet chocolate, espresso, and whipped egg whites do the work. Flourless using cornstarch.

Persimmon pudding cake, a moist autumn loaf with ripe persimmons, brandy, warm spices, raisins, and walnuts. Served with a brandy ricotta topping for fall holiday gatherings.

Flour-free Passover cake layered with cinnamon apples and dried apricots, topped with walnuts and cinnamon sugar. Light, fruity, and made with matzoh meal.