You don't have to be a professional baker in order to bake a perfect cake. All you need is the right recipe! These 25 amazing cake recipes are nice and easy to follow but create stunning cakes. These cakes are bakery-worthy and packed with more flavor than you could ever imagine. Make any one of these recipes, and you will feel like a cake master!
Hazelnut Cake
This is seriously the best hazelnut cake, a festive cake consisting of melt-in-your-mouth buttery hazelnut sponge cakes, and a silky hazelnut mousseline cream that is enriched with hazelnut praline paste. This hazelnut layered cake recipe is easy to follow and results in a delicious, moist cake that will tantalize your taste buds.
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Helen Goh´s Chocolate Cake
I am very happy to share with you Helen Goh´s chocolate cake, a cake recipe that has been featured as "The world's best chocolate cake". Do I recommend it to beginners? Frankly, it is the world's easiest chocolate cake, also often referred to as "Take home chocolate cake" since it is really easy to transport this cake and doesn't require chilling.
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Nutella Cake
This chocolate Nutella cake is a perfect dessert for chocolate and hazelnut lovers! It's a gorgeous combination of moist chocolate sponge cakes, luxurious Nutella mousseline cream (German buttercream) as filling and frosting, and chopped hazelnut as decoration! This lovely layered cake is sure to impress your guests at any dinner or birthday celebration!
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Napoleon Cake
Napoleon cake is a showstopping dessert to share. Puff pastry is buttery, crunchy, and delicious and tastes amazing piled in a tower with silky pastry cream between layers. You can coat this easy Napoleon cake in an extra light layer of cream and finely crushed puff pastry pieces, or for a summery touch, garnish this puff pastry layer cake with fresh berries and a dusting of powdered sugar.
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Pink Velvet Cake
Treat yourself to this gorgeous pink velvet cake that's beaming with lively pink color and a rich blend of vanilla and cream cheese flavors. It's the perfect dessert for those who appreciate a touch of elegance and fun in their sweet indulgences. You can whip up this stunning cake in under two hours, so go ahead and add a pop of color and flavor to your next gathering.
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Sacher Torte
Austrian Sacher Torte cake is in the history books as one of Europe's best cakes, and I'm going to show you how to make it yourself. A moist chocolate sponge is coated and filled with a fine layer of apricot jam before being cloaked in a smooth chocolate glaze. It is a Viennese specialty that defines elegance and this sacher torte recipe takes the famous classic Sachertorte to the next level!
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Ferrero Rocher Cake
This Ferrero Rocher cake is the ultimate celebration cake with moist chocolate hazelnut sponges, silky Nutella mousseline cream (cooked chocolate pastry cream enriched with Nutella and butter), lots of crunchy hazelnuts, and crushed Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
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Strawberry Crunch Cake
What can be more Spring-like than the first taste of fresh seasonal strawberries? This strawberry crunch cake has the best texture, taste, and tantalizing appearance.
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Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
The addition of fluffy cream cheese frosting elevates this moist and tender chocolate cake, resulting in a rich and decadent cake; chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. The recipe is quick and easy, with only 15 minutes needed for preparation before baking. The chocolate flavor is pure and not overly sweet, making it a perfect choice for any chocolate lover.
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Rhubarb Cake
This is the ultimate rhubarb cake recipe, the simplest and most delicious spring cake to try to celebrate rhubarb season. Super moist yogurt and brown sugar cake loaded with rhubarb and topped with a super simple strawberry rhubarb compote, you will love it!
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Lotus Biscoff Cake
This Lotus Biscoff cake recipe combines moist brown sugar sponge cake layers, Biscoff spread, and a luxurious Biscoff buttercream (mousseline cream to be exact). Caramel, cinnamon, brown sugar, and spicy flavor can be found in this Lotus Cake recipe that you can make easily following my step-by-step baking guide.
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Charlotte Cake
Layers of fluffy ladyfingers, vanilla-flavored créme mousseline, and Spring berries. This Charlotte cake is very easy to make, but it certainly looks very impressive. Sort of a strawberry tiramisu with creamy vanilla filling!
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Caramelized Banana Upsidedown Cake
Make this easy caramelized banana upside-down cake recipe; flavorful, moist yogurt cake topped with caramelized banana topping! Serve it with whipped cream on top or a scoop of ice cream on the side or enjoy it as is!
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Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside down cake is a perfect dessert; the excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping! The cake can be made in any pan you have, even in a Bundt pan to turn it into a festive pecan upside down bundt cake for any occasion!
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Apple Layer Cake
Highlight the best of apple season with this Apple Layer Cake. Not only are these light and fluffy cake layers made with flavor-packed apple butter, but each layer is topped with a spiced-bourbon-apple compote and a rich cinnamon buttercream.
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Apple Butter Spice Cake
This easy apple butter spice cake is topped with maple fudge frosting and is full of flavor! The perfect recipe when you're wondering what to do with all that extra apple butter.
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Limoncello Bundt Cake
It’s a light, fluffy cake topped with a sweet lemon glaze. Limoncello liqueur features in both the cake itself and also the glaze.
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Lemon Raspberry Cake
This lemon raspberry cake is moist, fluffy, filled with a creamy, tangy raspberry curd, and frosted with a lemon raspberry cream cheese frosting. It's packed full of lemon and raspberry flavors, and is the perfect refreshing cake!
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Chocolate Strawberry Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Cake is a brownie-like chocolate cake that's filled and topped with whipped cream and strawberries.
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Mango Mousse Cake
This super-light mango mousse cake recipe consists of a delicious buttery sponge layer and the airiest yogurt-based mousse loaded with fragrant mangos! It is one of the easiest, most refreshing cakes ever with an incredibly delicious result that is light and very well balanced in sweetness.
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Triple Chocolate Cake
Chocolate lovers will drool over this triple chocolate cake recipe, made with mouthwatering chocolate sponge cake, creamy chocolate whipped ganache frosting, and a decadent chocolate ganache drip. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, and after-dinner desserts, this easy-to-make homemade three-layer cake will quickly become a favorite for anyone who tries it!
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Peanut Butter Cake
If you have been searching for the ultimate peanut butter cake recipe that will be the talk of the town, look no further! This showstopper is made with moist, fluffy sponge cakes and is topped with a smooth and creamy peanut butter cream cheese frosting. Equally old-fashioned and modern, this peanut butter cake is perfect for a special occasion or a casual afternoon snack. Who knew that putting peanut butter in cake could be so good?
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No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake
Creamy, fluffy and deeply rich, this no bake chocolate strawberry cheesecake is all the things sweet dreams are made of: Chocolate cookie crust, a whole pound of strawberries, silky smooth cream cheese and sumptuous chocolate ganache.
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Peach Cake
This easy peach cake recipe is probably the simplest and most delicious cake to make when sweet peaches are in season. It's a super moist yogurt cake loaded with peaches and topped with a simple peach thyme compote. It's the ultimate easy cake recipe to make.
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German Bee Sting Cake
This delicious two-layer traditional German bee sting cake is sure to be the talk of your guests at your next gathering! Made with soft, airy, French brioche bread filled with creamy vanilla pastry cream and a honey-glazed, crunchy almond topping, it is more than tasty but also eye-catching!
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Cupcake Recipes
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