32 Insanely Good Cake Recipes
Who doesn’t like cakes? Be it a birthday, party, anniversary, New Year’s eve, or any other celebration cake is a must. So since we enjoy cake for every celebration it is obvious that there has to be a variety in all the cake recipes otherwise it will look monotonous. These are yummy desserts.
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Best Cakes
1. Moist Carrot Cake
This is one of the best carrot cake recipes. The cake is easy and quick to make. You can use this recipe to make carrot cupcakes too.
Cream cheese is the star of this recipe. The recipe takes little over an hour to make, including 25 minutes of prep time and 45 minutes of cooking time.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include carrots, cinnamon, cream cheese, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, and raisins. You can keep the leftovers in the fridge, and it will be good for up to 6-7 days.
2. Souffle Pancakes
These Japanese pancakes are best enjoyed with whipped cream. It is one of the best breakfast recipes. The pancake is fluffy and airy.
You will love to have it with fresh berries, syrups, and chocolate chips. To avoid deflation of pancakes make sure you get air bubbles in the batter.
It takes only 45 minutes to make the recipe, including 20 minutes of prep time and 15 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the frying pan to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients include eggs, vanilla extract, baking powder, heavy whipping cream with toppings like syrup, nuts, berries, and chocolate chips. It is best served with matcha latte.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 1-2 days. It doesn’t freeze well.
3. Red Velvet Cake
This is one of the best red velvet cake recipes. Red velvet cake is the best-layered cake recipe and I simply love it. You need two 9-inch cake pans, a silicone spatula, cake stand and a stand mixer.
To get the best result use cake flour instead of all-purpose flour. Cream cheese frosting is the star of this recipe. It is one of the best cake recipes for a birthday.
It takes around 3 hours to make, including 25 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients include pure vanilla extract, red food coloring, cake flour, cocoa powder, and buttermilk.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for4-5 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
4. Super Moist Fruit Cake
This is one of the easiest fruit cake recipes and the best part is you don’t need fancy equipment to make this cake.
You need an 8-inch baking tray. The recipe requires 30 minutes of prpe time and 1hour and 25 minutes of cooking time. To make the cake, preheat the oven to 320 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients include flour, cinnamon powder, orange zest, dried cranberries, ground all spices and chopped pecans.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container and it will be good for two weeks at room temperature, in the fridge for up to 2-3 months, and in the freezer up to a year.
It takes close to two and half hours to make the cake. The ingredients include cinnamon, molasses, flour baking powder, nuts, and dry fruits.
5. Chocolate Cake
Just take one bite of this cake and you can easily say that this is one of the best chocolate cake recipes ever. You need a 9-inch cake pan, a whisk and a mixing bowl for this recipe.
This chocolate cake is moist and so delicious. To make it, you need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Espresso powder is the hero of this recipe and takes it to another level. You can make it gluten-free and dairy-free too.
This dessert takes 45 minutes to make, including 20 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include vanilla extract, espresso powder, cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, and eggs. To make it dairy-free, you can use almond milk.
6. Super Vanilla Cake
It is one of the best vanilla cake recipes. The cake is moist and fluffy and tastes out of this world. You need a stand mixer.
You can use the same recipe to make perfect vanilla cupcakes. Use all-purpose flour instead of cake flour to get the best out of this recipe.
It takes around two and half hours to make, including 25 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time; the rest is for cooling time. You need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
The ingredients include all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, baking powder, milk, and eggs. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for a week. It freezes well for 3 months.
7. Homemade Strawberry Cake
Hands down, this is one of the best strawberry cake recipes. You need a food processor, parchment paper and two 9-inch round cake pans.
Though it takes a couple of hours to make this cake recipe, you will earn a lot of praise for sure. It requires 1.5 hours of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time.
To make it, you need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The ingredients include strawberry puree, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, strawberries, and cake flour.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, and it will be good for 4-5 days.
8. Perfect Cheesecake
It is one of the most popular cheesecake recipes in New York. It is rich and tastes awesome. For best results, ensure the cream cheese is at room temperature before baking. You need a mixing bowl and a 9 inch springform.
Sometimes cheesecake crack and that does not mean they are not delicious you can top it up with sour cream and it will look beautiful and will taste super delicious.
The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time and over an hour of cooking time. It requires cooling time of over 5 hours.
Preheat the oven to 325°F. The ingredients include graham cracker crumbs, cream cheese, brown sugar, sour cream and eggs. It freezes well for couple of months.
9. Lemon Raspberry Cake
It is one of the best cake recipes for special occasions. But I don’t wait for special occasions; I can’t, so I make it all year round; it’s that irresistible.
It takes almost an hour to make the recipe, including 25 minutes of prep time and 40 minutes of cooking time. For best results, use cake flour, either store-bought or homemade.
You need to preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include butter, sour cream, cake flour, lemon juice, baking powder, and raspberries. I prefer fresh raspberries but frozen ones will work too.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, and they will be good for 2-3 days.
10. Confetti Layer Cake
It is perfect for any party. Filled with amazing flavors, the cake looks absolutely gorgeous. The kids loved this cake.
The cake is very moist, so you have to be careful while frosting. The tools needed are a cake pan, a bench scraper, a flat icing spatula and a stand mixer.
It takes almost 4 hours to make, including 50 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time.
You need to preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. The ingredients include egg whites, baking soda, cake flour, heavy cream, and sprinkles. Use cake flour and not any other flour to get the required fluffiness.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 4-5 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
11. Tres Leches Cake
The soft, ultra-moist crumb makes it delicious. It is a perfect dessert for parties, birthdays, and potlucks. This Mexican cake is rich and moist.
You don’t need much to make this dessert, just your pantry staples. It is best to bake it in a glass casserole dish. You need a 9
It can be a make-ahead recipe; you can make it 2 days ahead and then keep it in an airtight container and refrigerate it. You need a 9×13 casserole pan.
It takes almost 2 hours to make, including 35 minutes of prpe time and 30 minutes of cooking time. To make the cake, preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, sweetened condensed milk, baking powder, and eggs.
12. Easy Strawberry Cake
I don’t wait for summer to make it, I make it all year long. Honesly, can’t wait that much. You need a 9 inch cake pan and a stand mixer.
It requires 15 minutes of prep time and an hour of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients all-purpose flour, vanilla extract, strawberries, baking powder, milk and sugar.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container on the countertop and it will be good for several days. It freezes well for 3 months.
13. Classic Cheesecake
It is rich and velvety and loved by everyone in my family. For best result use full fat cream cheese.
For crust you can either use Oreo cookie crust or graham cracker crumbs. Biscoff pie crust works well too. You can even make it in advance.
You need a 9 inch springform pan, chooper, hand mixer and silicone spatula. The recipe requires 50 minutes of prep time and an hour of cooking time. For best results water bath is a must.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. The ingredients include graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar, unsalted butter, sour cream and cream cheese.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 3-4 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
14. Strawberry Chocolate Cake
This is a rich and a flavorful cake recipe. For the recipe, the tools needed are a piping bag, offset spatula, a 6 inch cake pan and an electric hand mixer.
It requires a prep time of 1 hour and cooking time of 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Strawberry cream cheese frosting is the star of this recipe.
The ingredients include all purpose flour, butter, strawberries, cocoa powder and cream cheese.
Keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge and it will be good for 3 days.
15. Mini Cheesecakes
It is one of the top-rated mini cheesecakes. It is rich, creamy and tastes wonderful. The best thing is it’s highly versatile.
You can make it even ahead of time. You need cupcake liners, a mixing bowl, a hand mixer and a muffin pan.
The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include full-fat cream cheese, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, unsalted butter and vanilla extract. You can replace graham crackers with Oreos. Make sure you don’t overmix the batter.
Top it up with mini chocolate chips or salted caramel. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 6-7 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
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16. Perfect Cheesecake
It is one of the most loved cake recipes. I am a big fan of this New York style cheesecake. You can even make it ahead of time.
The key to get the best chesecake is to ensure you use water bath method and cream cheese needs to be at room temperature.
You need a 9 inch springform pan and a deep roasting pan. The recipe requires 35 minutes of prep time and 90 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include graham cracker crumbs, eggs, vanilla extract, unsalted butter and cream cheese.
17. Carrot Cake
I am a big fan of carrot cake and I don’t wait for Easter; I make it all year round. This is an easy recipe for carrot cake. It is moist and the frosting is velvety.
The equipment needed are baking sheet, a 9×13 baking pan, parchment paper, 9 inch cake pan and mixing bowls. I prefer brown sugar over granulated sugar for this recipe. For right balance use applesauce, as you don’t want the cake too moist.
Cream cheese frosting is the best frosting for carrot cake. Use brick-style cream cheese. The recipe requires 35 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 300°F.
The ingredients include chopped pecans, pure vanilla extract, baking powder, all purpose flour, unsweetened applesauce and cream cheese frosting. The cake freezes well for 3 months.
18. Savory Breakfast Bundt Cake
This bundt cake is perfect for brunch and picnics. You can make it in advance too. I sometimes make it for breakfast too and my family loves it. You need a bundt pan.
It is highly versatile and that is what I like the most about this bundt cake. It is best served with fruit salad.
The recipe requires 40 minutes of prep time and 40 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 400°F. The ingredients include diced ham, cheddar cheese, shredded hash browns, garlic and eggs.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 3-4 days. It freezes well for 2 months. It is one of the best savory cakes for breakfast.
19. The Best Carrot Cake
You can make this cake with pantry staples. It is one of the most loved carrot cakes on the internet. For best results use all purpose flour, not cake flour. Brick-style cream cheese is perfect for frosting.
You need 8 inch baking pan and mixing bowls. The recipe requires 25 minutes of prpe time and 35 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include all purpose flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, carrots, cinnamon, cream cheese frosting and sugar.
This is a traditional carrot cake and the best Easter carrot cake. Keep theleftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 4-5 days.
20. Cinnamon Apple Pie Cake
It fits both as a cake and as a pie. You need a springform pan. Everyone in my family loves it.
The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time and over an hour of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include unsweetened applesauce, Granny Smith apples, cinnamon, vanilla extract, sugar and vegetable oil. It is one of the best springform pan cake recipes.
21. Chocolate Strawberry Cake
It is one of the best layered chocolate cakes. The cake is rich and fluffy. You need a 6-inch (15cm) cake pan. Ensure you layer the cake only once the cake is cool.
The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include heavy cream, baking powder, chocolate chips, heavy cream, strawberries and unsweetened cocoa powder.
22. Lemon Blueberry Cake
It is one of the top rated cake recipes. You need a 9×13 cake pan and a 3.8-inch cake pan.
The recipe requires 30 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The recipe requires unsalted butter, cake flour, vanilla extract, cream cheese frosting, buttermilk and blueberries.
You can use fresh or frozen berries but I prefer fresh berries. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge, and it will be good for 3-4 days. It freezes well for 2 months.
23. S’mores Cake
This is a moist cake, highly rated and loved among all age groups. For best results, use unsweetened cocoa powder.
The recipe requires 2 hours of prpe time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 300°F.
The ingredients include flour, milk, graham cracker crumbs, unsweetened cocoa powder and toasted marshmallow frosting.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container; it will be good for 2 days at room temperature and in the fridge for 4 days.
24. Japanese Strawberry Sponge Cake
I tried this at a Japanese restaurant and loved it. This sponge cake is light and tastes awesome. It is the Japanese version of short cake.
Ensure you use fresh eggs, it will make the cake fluffier. The recipe requires 35 minutes of prep time and 25 minutes of cook time. It requires an hour of cooling time.
Preheat the oven to 356°F. The ingredients include all purpose flour, sugar, egg yolks, strawberries and butter.
You can replace strawberries with peaches or any other fruit of your choice. It is good for 1-2 days, don’t store it for longer duration.
25. Lemon Raspberry Cake
It is one of the highly rated cake recipes on the internet. It is easy to make, moist and tastes wonderful. You need a 9 inch cake pan and parchment paper.
It requires 1 hour 20 minutes of prep time and 45 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include cake flour, baking powder, vanilla extract, butter, raspberries and eggs. You can replace raspberries with blueberries.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 4-5 days. It freezes well for a month.
26. Banana Cake
I make this cake all year round, never get bored of it. I buy overripe bananas as I can’t wait to make it. You need a 9×13 pan.
It is soft and melts smoothly in your mouth. The recipe needs 25 minutes of prep time and 1 hour 15 minutes of cooking time.
The lemon cream cheese frosting is the star of this recipe. The ingredients include lemon juice, sugar, eggs, bananas. lemon cream cheese frosting and milk.
27. Lemon Blueberry Sheet Cake
It is one of the most loved cake recipes. The tools needed are a baking dish, hand mixer and mixing bowls.
The recipe requires 25 minutes of prep time and 45 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include all purpose flour, lemon juice, butter, baking soda, buttermilk, eggs and blueberries.
28. Brown Sugar Chai Cake
I make it regularly and for holidays too. On Thanksgiving it’s one of the most requested desserts so every Thanksgiving it’s a must. The equipment needed are a 9 inch cake pan, cake strips and stand mixer.
For best results use cold black cream cheese. It requires 1 hour of prep time and 30 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
The ingredients include all purpose flour, dark brown sugar, allspice, ginger and nutmeg. Once the cake is cool, freeze it for a couple of hours and then only decorate.
29. Peach Cake
It is soft, moist and not too sweet. You need a 9 inch springform pan. I prefer fresh peaches b ut you can use frozen ones too.
It requires 25 minutes of prep time and 50 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
The ingredients include eggs, baking powder, peaches, baking soda, all purpose flour and lemon juice.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 4-5 days. It freezes well for 3 months.
30. Salted Caramel Cake
It is one of the most delicious cake recipes. The cake is moist and salted caramel takes it to the next level. You need saucepan, stand mixer, kitchen scale and 3×20 baking pan.
The recipe requires 50 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time. Preheat the oven to 340°F.
The ingredients include all purpose flour, heavy cream, baking powder, sour cream, baking soda and eggs. You can replace sour cream with full fat Greek yogurt.
Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for a couple of days.
31. Ice Cream Cake
You can make it for parties, celebration or any special event. I was served this at my friend’s birthday party and I asked her how she made it, I was super impressed and got it right the first time.
Since, then I have made it umpteen times and my friends and family love it. The tools needed are piping bags, piping tip and offset spatula. It requires an hour of prep time.
The ingredients include heavy whipping cream, white chocolate chips, vanilla extract, sugar and icing colors.
32. Matilda’s Chocolate Cake
It is one of the best chocolate cake recipes. The cake is moist and melts smoothly in the mouth. The equipment needed are 6 inch cake pans, and a 9×13 sheet pan, offset spatula, kitchen scale and mixing bowl.
The cake is perfect for birthdays, parties and holidays. It is popular among all age groups. For best results use Dutch processed cocoa powder.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. The recipe requires 45 minutes of prep time and 20 minutes of cooking time.
The ingredients include flour, vanilla extract. coffee, dark chocolate and eggs. To make it egg free, use flax eggs. You can use toppings of your choice, hazelnuts, cookies, the choice is yours.
You can make this caffeine free and gluten free too. Keep the leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge and it will be good for 3-4 days. It freezes well for 3 months.