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Easy & Delicious Cake Recipes

Whether you're baking a show-stopping cake for a special occasion, or a simple snacking cake for an afternoon coffee break, I've got you covered. Here's where you'll find all my easy & delicious cake recipes for every occasion.

If you need a decadent four-layer dessert, bake my lavender chocolate cake. Or if you just want a simple one-layer cake, try my sweet date cake. And if you're craving a German cake, bake a traditional Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest cake).

  • Layer Cakes
  • Single Layer Cakes
  • German Cake
  • Cheesecake

Top 8 Cake Recipes

  • Creamy Dairy Free Cheesecake
  • Carrot Cake with Buttercream Frosting
  • 4 Small Batch Chocolate Cupcakes without Eggs
  • Baklava Cheesecake with Phyllo, Pistachios & Honey
  • German Hazelnut Cake in a Loaf Pan | Nusskuchen
  • Easy Decadent Lavender Chocolate Cake
  • German Bee Sting Cake with Custard Filling | Bienenstich
  • German Black Forest Cake | Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Layer Cakes

  • German Applesauce Cake with Cinnamon Streusel
  • Sprinkles Fault Line Cake Tutorial
  • Two slices of a German marble Bundt cake on their sides.
    German Marble Cake (Marmorkuchen)
  • Old Fashioned German Poppy Seed Cake | Mohnkuchen
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Sheet Cakes & Loaf Cakes

  • A slice of cake on a metal server over a cake topped with apples.
    Easy Traditional German Apple Cake
  • A slice of glazed coffee cake being lifted up by a metal cake server.
    Glazed Apple Fritter Cake with a Streusel Topping
  • Easy Streusel Plum Yogurt Cake (without oil)
  • A cake topped with halved apricots and sliced almonds with one slice cut out.
    Moist Almond Apricot Cake with Citrus
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German Cakes

  • A slice of chocolate layer cake on a small black plate.
    Fudgy Mocha Cake | Mokkatorte
  • Almond Torte | Delicious Layered German Torte
  • German Mole Cake | Maulwurfkuchen
  • Easy Authentic German Cheesecake (Käsekuchen)
See more German Cake →

Cheesecakes

  • A slice of chocolate cheesecake on a small grey plate.
    Light Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake
  • Baked Cherry Cheesecake with a Homemade Cherry Sauce Swirl
  • Simple and Easy Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake
  • Birthday Cake Cheesecake (With Ricotta - No Cream Cheese!)
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More Cake Recipes

  • Easy Lemon Blackberry Cake with Lemon Glaze
  • Moist Lemon Lavender Cake with Lemon Drizzle
  • Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Filling (Freeze Dried Strawberries)
  • Black Forest Cheesecake | Chocolate Cheesecake with Cherries
  • Chocolate Walnut Cake | Loaf Cake
  • Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
  • Easy Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling
  • Easy Cream Cheese Cherry Torte
  • Blueberry Kuchen | German Blueberry Cake
  • Best Black Forest Cake Recipes
  • Streusel Almond Raspberry Cake
  • Streusel Versus Strudel
  • Blueberry Torte (Fresh or Frozen Berries)
  • German Almond Cherry Coffee Cake
  • Blitzkuchen - Easy German Lightning Cake
  • German Sour Cherry Cake (Kirschkuchen)
  • Black Forest Cupcakes from Scratch
  • Easy Black Forest Bundt Cake from Scratch
  • Old Fashioned German Butter Cake | Butterkuchen
  • Black Forest Sheet Cake from Scratch without Kirsch
  • German Gingerbread Cake | Gewürzkuchen
  • Small Batch Chocolate Frosting
  • Vegan Knafeh (Kunafa)
  • Strawberry Crunch Cupcakes
  • Chocolate Zucchini Muffins | Gluten Free
  • Middle Eastern Date Cake
  • Simple Homemade Wedding Cake
  • Strawberry Lemon Cake
  • Basbousa - Easy Eggless Egyptian Semolina Yogurt Cake
  • No Bake Vegan Pumpkin Cheesecake
  • Buche de Noel - Yule Log Cake

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