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Single Layer Cakes and Loaf Cakes

Here is where you will find all my simple single layer cakes and loaf cakes. Some are left plain while others are decorated with buttercream frosting, streusel, or powdered sugar. They all feature just one single layer of cake, making them super easy and quick to make.

From a fruity almond raspberry cake to a rich Black Forest sheet cake, you'll find all the best simple cake recipes for any occasion.

  • 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
  • A cake topped with halved apricots and sliced almonds with one slice cut out.
    Moist Almond Apricot Cake with Citrus
  • A slice of cake filled with blackberries on a plate.
    Easy Lemon Blackberry Cake with Lemon Glaze
  • A purple cake topped with fresh lemon slices and dried lavender flowers.
    Moist Lemon Lavender Cake with Lemon Drizzle
  • Easy Streusel Plum Yogurt Cake (without oil)
  • Chocolate Walnut Cake | Loaf Cake
  • Blueberry Kuchen | German Blueberry Cake
  • Streusel Almond Raspberry Cake
  • German Almond Cherry Coffee Cake
  • Blitzkuchen - Easy German Lightning Cake
  • German Sour Cherry Cake (Kirschkuchen)
  • Old Fashioned German Butter Cake | Butterkuchen
  • Black Forest Sheet Cake from Scratch without Kirsch
  • German Gingerbread Cake | Gewürzkuchen
  • German Hazelnut Cake in a Loaf Pan | Nusskuchen
  • Middle Eastern Date Cake
  • Basbousa - Easy Eggless Egyptian Semolina Yogurt Cake
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I'm the founder, recipe developer, and food photographer behind Humbly Homemade. Inspired by my childhood growing up in Germany, I share recipes of delicious German bakes from scratch.

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