Birthday Cake Recipes

We’re bringing you the best birthday cake recipes, baking tips and decorating advice you could wish for. With easy guides to classic cakes like chocolate and vanilla to zany cupcake ideas the kids will adore, you’ll make this trip around the sun the greatest one yet.

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    Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

    2 reviews

    Put a decadent, chocolate-lovers twist on a Latin American classic with this chocolate tres leches cake recipe.

    Vanilla Frosting

    Don't know how to make icing for cake but don't want to settle for store-bought frosting? This four-ingredient easy vanilla...


    Dulce de Leche Cake

    1 review

    With three fluffy cake layers and a creamy frosting with notes of caramel, this dulce de leche cake is sure...


    Ding Dong Cake

    This heavenly Ding Dong cake is equal parts chocolate, vanilla cream filling and pure grade school nostalgia.


    Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

    2 reviews

    Indulge in this layer cake topped with rich buttercream—a vanilla lover's dream. I use pure vanilla extract for the best...

    Confetti Birthday Cake with Chocolate Buttercream

    3 reviews

    This is a moist confetti cake with lots of sprinkles and a whipped chocolate buttercream. It's perfect for birthday celebrations!...


    Frosted Chocolate Cake

    3 reviews

    This recipe is my mother's oldest and most popular chocolate cake recipe. I always thought it should have a fancier...

    Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake

    4 reviews

    Angel food cake is everyone’s favorite blank slate for making awesome desserts. Serve it with a simple glaze or pile...


    Blue-Ribbon Red Velvet Cake

    2 reviews

    This two-layer beauty features a striking red interior. It calls for more cocoa than most red velvet cakes, making it...


    Southern Peach Upside-Down Cake

    7 reviews

    A dear friend from the South gave me the idea for this peachy cake. I add bourbon and top each...


    Oklahoma Coconut Poke Cake

    8 reviews

    Coconut is the star of this cake. You get a double dose, once with the mixture that soaks into the...

    Old-Fashioned Stack Cakes

    1 review

    My grandmother has always fixed these at Christmas and they are the first thing everyone asks about. "Where is the...


    Cream Cheese Sheet Cake

    20 reviews

    This tender, buttery cream cheese cake with a thin layer of fudge frosting is perfect for a crowd. It's always...


    Glazed Lemon Tube Cake

    36 reviews

    This easy lemon cake recipe is just the dessert to brighten up a gray winter day (or any day). Lemon...


    Spiced Carrot Cake

    1 review

    My mom made this cake for my birthday one year because carrot cake is her favorite. Turns out, it's my...


    Pumpkin Cake with Whipped Cinnamon Frosting

    3 reviews

    My mom made this for me, and one bite can completely take me back to my childhood. You can easily...

    Six-Layer Coconut Cake with Lemon Filling

    2 reviews

    I found this recipe when going through my grandmother's old files. It was originally made with an orange filling, but...


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    Brownie Torte

    4 reviews

    My mother-in-law first shared this recipe, and now it's often requested for birthdays and other special occasions. I like to...


    Cola Cake with Strawberries & Cream

    6 reviews

    We Southerners have been eating cola cake for decades. This easy version has strawberries too. Chill it in the fridge...


    Chocolate-Cherry Brownie Cake

    1 review

    My grandmother taught me the tricks to making this cake, and I've added my own special touches. The melted chocolate...


    Ganache-Topped Chocolate Cake

    31 reviews

    To say this cake is elegant would be an understatement. It’s worthy of special occasions, but once you learn


    Chocolate Cherry Layer Cake

    1 review

    This luscious cake is really versatile for all-year fun. I've changed the design on top to a heart for Valentine's,...


    Chiffon Cake

    This chiffon cake is a dream dessert with its delicate, fluffy texture and vanilla-forward flavor. Bake and serve it for...


    Chocolate Bundt Cake

    This old-fashioned chocolate Bundt cake recipe is just like the one your grandma used to make. It's intensely rich, moist...


    Cookies and Cream Cake

    This decadent cookies and cream cake has three layers of fluffy Oreo cake, a tangy cream cheese filling and a...

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    White Chocolate Raspberry Cake

    With creamy frosting, fluffy vanilla-almond cake layers and a vibrant raspberry filling, this white chocolate raspberry cake is the ultimate...


    Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

    Moist, sweet and loaded with spice, this gluten-free carrot cake is every bit as good as the original. Made in...


    Creme Brulee Cake

    Creme brulee cake is a special occasion treat that combines vanilla cake, rich custard, sweet buttercream and a crackly burnt-sugar...


    Earl Grey Cake

    1 review

    Earl Grey makes a curious addition to this frosted sponge cake, but its subtle bergamot aroma adds an elegant flourish....


    Ho Ho Cake

    16 reviews

    Imagine all the deliciousness of a Ho Ho in cake form. This Ho Ho cake recipe features a Ho Ho-style...


    Kit Kat Cake

    Looking to create an impressive cake that's also incredibly easy to make? This Kit Kat cake is it!