Black Forest Cake
⏱ 210 min
Vegetarian
Cakes
Exceptional cakes made from scratch, from deeply fudgy chocolate layers to buttery vanilla bean cakes and decadent celebration-worthy showpieces.
20 recipes in this collection
Boston Cream Pie
The classic cake despite its name: tender vanilla layers filled with silky pastry cream and topped with a glossy dark chocolate ganache.
⏱ 270 min
Vegetarian
Classic Red Velvet Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A classic two-layer red velvet cake with a soft buttermilk crumb, subtle cocoa flavor, bright red color, and tangy cream cheese frosting.
⏱ 150 min
Vegetarian
Southern Coconut Layer Cake
A tender three-layer coconut cake with coconut milk, soft white crumb, tangy cream cheese frosting, and a generous coating of shredded coconut.
⏱ 190 min
Vegetarian
Classic Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
A classic pineapple upside-down cake with caramelized brown sugar, pineapple rings, cherries, and a tender buttery vanilla cake.
⏱ 70 min
Vegetarian
Lemon Layer Cake with Lemon Curd & Vanilla Buttercream
A bright three-layer lemon cake filled with tart homemade lemon curd and finished with smooth vanilla buttercream.
⏱ 240 min
Vegetarian
Classic Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A deeply moist classic carrot layer cake with warm spices, fresh grated carrots, toasted pecans, and tangy cream cheese frosting.
⏱ 160 min
Vegetarian
German Chocolate Cake
A classic American German chocolate cake with tender sweet-chocolate layers and the defining cooked coconut-pecan filling and topping.
⏱ 180 min
Vegetarian
Kentucky Butter Cake
A classic Kentucky butter cake with a rich buttermilk Bundt crumb and a warm buttery vanilla sugar glaze that soaks into the cake.
⏱ 120 min
Vegetarian
Southern Hummingbird Cake
A classic Southern hummingbird cake with ripe banana, crushed pineapple, toasted pecans, cinnamon, and generous cream cheese frosting.
⏱ 165 min
Vegetarian
Basque-Style Crustless Cheesecake
A rustic Basque-style cheesecake with a deeply browned top and exceptionally soft, creamy center, made without a crust and baked at high heat.
⏱ 45 min
Vegetarian
Pumpkin Pecan Coffee Cake
Tender pumpkin coffee cake topped with a thick cinnamon pecan streusel and a soft, moist fall-spiced crumb.
⏱ 65 min
Vegetarian
Madagascar Vanilla Bean Velvet Cake
A luxurious three-layer vanilla cake with an exceptionally moist, dense, fine-grained crumb, real vanilla bean, a restrained vanilla milk soak, and silky vanilla-bean mascarpone frosting. This proves that vanilla cake can be every bit as luxurious as chocolate cake.
⏱ 270 min
Vegetarian
Ultimate Fudgy Dark Chocolate Layer Cake
An extraordinarily rich dark chocolate layer cake with an intensely moist, close, fudgy crumb and layers of silky dark chocolate ganache. The site's ultimate pure-chocolate cake.
⏱ 270 min
Vegetarian
Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Truffle Cake
A sophisticated dark chocolate layer cake filled with silky chocolate truffle ganache and thin ribbons of deeply caramelized salted caramel, then finished with dark chocolate ganache. The most decadent and technically impressive of the three cakes.
⏱ 330 min
Vegetarian
Classic Tres Leches Cake
A soft vanilla sponge soaked with three milks until incredibly moist, then topped with lightly sweetened vanilla whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon.
⏱ 60 min
When Life Gives You Limes
A bright, tender lime cake made with fresh lime, vanilla bean paste, and a simple lime icing. Light, citrusy, and easy to make.
⏱ 65 min
VegetarianNut-Free
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Warm date cakes soaked with rich homemade toffee sauce and served with extra sauce over the top. A classic British dessert that's deeply caramelized, soft, and comforting.
⏱ 20 min
Vegetarian
Warm Chocolate Lava Cakes
Individual chocolate cakes with delicate baked edges and a warm molten chocolate center.
⏱ 25 min
Vegetarian
Chocolate Lava Cake
Individual molten chocolate cakes with a gooey, flowing center.
⏱ 29 min