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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    Mint Swirl Fudge Cake

    Mint pairs with a silky, mild chocolate flavor for this colorful, beautiful cake that will be the talk of the...


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    How to Make the Milk Bar Birthday Cake Recipe (with Tips from Christina Tosi!)

    We got tips from Christina herself on how to make the best-ever confetti sheet cake. Spoiler alert: It tastes even...


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    50 Amazing Layer Cake Recipes

    These top-rated, piled-high layer cakes will be the star of the show. Choose your next dessert dazzler right here!


    Chocolate Spice Layer Cake with Caramel Icing

    Mariann James of Ferguson, Missouri created a sweet and salty favorite with her original recipe for chocolate spice cake with...


    Black Walnut Layer Cake

    My sister gave me the recipe for this beautiful cake years ago. The thin layer of frosting spread on the...


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    Reindeer Cake

    Whether you turn this cake into a reindeer or decorate it with your own creative vision, it’s a three-layer stunner...


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    Unicorn Cake

    This magical unicorn cake tastes as good as it looks. Baking in smaller pans creates impressive height, and a few...


    Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes

    I didn't have any luck finding a peanut butter-filled chocolate cupcake (my two favorite flavors), so I made my favorite...

    Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

    "My 12 children, 26 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren always request this cake for their birthdays," says Imogene Koepnick of Delavan,...


    Contest-Winning Moist Chocolate Cake

    You don't have to spend a lot of time to serve an elegant and delicious dessert. Just mix up the...


    Southern Peach Upside-Down Cake

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


    Oklahoma Coconut Poke Cake

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


    Triple-Layer Banana Cake

    A year-round family favorite, the recipe for this moist layer cake was passed on to me by my mother. My...


    Chocolate Layer Cake

    Learn how to make a chocolate layer cake that is sure to impress all your party guests. This decadent dessert...


    Pineapple Cake

    "I often prepare this moist golden cake at Easter, but it's wonderful just about any time of year," relates Linda...


    Peanut Bars

    With peanut butter in both the batter and frosting, plus chopped nuts sprinkled on top, these treats have triple the...


    Peanut Crunch Cake

    "Here's a recipe that dresses up a plain old box cake mix," says Sue Smith of Norwalk, Connecticut. "Peanut butter...

    Chocolate Angel Cake

    When I was married in 1944, I could barely boil water. My dear mother-in-law taught me her specialty—making the lightest...


    German Chocolate Birthday Cake

    This moist, flavorful cake was the traditional birthday cake at our house when I was growing up. Everyone requested it....


    Best-Ever Chocolate Cake

    You can't miss with this delightful old-fashioned dessert. It's truly the best ever chocolate cake! It is moist and chocolaty,...


    Deep & Dark Ganache Cake

    My ode to all things chocolate, this is a phenomenally rich and satisfying chocolate ganache cake recipe. — Tarra Knight,...


    Coconut Cream Yummy Cake

    "I found this recipe as a kid in one of my mother's cookbooks. I didn't make it until I was...


    Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

    I once sent this rich chocolate cake to my kids' teachers, and it vanished, so I had to make another...

    Vanilla Bean Cake with White Chocolate Ganache

    For a distinctive dessert with unforgettable flavor, I recommend this cake. Feel free to substitute your favorite jam and lend...


    Cherry Chocolate Layer Cake

    Heads will turn when you bring this unforgettable cake to the table. And the attention will only increase when you...


    Three-Layered Carrot Cake

    My mom loved carrots so much she put them in various dishes at least five times a week when I...


    Old-Fashioned Stack Cakes

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


    Zucchini Cake

    This recipe came from my mother, whom I still proclaim as one of the best cooks in the country! Every...


    Old-Fashioned Apple Walnut Cake

    The aroma and flavor of this old-fashioned tube cake will remind you of cakes your grandma made! The apple-walnut combination...