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recipe for brownie cupcakes

Brownie Cupcakes

Made with salt, baking powder, baking cocoa, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for easter coconut cream cake

Easter Coconut Cream Cake

One of our favorite Easter desserts is this coconut cream cake made from a cake mix. It's moist, fluffy, and has the perfect hint of coconut flavor. Plus, it's super easy to...

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for my never fail chocolate sour cream cake

My Never Fail Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

A chocolate cake from scratch made extra moist with sour cream and frosted with a rich chocolate frosting.

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for vegan cake

Vegan Cake

This vegan cake is the perfect recipe for those who are looking for a dairy- and egg-free option that is just as moist and flavorful as traditional cakes.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for peanut butter layer cake with peanut butter frosting

Peanut Butter Layer Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

The ultimate dessert for peanut butter lovers. This decadent treat features a moist peanut butter-infused cake layered and covered with a fluffy...

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

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recipe for secret ingredient chocolate fudge cake

Secret Ingredient Chocolate Fudge Cake

This version of cola cake is different because it uses brown sugar instead of white sugar in the cake which makes the cake a little more moist.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for fresh tomato cake

Fresh Tomato Cake

Made with cinnamon, salt, yellow cake mix with pudding, eggs, oil, tomatoes

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for double strawberry cheese cake

Double Strawberry Cheese Cake

Made with strawberry pie filling, red food coloring, strawberry cake mix, vegetable oil, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, milk, lemon juice, almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for 5 minute chocolate mug cake

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

This mug cake is better than a microwave dessert has any right to be with a dry ingredient mix that you can throw together ahead of time and store, you'll never be more than...

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for simnel (irish easter cake)

Simnel (Irish Easter Cake)

Simnel cake or Easter simnel cake is a fruit cake with a layer of marzipan and 11 balls of marzipan on top representing the 12 apostles, minus Judas.

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for 7-up lemon pound cake

7-Up Lemon Pound Cake

Made with lemon extract, butter, flour, sugar, eggs, 7-Up

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for slow cooker chocolate peanut butter cake

Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Get ready to indulge in a dessert that's as easy as pie - well, cake, actually. This chocolate peanut butter cake is perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for cherry streusel cake

Cherry Streusel Cake

Finally, a delicious compromise between cake and pie. Crumbly streusel topping, sprinkled onto layers of cake batter and cherry pie filling, puts the finishing touch on this...

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for lemony strawberry surprise cupcakes

Lemony Strawberry Surprise Cupcakes

These cupcakes have a secret ingredient hidden inside them

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for totally decadent chocolate cake

Totally Decadent Chocolate Cake

A from-scratch chocolate cake with a rich chocolate glaze. As the title says, it's totally decadent!

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for basic sour cream yellow cake

Basic Sour Cream Yellow Cake

Made with yellow cake mix, sour cream, eggs, and vanilla extract, this cake is simple to make and sure to please everyone. Enjoy it plain or dress it up with your favorite...

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for butter pecan cake

Butter Pecan Cake

This delicious cake is made from scratch (not from a mix) and topped with a creamy butter pecan frosting.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for b.b. king's german chocolate cake

B.B. King's German Chocolate Cake

Made with eggs, vanilla extract, flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for blueberry ripple cake

Blueberry Ripple Cake

This blueberry cake is made from a cake mix and is so easy to make. The blueberry ripple effect is created by adding a layer of blueberries to the cake batter.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for simple red velvet cake

Simple Red Velvet Cake

This cake is perfect for those who crave the taste of red velvet, but without the fuss. This cake starts with a cake mix and ends slathered with a fluffy cream cheese frosting.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for flourless chocolate almond torte

Flourless Chocolate Almond Torte

Flourless batter kissed with chocolate, spiked with rum and packed with an almond crunch. Don't skip dessert tonight.

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for clementine cake

Clementine Cake

Made with eggs, orange liqueur, clementine, icing sugar, clementines, sugar, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for stars and stripes cake

Stars And Stripes Cake

If ever a cake could inspire someone to belt out the Star-Spangled Banner at the top of their lungs, this would be the one. Strawberry stripes, blueberry stars, and one...

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for triple chocolate mousse cake

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

Made with brewed coffee, vanilla extract, unflavored gelatin powder, egg yolks, heavy cream, milk, sugar, milk chocolate

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for vanilla cupcakes for two

Vanilla Cupcakes For Two

Great texture and flavor in these simple from-scratch cupcakes. And just the perfect serving size for two people (or, one if you're hungry!)

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for mexican chocolate bundt cake

Mexican Chocolate Bundt Cake

Made with water, eggs, vegetable oil, semisweet mini morsels, butter, brown sugar, milk, vanilla extract, powdered sugar, shortening

Method:   microwave, stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for dr. pepper texas chocolate cake

Dr. Pepper Texas Chocolate Cake

Made with baking soda, Dr. Pepper, chocolate chips, eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, shortening, butter

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for millie's old fashioned southern pound cake

Millie's Old Fashioned Southern Pound Cake

Made with lemon extract, eggs, sugar, butter, flour, coffee cream, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for slow cooker pineapple upside down pound cake

Slow Cooker Pineapple Upside Down Pound Cake

Get ready to flip for this pineapple upside down pound cake! Made in a crock pot with pound cake mix, this cake is as convenient as it is delicious.

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for blueberry-peach pound cake

Blueberry-Peach Pound Cake

Made with confectioner's sugar, blueberries, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, milk, cake flour, baking powder, salt, peaches

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for honey cakes

Honey Cakes

Made with butter, sugar, egg yolks, baking powder, milk, salt, egg white, honey

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for coconut orange marble cake

Coconut Orange Marble Cake

Made with oil, egg whites, flaked coconut, sugar, water, orange juice concentrate

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for white chocolate cheesecake cupcakes

White Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes

Made with white chocolate chips, white cake mix, sour cream, cheesecake pudding mix

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for dark chocolate and raspberry layer cake

Dark Chocolate And Raspberry Layer Cake

Made with raspberries, powdered sugar, non-stick cooking spray, cocoa powder, chocolate fudge cake mix, water, prune baby food, eggs, seedless raspberry...

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for easy-bake oven lemon or white cake mix

Easy-Bake Oven Lemon or White Cake Mix

An easy make-ahead mix for the Hasbro Easy-Bake Oven for kids. You can use other drink mix powder for even more flavor variations.


Time:   under 30 minutes


recipe for slow cooker self-frosting fudge cake

Slow Cooker Self-Frosting Fudge Cake

A self-frosting crockpot cake sounds like a college student's fantasy, but it's real! Water and chocolate syrup on top of the batter ensure a (literally) effortless...

Method:   crock pot
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for triple chocolate explosion cake

Triple Chocolate Explosion Cake

Made with shortening, margarine, eggs, sugar, matzo cake meal, nondairy whipping cream, semisweet or bittersweet chocolate

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

recipe for copycat 411's raspberry black satin fudge cake with raspberry sauce

Copycat 411's Raspberry Black Satin Fudge Cake With Raspberry Sauce

Made with semisweet chocolate, butter, eggs, flour, powdered sugar, raspberries, sugar

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours


recipe for sour cream fresh blueberry cake

Sour Cream Fresh Blueberry Cake

Made with blueberries, vanilla extract, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, sour cream

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for from scratch yellow cake

From Scratch Yellow Cake

Making a cake from scratch is easier than you think. This yellow cake is moist and flavorful and can be frosted with white, chocolate, or other flavored icing.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cream puff cake

Cream Puff Cake

Made with chocolate syrup, cream, butter, water, all-purpose flour, eggs, cream cheese, milk, instant vanilla pudding mix


Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for honey bun coffee cake

Honey Bun Coffee Cake

This is a simple coffee cake that can be baked in a 9x13 baking dish or Bundt pan. It has a sweet cinnamon layer and vanilla glaze similar to Swedish honey buns, hence the name.

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for rum cake

Rum Cake

Made with chopped walnuts, instant vanilla pudding mix, milk, eggs, vanilla rum, vegetable oil, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for umbrian chocolate cake

Umbrian Chocolate Cake

This secret ingredient in this decadent Italian-style chocolate cake is olive oil.

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for filled rich chocolate cupcakes

Filled Rich Chocolate Cupcakes

What's better than a chocolate cupcake? One that's bursting with a rich, chocolatey cream cheese filling.

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

recipe for death by chocolate cake

Death by Chocolate Cake

Made with chocolate mousse, chocolate cake, Skor bars or Heath bars, Cool Whip

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for mountain dew cake

Mountain Dew Cake

Made with powdered sugar, lemon cake mix, lemon or vanilla instant pudding mix, oil, eggs, Mountain Dew

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for susan's strawberry dream cake

Susan's Strawberry Dream Cake

Made with confectioners' sugar, white cake mix, strawberry gelatin powder, flour, water, eggs, frozen sliced strawberries, vegetable oil, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for bacardi rum cake

Bacardi Rum Cake

Made with butter, pecans, yellow cake mix, instant vanilla pudding mix, eggs, water, vegetable oil, rum

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for orange buttermilk pound cake

Orange Buttermilk Pound Cake

Made with butter, baking powder, eggs, egg yolks, buttermilk, orange peel, orange juice, vanilla extract, orange extract, water

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for hot dog and fries cake

Hot Dog And Fries Cake

Made with green fruit slices or gumdrops, red icing, baked loaf cake, Twinkies, red and brown frosting, yellow icing


Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for whole wheat carrot cake

Whole Wheat Carrot Cake

Made with ground cinnamon, baking soda, eggs, oil, carrots, sugar, whole wheat flour, baking powder

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for australian traditional christmas cake

Australian Traditional Christmas Cake

The folks down under have a killer take on a Christmas cake. Brandy, lemon zest, warming spices, and raisins make for a deliciously fruity affair.

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for copycat hostess cupcakes

Copycat Hostess Cupcakes

Made with milk, egg yolks, butter, sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, whipping cream, vanilla extract, egg whites

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours




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