Cake Recipes

Just add sparklers! Perfect for summer desserts, these Fourth of July cakes get patriotic with fresh flavors and fun decorating ideas. Try butter cake topped with strawberries, grilled pound cake, or one of our many other recipes for a sweet dessert to finish to your Fourth of July festivities.

 
 
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Tiramisu

From Midwest Living

This classic tiramisu gets a boost of flavor from the hazelnut liqueur but you could omit it and still have a delicious dessert.

Tiramisu

Upside-Down One-Bowl Apple Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

For an easy, no-fail dessert, try this one-bowl recipe. The apple, cinnamon, and vanilla make a scrumptious treat for Christmas.

Upside-Down One-Bowl Apple Cake

Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

From Midwest Living

This rich, moist cake with its crispy, sugar-browned crust is delicious warm from the oven.

Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

Red Velvet Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

The bright hue of this cake recipe will make it a holiday hit for the Fourth of July or Christmas.

Red Velvet Cake

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

To celebrate the homey, garden-to-table nature of this simple cake, serve it warm from the oven.

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

3-Layer Holiday Cake

From Pepperidge Farm

Need a great looking, great tasting dessert, but you're short on time? Let us show you how to take two store bought cakes and a little whipped cream to make a really easy and festive dessert.

3-Layer Holiday Cake

Extra-Light Cake Roll

From Better Homes and Gardens

Summery fresh, this low-fat cake roll is filled with strawberry frozen yogurt and frozen. Each slice has fewer than 300 calories! Serve at a shower, graduation, or anniversary party, trimmed with fresh strawberries, orange peel, and mint leaves.

Extra-Light Cake Roll

We-All-Scream-For-Ice-Cream Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

A cake mix and canned frosting create an easy dessert shaped like ice cream cones, which is fun for a birthday party.

We-All-Scream-For-Ice-Cream Cake

Harvest Cake with Grapes and Sangiovese Syrup

From Food & Wine

Sheamus Feeley loves to bake this moist cake at harvest time using Long Meadow's own Sangiovese grapes and grape juice, but any seedless red table grapes and unsweetened grape juice will work.

Harvest Cake with Grapes and Sangiovese Syrup

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Macadamia Upside-Down Cake

From Family Circle

Update pineapple upside-down cake by adding macadamia nuts to the gooey brown sugar topping.

Macadamia Upside-Down Cake

Strawberry Shortcake

From Family Circle

A favorite summertime dessert of warm biscuits filled with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. For a little variety, choose from the three strawberry sauces, each with a different twist, the next time you make this superb recipe.

Strawberry Shortcake

Blueberry Cheesecake

From Taste of the South

Blueberry Cheesecake

Orange-Marmalade Cake

From Taste of the South

Orange-Marmalade Cake

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

From Family Circle

You don't need a special occasion to serve this tangy lemon-flavored cake. Make this recipe for your next bake sale and be prepared to sell out.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

Carrot-Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

Finely shredded carrot adds a new taste sensation to this popular dessert recipe.

Carrot-Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Saint Louis Gooey Butter Cake

From Midwest Living

This wonderfully rich cake doesn't need frosting. Serve it for dessert with just a sprinkling of powdered sugar.

Saint Louis Gooey Butter Cake

Ice-Cream Cake

From Family Circle

You need only four ingredients for this super easy frozen dessert. Simply layer snack cakes with ice cream and freeze.

Ice-Cream Cake

Tres Leches Cake

From Better Homes and Gardens

A plain white cake mix transforms into an elegant dessert with this recipe.

Tres Leches Cake

"Healthified" Tres Leches Cake

From Betty Crocker

This classic is still soaked in three milks, just healthier milks. It has 62% less fat, 62% less sat fat, 20% fewer calories than the original recipe.

"Healthified" Tres Leches Cake

Dulce de Leche Ice Cream Torte

From Better Homes and Gardens

Dulce de leche means "milk jam" and is sweetened milk that is cooked until it thickens into creamy caramel. This dessert includes dulce de leche ice cream on a buttery shortbread cookie crust.

Dulce de Leche Ice Cream Torte

Chocolate Chip Chiffon Cake

From Family Circle

Chiffon cake has a texture similar to that of sponge cake. Although baking powder aids the leavening, for the tallest cake, gently fold the grated chocolate into the cake batter and distribute it evenly.

Chocolate Chip Chiffon Cake

Very Very Berry Cheesecake

From Midwest Living

Berry-flavored vodka is the secret ingredient in this rich and creamy dessert.

Very Very Berry Cheesecake

Wisconsin Rhubarb Cheesecake

From Midwest Living

This creamy white chocolate dessert gets a jolt of red color from the fresh rhubarb. It makes a great spring or summer treat to follow a grilled meal.

Wisconsin Rhubarb Cheesecake

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