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Layer cake recipes built with moist cake layers, flavorful fillings, creamy frostings, and finishes made for birthdays and celebrations.

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Latest Layer Cakes

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Three-layer lemon lavender celebration cake with lemon curd, lavender buttercream, and candied lemon peel.

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Lemon Lavender Celebration Cake Recipe

Lemon and lavender are a gorgeous combination, but there’s a fine line between a beautifully fragrant cake and one that tastes like...

Three-layer chocolate toffee crunch cake with creamy chocolate frosting, two layers of crunchy toffee filling, and chocolate-covered toffee pieces decorating the top.

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Chocolate Toffee Crunch Layer Cake Recipe with Moist Layers and Homemade Butter Toffee

Chocolate cake is already hard to resist, but add homemade butter toffee and suddenly things get a whole lot more interesting! What...

Three-layer chocolate mint ganache birthday cake with rich chocolate frosting, piped chocolate swirls, and a cut-out section revealing moist chocolate cake layers and creamy ganache filling.

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Chocolate Mint Ganache Birthday Cake Recipe

I love the moment when the rich scent of chocolate mingles with a cool hint of mint in the kitchen, promising a...

Chocolate dulce de leche layer cake with three cocoa layers, caramel filling, chocolate buttercream, and dark ganache drip.

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Chocolate Dulce de Leche Layer Cake Recipe

I have a particular weakness for cakes that look dramatic but still taste balanced, and this chocolate dulce de leche layer cake...

Three-layer chocolate espresso celebration cake with dark chocolate buttercream and chocolate curls, shown with one slice removed.

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Chocolate Espresso Celebration Cake Recipe

I have a serious weakness for celebration cakes that look polished but still taste unmistakably homemade, and this chocolate espresso celebration cake...

Three-layer chocolate caramel drip birthday cake with dark chocolate buttercream and salted caramel filling

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Chocolate Caramel Drip Birthday Cake Recipe

I have a soft spot for birthday cakes that look dramatic but still taste like every component belongs on the same fork....

Triple chocolate mousse layer cake with dark cocoa cake, milk and white chocolate mousse, and dark ganache

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Triple Chocolate Mousse Layer Cake Recipe

Some days, one kind of chocolate simply isn’t going to cut it, and that’s when I bring out this triple chocolate mousse...

Three-layer raspberry pistachio birthday cake with raspberry filling, vanilla buttercream, fresh berries, and chopped pistachios.

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Raspberry Pistachio Birthday Cake Recipe

I want a birthday cake to feel festive before anyone even finds the candles, and this raspberry pistachio birthday cake recipe delivers...

Three-layer pineapple coconut celebration cake with pineapple filling, cream cheese frosting, and toasted coconut flakes.

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Pineapple Coconut Celebration Cake Recipe

Golden coconut layers, bright pineapple filling, and a snowy coat of tangy cream cheese frosting make this pineapple coconut celebration cake recipe...

Three-layer blueberry mascarpone celebration cake with lemon blueberry layers, purple compote, white frosting, and fresh blueberries.

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Blueberry Mascarpone Celebration Cake Recipe with Luscious Berry Layers

Blueberries and mascarpone are one of my favorite combinations, and this blueberry mascarpone celebration cake recipe brings out the best in both....