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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 rainbow sprinkle cake with vanilla buttercream, piped swirls, and colorful jimmies.

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Bakery-Style Rainbow Sprinkle Layer Cake

A buttery vanilla aroma, confetti-studded crumb, and thick swirls of creamy frosting make this rainbow sprinkle layer cake recipe feel properly celebratory...

Three-layer peanut butter cup birthday cake with chocolate cake, peanut butter frosting, ganache drips, and mini peanut butter cups.

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Bakery-Style Peanut Butter Cup Birthday Cake

Deep cocoa aroma, soft chocolate crumb, salty peanut butter frosting, and bites of chocolate-coated candy give this peanut butter cup birthday cake...

Three-layer brown sugar birthday cake with salted caramel buttercream, caramel drip, and a crown of crisp caramel popcorn.

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Bakery-Style Caramel Popcorn Birthday Cake

Buttery caramel, toasted brown sugar, and crisp popcorn give this caramel popcorn birthday cake recipe its full bakery-window drama. Beneath the glossy...

Three-layer chocolate malt birthday cake with chocolate malt buttercream, malted milk balls, rainbow sprinkles, and one slice removed.

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Bakery-Style Chocolate Malt Birthday Cake

Deep cocoa aroma, a soft dark crumb, and the toasted dairy sweetness of malt give this chocolate malt birthday cake recipe its...

Three-layer cookies and cream birthday cake with speckled buttercream, rainbow sprinkles, cookie halves, and one slice removed

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Bakery-Style Cookies and Cream Birthday Layer Cake

Dark chocolate cookie flecks run through a pale, tender crumb, while silky vanilla buttercream and crisp sandwich cookie pieces bring that unmistakable...

Three-layer strawberry milkshake birthday cake with pink frosting, strawberry filling, piped swirls, and rainbow sprinkles

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Bakery-Style Strawberry Milkshake Birthday Cake

Soft pink layers, fragrant strawberry crumb, creamy malted frosting, and bright ribbons of strawberry preserves give this strawberry milkshake birthday cake recipe...

Three-layer vanilla confetti cake with rainbow sprinkles and vanilla sprinkle buttercream, shown with one slice removed.

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Vanilla Confetti Cake With Sprinkle Buttercream

Buttery vanilla aroma, soft golden edges, and a pale, tender crumb scattered with bright rainbow flecks make this vanilla confetti cake with...

Chocolate

Chocolate Fudge Birthday Cake With Whipped Ganache

Deep cocoa aroma, tender fudge-like layers, and cloud-soft chocolate frosting give this chocolate fudge birthday cake with whipped ganache recipe its full...

Three-layer Black Forest layer cake with sour cherry filling, mascarpone cream, and dark chocolate curls.

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Black Forest Layer Cake with Soft, Tender Crumb

Deep cocoa layers, juicy sour cherries, silky cream, and delicate dark chocolate curls give this Black Forest layer cake its unmistakable contrast....

pistachio layer cake with creamy frosting and chopped pistachios, sliced to show the soft, tender crumb

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Pistachio Layer Cake with Soft, Tender Crumb

A fragrant pistachio crumb, lightly golden edges, and silky cream cheese frosting give this pistachio layer cake its balance of nutty richness...