Make your spring birthday celebrations unforgettable with these 25 jaw-dropping cakes. Each one is an eye-catching masterpiece full of vibrant flavor. What's more, they are all super easy to make. From no-bake cheesecakes to moist layer cakes with fresh fruit fillings, these desserts are sure to make any birthday celebrant feel special.
Charlotte Cake
Achieve delicious professional patisserie-looking results with minimal effort, one of the most beautiful springtime desserts on this list! Layers of fluffy ladyfingers, vanilla-flavored créme mousseline, and Spring berries.
As you’ll see, the elements of Charlotte cake are very easy, but it certainly looks very impressive. Sort of a strawberry tiramisu with creamy vanilla filling!
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Napoleon Cake
Napoleon cake is a showstopping dessert to share. Puff pastry is buttery, crunchy, and delicious and tastes amazing piled in a tower with silky pastry cream between layers. You can coat this easy Napoleon cake in an extra light layer of cream and finely crushed puff pastry pieces, or for a summery touch, garnish this puff pastry layer cake with fresh berries and a dusting of powdered sugar. Puff pastry desserts are always popular with guests, too.
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Strawberry Crunch Cake
What can be more spring-like than the first taste of fresh seasonal strawberries? This strawberry crunch cake has the best texture, taste, and tantalizing appearance.
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Boozy Orange Aperol Spritz Cake
I found the perfect adult-only, luxurious boozy cake for you. I love Aperol Spritz, and I love cake. So combining both was a lot of fun. This oil-based orange Aperol Spritz cake won't harden in the fridge and is super moist and fluffy, and the orange Aperol topping makes it taste exactly like the cocktail but in cake form.
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Pink Velvet Cake
Treat yourself to this gorgeous pink velvet cake that's beaming with lively pink color and a rich blend of vanilla and cream cheese flavors. It's the perfect dessert for those who appreciate a touch of elegance and fun in their sweet indulgences. You can whip up this stunning cake in under two hours, so go ahead and add a pop of color and flavor to your next gathering.
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No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake
No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake with Graham cracker crust is one of the most popular desserts all around the world, and no wonder why! It is phenomenal as the silky ultra-creamy cheese filling meets the fruity strawberry compote in the crunchy, sweet Graham cracker crust.
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Victoria Sponge Cake
Victoria sponge cake is a classic British cake named after the famous British queen, so it is certainly one of the most famous European cakes. Bake moist layers of sponge cake and sandwich them together with strawberry jam and lashings of whipped cream. I decorate my Victoria sponge cake with more piped whipped cream and fresh fruit, and it looks so decadent and regal.
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Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake
This gorgeous Raspberry Lemonade Cheesecake is one of those cream cheese desserts that is almost too pretty to eat. The fluffy cream cheese filling sits atop a fruity crust that gets its tangy and refreshing flavor from freeze-dried raspberries. Despite its intricate appearance, this showstopping cheesecake uses simple ingredients and a non-complicated process that anyone can replicate.
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Peach Cake
This easy peach cake recipe is probably the simplest and most delicious cake to make when sweet peaches are in season. It's a super moist yogurt cake loaded with peaches and topped with a simple peach thyme compote. It's the ultimate easy cake recipe to make.
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Strawberry Pavlova
This strawberry pavlova cake is the perfect dessert for Spring and Summer, the most amazing Pavlova dessert ever! Crunchy on the outside, marshmallow texture inside, decorated with homemade whipped cream, fresh strawberry, and some mint leaves!
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Lemonade Bundt Cake
Once you've tried this lemonade bundt cake, you won't want to taste the new season any other way. Not only is it bursting with lemon flavor, but it has the most amazing velvety texture too.
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Mango Mousse Cake
This super-light mango mousse cake recipe consists of a delicious buttery sponge layer and the airiest yogurt-based mousse loaded with fragrant mangos! It is one of the easiest, most refreshing cakes ever with an incredibly delicious result that is light and very well balanced in sweetness.
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Pineapple Carrot Cake
Impossibly moist, deliciously spiced and with just a hint of tropical sweetness, this cream cheese frosted pineapple carrot cake is the yummiest.
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Ricotta Cheesecake
This fabulous cheesecake uses a combination of cream cheese and ricotta to create a lighter, but slightly rustic texture than regular cheesecakes. A creamy, sweet, and barely tangy filling is poured into a buttery graham cracker crust and baked until golden and set. It keeps very well and can be frozen, so you can make it in advance.
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Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake
Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake is a simple variation of the classic dessert. White cake is topped with strawberry pie filling, whipped topping and fresh strawberries, delivering a delicious and easy treat.
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Limoncello Bundt Cake
It’s a light, fluffy cake topped with a sweet lemon glaze. Limoncello liqueur features in both the cake itself and also the glaze.
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Lemon Blueberry Cake
Light, fluffy, moist lemon cake with with fresh blueberries with a sweet cream cheese frosting. This is the best lemon blueberry cake recipe!
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Lemon Raspberry Cake
This lemon raspberry cake is moist, fluffy, filled with a creamy, tangy raspberry curd, and frosted with a lemon raspberry cream cheese frosting. It's packed full of lemon and raspberry flavors, and is the perfect refreshing cake!
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No Bake Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake
Creamy, fluffy and deeply rich, this no bake chocolate strawberry cheesecake is all the things sweet dreams are made of: Chocolate cookie crust, a whole pound of strawberries, silky smooth cream cheese and sumptuous chocolate ganache.
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Lemon Lavender Cake
The days are getting a bit more summery here, but I still have one more delicate, delicious Spring bake to share with you! This Lemon Lavender Cake is light, tender, flavorful, and decadent!
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Fraisier Cake
Fraisier cake is the queen of strawberry desserts. You might recognize the signature half-strawberry decoration around the cake, making Fraisier cake look hard to make. When in fact, it is very easy. It is simply two layers of genoise sponge, vanilla-flavored Créme mousseline, and strawberries! No doubt, hosts can impress guests with this strawberry dessert.
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Classic Cheesecake
Homemade cheesecake is smooth, creamy and paired with a homemade graham cracker crust. This creamy, New York style cheesecake is easy to make with cream cheese, sour cream and other simple ingredients.
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Lemon and Blackberry Cake
Easy lemon and blackberry cake starts with moist blackberry cake with lemon zest, and has an easy blackberry cake frosting! You’ll love this blackberry lemon cake with blackberry filling and lemon curd!
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Japanese Strawberry Shortcake
Incredibly fluffy and light Japanese strawberry shortcake made with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. This delicate and delicious shortcake is perfect for all kinds of parties and celebrations. Traditionally made across Japan during Christmas.
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Chocolate Strawberry Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Cake is the easiest layered chocolate cake I’ve ever made. A very simple chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries are used for the mid layer and the topping. The best combination of chocolate and strawberries ever!
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Unique desserts that capture attention and create a stir! This list of unique dessert ideas that break away from the norm will cause a sensation at any event.
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