Want to make a cake like a professional baker? These 25 recipes will help! Each one is nice and easy to make but tastes like it came out of a high-end bakery. These cakes are seriously delicious and they will also look stunning on your table. No matter your skill level, you will be able to master these cakes easily.
Hazelnut Cake
This is seriously the best hazelnut cake, a festive cake consisting of melt-in-your-mouth buttery hazelnut sponge cakes, and a silky hazelnut mousseline cream that is enriched with hazelnut praline paste. This hazelnut layered cake recipe is easy to follow and results in a delicious, moist cake that will tantalize your taste buds.
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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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Helen Goh´s Chocolate Cake
I am very happy to share with you Helen Goh´s chocolate cake, a cake recipe that has been featured as "The world's best chocolate cake". Do I recommend it to beginners? Frankly, it is the world's easiest chocolate cake, also often referred to as "Take home chocolate cake" since it is really easy to transport this cake and doesn't require chilling.
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Nutella Cake
This chocolate Nutella cake is a perfect dessert for chocolate and hazelnut lovers! It's a gorgeous combination of moist chocolate sponge cakes, luxurious Nutella mousseline cream (German buttercream) as filling and frosting, and chopped hazelnut as decoration! This lovely layered cake is sure to impress your guests at any dinner or birthday celebration!
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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 garnish this puff pastry layer cake with fresh berries and a dusting of powdered sugar.
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Sacher Torte
Austrian Sacher torte cake is in the history books as one of Europe's best cakes, and I'm going to show you how to make it yourself. A moist chocolate sponge is coated and filled with a fine layer of apricot jam before being cloaked in a smooth chocolate glaze. It is a Viennese specialty that defines elegance and this sacher torte recipe takes the famous classic Sachertorte to the next level!
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Ferrero Rocher Cake
This Ferrero Rocher cake is the ultimate celebration cake with moist chocolate hazelnut sponges, silky Nutella mousseline cream (cooked chocolate pastry cream enriched with Nutella and butter), lots of crunchy hazelnuts, and crushed Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
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Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
The addition of fluffy cream cheese frosting elevates this moist and tender chocolate cake, resulting in a rich and decadent cake; chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. The recipe is quick and easy, with only 15 minutes needed for preparation before baking. The chocolate flavor is pure and not overly sweet, making it a perfect choice for any chocolate lover.
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Charlotte Cake
Layers of fluffy ladyfingers, vanilla-flavored créme mousseline, and Spring berries. This Charlotte cake is very easy to make, but it certainly looks very impressive. Sort of a strawberry tiramisu with creamy vanilla filling!
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Lotus Biscoff Cake
This Lotus Biscoff cake recipe combines moist brown sugar sponge cake layers, Biscoff spread, and a luxurious Biscoff buttercream (mousseline cream to be exact). Caramel, cinnamon, brown sugar, and spicy flavor can be found in this Lotus cake recipe that you can make easily following my step-by-step baking guide.
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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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Fraisier Cake
In this detailed recipe, I teach you how to make the traditional full-sized Fraisier cake. No doubt, elegant Fraisier cake is often seen in Patisserie windows and revered as a famous French pastry dessert. Buttery, fluffy sponge layers, decadent vanilla bean créme mousseline, and fresh strawberries are all you need.
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Red Velvet Cake
This vibrant red velvet cake is perfect for any special occasion and is sure to steal the show with its star ingredient - an airy and downright delicious cream cheese mousse. A fluffy mousse layer beautifully complements every layer of soft cake, also adding a delightful contrast in texture.
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Triple Chocolate Cake
Chocolate lovers will drool over this triple chocolate cake recipe, made with mouthwatering chocolate sponge cake, creamy chocolate whipped ganache frosting, and a decadent chocolate ganache drip. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, and after-dinner desserts, this easy-to-make homemade three-layer cake will quickly become a favorite for anyone who tries it!
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Caramelized Banana Upside down Cake
Make this easy caramelized banana upside-down cake recipe; flavorful, moist yogurt cake topped with caramelized banana topping. Serve it with whipped cream on top or a scoop of ice cream on the side or enjoy it as is!
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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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Rhubarb Cake
This is the ultimate rhubarb cake recipe, the simplest and most delicious spring cake to try to celebrate rhubarb season. Super moist yogurt and brown sugar cake loaded with rhubarb and topped with a super simple strawberry rhubarb compote, you will love it!
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Pecan Upside Down Cake
This exceptional pecan upside down cake is a perfect dessert. The excellent harmony of moist yogurt cake as the base and caramelized pecan topping! The cake can be made in any pan you have, even in a Bundt pan to turn it into a festive Pecan Upside Down Bundt cake for any occasion!
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German Chocolate Cake
This German chocolate cake recipe is the most delicious, moist, flavorful cake ever! It features a super moist chocolate cake but the real star is the butterscotch frosting loaded with pecan and coconut. Beyond how beautifully the flavors bond together it is also a super easy recipe you can literally make in no time without any special equipment.
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Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Mousse
This is the ultimate carrot cake with cream cheese mousse filling! Moist and tender homemade carrot cake packed with spices and filled with delicious, airy cream cheese mousse is a great idea any other time of the year, it is certainly a must-make for any occasion!
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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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Peanut Butter Cake
If you have been searching for the ultimate peanut butter cake recipe that will be the talk of the town, look no further! This showstopper peanut butter cake is made with moist, fluffy sponge cakes and is topped with a smooth and creamy peanut butter cream cheese frosting. Equally old-fashioned and modern, this peanut butter cake is perfect for a special occasion or a casual afternoon snack. Who knew that putting peanut butter in cake could be so good?
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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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Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake
This delicious, easy Italian Lemon ricotta cake is by far one of the best lemon desserts you will ever try. Made with fresh lemons, creamy ricotta cheese, and a hint of vanilla extract, it has a gently sweet, citrusy flavor and an irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture that resembles a moist sponge cake. Whether you enjoy it for breakfast, brunch, or as a dessert with a side of ice cream, it will be hard not to run back for seconds!
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Best Sweet Bread Recipes
These are the best sweet bread recipes to bake when you want a soft and pillowy bite of deliciousness. From classic sweet bread recipes with yeast to easy quick breads that are closer to sweetened bread cakes, you'll find them all here
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Best Fruit Desserts
Love fruit? Here are the best fruit desserts to enjoy at any time of the year. From easy fruit dessert recipes to showstopper cakes and desserts, I'll show you step-by-step how to make them.
Go to the recipe: Fruit Desserts
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