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Have your cake and eat it too! Here are 20 of our favorite cake recipes for every season and celebration!
Take your simple cake recipe to the next level with our Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe, a sweet Raspberry Buttercream Frosting, and our tips about fancy frostings and fillings.
Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or national holiday, or you just want to treat your family to a sweet treat on a random afternoon, there’s not much better than a perfectly baked homemade cake!
Today we’re sharing over 20 Best Cake Recipes that are perfect for those moments when you need a cake for any reason, or for no reason at all! These are our reader’s favorite recipes for chocolate cakes, white cakes, carrot cakes, cheesecakes, and more!
The Best Cake
While there are many factors that go into declaring a specific recipe “The Best Cake Recipe”, there is certainly not a “one-size fit’s all” when it comes to cakes. A deliciously moist chocolate cake is the most popular worldwide, but everyone has their own preference – with frosting or without, a sheet cake or a layered cake, vanilla vs. chocolate, etc.
Here on Somewhat Simple, the most POPULAR cake recipe is actually a Lemon Cupcake Recipe – have you tried this one yet?
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Lemon Cupcakes Recipe
Servings: 24 Cupcakes
These quick and delicious lemon cupcakes taste absolutely amazing, and no one will ever guess that they're made with a cake mix!
Prep Time:10 minutes mins
Cook Time:20 minutes mins
Total Time:30 minutes mins
Ingredients
for the cupcakes:
- 4 egg whites
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 package lemon cake mix
for the frosting:
- 8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- dash of salt
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tbsp milk
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line two cupcake tins with paper liners.
To make the cupcakes, in a large bowl, whisk together the egg whites, sour cream, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla. Add the cake mix, and mix until just combined (be careful not to over-mix). Scoop the batter into the prepared cupcake tins, filling 2/3 full.
Bake 20-22 minutes, or until the tops spring back when touched lightly, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.
To make the frosting, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended and smooth. Frost the cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 250 kcal
Other Notes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: party, summer
20 Favorite Cake Recipes
Even though that cupcake recipe is the most popular on this site, lemon isn’t always everyone’s favorite flavor… and that’s ok! If lemon cupcakes aren’t your thing, here is our list of 20 more! We have something on this list for everyone, – chocolate cakes, yellow cakes, white cakes, and even a dairy-free cake that tastes AMAZING! I’m sure at least one of these will strike your fancy!
Take a look –
Chocolate Cakes
Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe
Simple, classy and totally delicious, this Molten Chocolate Lava Cake recipeis perfect for any special occasion, but easy enough for every day.
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EasyChocolate Molten Lava Cake
Chocolate Lava Cake is a quick homemade dessert made with just a few ingredients.It's perfectly warm and gooey, and is super easy to make!
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Oreo Dirt Cake Recipe
Oreo dirt cake is a rich and delicious cake recipe covered with your favorite cookie.
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Oreo Cookie Cake Recipe
Oreo Cookie Cake is a fluffy 2-layer chocolate cake sandwiched with a cream cheese and Oreo frosting, then drizzled with melted chocolate ganache. It's a delicious cake that looks fancy, but it couldn't be any easier to make!
Check out this recipe
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Fluffy chocolate cake and creamy salted caramel frosting – this Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake is perfectlydelicious and totally easy to make!
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Chocolate Gingerbread Cake Recipe
Gingerbread chocolate cake is a delicious dessert to enjoy during the holiday season.
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White Cakes
Snowball Coconut Cake Balls
These cookie bites are covered in coconut and super easy to make!
Check out this recipe
Strawberry Cake in a Jar
Fresh strawberries, delicious white cake, and a layer of cream cheese filling – baked and prepared in individual cups. This Strawberry Cake in a Jar is both tasty and beautiful!
Check out this recipe
Yellow Cakes
Easy Lemon Souffles
Lemon souffle is light and fluffy and makes the perfect individually portioned dessert! Made with the perfect amount of lemon flavor, they’re a perfect summertime treat!
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Seasonal Cakes
Dairy-Free Cake
Whether you have a food allergy or are just trying to limit dairy in your diet, this delicious dairy-free cake is easy to make and it tastes so good!
Check out this recipe
Valentines Dessert – Heart Shaped Twinkies
A simple treat that kids (and your pocket book) will love!
Check out this recipe
Mini Heart Cakes
Mini Heart Cakes are the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day…or any other day you want someone to feel extra loved! They’re simple to make and don’t require a specialty cake pan…which will save you money and cupboard space!
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Key Lime Cake
This perfectly flavored lime cake topped with a creamy lime frosting is just the right combo of sweet and tart. Every bite bursts with fresh lime flavor that just feels like summertime!
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Carrot Cake Recipe
This classic carrot cake recipe is soft, moist and absolutely delicious!
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Peach Coffee Cake Recipe
This peach streusel coffee cake is simple to throw together and tastes spectacular! It’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, snacking, or dessert.
Check out this recipe
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Coffee Cake Recipe
This pumpkin cream cheese coffee cake is the perfect fall dessert.
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Pumpkin Coffee Cake in a Mug
Pumpkin Coffee Cakeis deliciously moist and piled high with a simple crumb topping.This perfect Fall treat is made in a mug and will be ready in 3 minutes or less!
Check out this recipe
Celebration + Birthday Cake Recipes
Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes
Making your own ice cream cone cupcakes is easier than you think with this step-by-step guide! They’re darling and delicious and perfect for your next celebration!
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Train Cake
Celebrate your favorite train lover with an easy-to-create train cake! This simple little candy cake comes together in a snap and will be the star of the show at your next celebration!
Check out this recipe
Ice Cream Cakes
Homemade Snickers Ice Cream Cake Recipe
This homemade snickers ice cream cake recipe is layered with silky peanut butter ice cream, fudgy brownie, homemade salted caramel, and fudge, and topped with peanuts – a winning combination for any celebration!
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S’mores Icebox Cake Recipe
This s'mores icebox cake is unbelievably good and doesn't require any baking.
Check out this recipe
Sheet Cakes
Homemade Strawberry Cake
This simple recipe is hands-down the best strawberry cake recipe you'll ever make! It's deliciously creamy, full of sweet strawberry flavor, and it's super simple to make!
Red Velvet Better Than Anything Cake
This Red Velvet Better Than Anything Cake is just as simple as the traditional “Better Than” cakes, but with a few delicious twists!
Check out this recipe
Pound Cakes + Bundt Cakes
Vanilla Almond Pound Cake Recipe
This recipe for vanilla almond pound cake is simple and easy to make using ingredients typically found in the house, and tastes fantastic.
Check out this recipe
Carrot Bundt Cake Recipe
A super soft and flavourful Carrot Bundt Cake topped with a sweet glaze; perfect for an afternoon snack or just because you fancy cake!
Check out this recipe
Lemon Pound Cake Recipe
This delightfully sweet and tart lemon pound cake recipe is the perfect dessert for spring! It’s bursting with fresh lemon flavor, and easy to make, too!
Check out this recipe
Easy Strawberry Shortcake
A few simple ingredients turn into a fresh and delicious dessert when they are baked together in this easy strawberry shortcake recipe!
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Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs
Strawberry Shortcake kabobs are fresh, easy and delicious! Layers of sweet biscuits, whipped cream, and tart strawberries make a simple appetizer or dessert that looks impressive!
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Strawberry Shortcake Roll
Strawberry Shortcake Roll is beautiful, delicious and surprisingly simple to make! Filled with fresh strawberries and a delicious cream cheese frosting, it'sperfect for any special occasion or a lazy summer day!
Banana Bundtlets Recipe
Banana bundtlets are a perfect dessert to enjoy alone or with friends.
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Cheesecakes
Mini Cheesecakes with Oreo Crust
These mini cheesecakes are baked in cupcake pans and couldn’t be any easier to make! Simple and delicious – just the way we like it!
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No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe
This delicious cheesecake is so easy to make and doesn't require any baking.
Check out this recipe
Red Velvet Oreo Cheesecake
This Red Velvet Oreo Cheesecake combines two of my favorite treats; cheesecake and Oreos, into one amazing dessert!
Check out this recipe
Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cups Recipe
These Salted Caramel Cheesecake Cups might look sinful, but they are actually a lighter way to enjoy dessert!
Check out this recipe
More Sweet Treats
Here are a few more mom-approved treats that are perfect for all birthday parties and celebrations!
- Pumpkin Cookie Ice-Cream Sandwiches
- Chocolate Chip Cookies (from a boxed cake mix!)
- Biscuit Donuts
- No Churn Birthday Cake Batter Ice Cream (with rainbow sprinkles!)
There are plenty of favorite cake recipe that didn’t make our list – do you have any to add?
Leave us a comment in the form below, we’d love to hear all about it!
