Birthday Cake Recipes

Here's a way to take a simple cake mix and make it look spectacular! The filling and frosting are really...

If you love a moist and creamy cake, this one’s for you. The lemon juice and lemonade give the layers...

Yes, mayonnaise cake! This unconventional ingredient will produce the richest, tangiest chocolate cake of your life.

Based on an old-fashioned recipe, this unusual birthday cake will steal the show at your party. The vibrant red color...

The coconut sprinkled on this old-fashioned, fluffy white cake gives the impression of snow, without the cold. It's a beautiful...

"This cake is the top choice of the 'birthday child' in our family!" says Patsy Howard of Bakersfield, California.

This spice cake recipe has stood the test of time and it's one you'll probably hand down yourself.

Meet the Cook: In our family, a meal isn't considered complete without a dessert - or, sometimes, two! This cake...

The delicate orange flavor of this simply delicious cake is perfect for rounding out a rich meal. The orange glaze...

I start with a boxed cake mix and add fresh rhubarb, sugar and cream to create this fast-to-fix favorite in...

This is the perfect cake for anyone watching what they eat especial diabetics. The applesauce nearly eliminated the sugar in...

Looking for a surefire way to impress guests? Present this eye-catching torte! It features a moist chocolate cake and both...

Seasoned with a fragrant blend of spices and frosted with a tangy cream cheese topping, this zucchini carrot cake combines...

Emerging from a 13- x 9-inch pan, this bright idea comes from Sue Gronholz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. "I pipe...

Bryan Anderson of Granite Falls, Minnesota recalls, "My mother made this special birthday cake for me and my sister as...

From country handcrafter and homemaker Alberta McKay of Bartlesville, Oklahoma
comes a fitting fall birthday cake for grandparents—one children...

"A friend told me that this is the best cake he's ever eaten," reports field editor Fern Eleson of Whitney,...

This confection’s a real winner—in taste and in looks! It’s impressive, but I think that anyone can prepare it, regardless...

We're going to go out on a limb and guess that you didn't expect your search for "ways to use...

I make most cakes from scratch, but during the holiday rush, this recipe that starts with a mix buys me...

For a beautiful finish to a winter meal, I serve this "snow" cake. This dessert is so impressive its fluffy...

Sure to appeal to crafters and bear lovers alike, this eye-catching confection will round out your party tastefully. Patty's mostly...

Special occasions call for extraordinary desserts like this impressive-looking torte. It may take some time to prepare but the smiles...

Not your ordinary birthday cake, this dessert requires almost no countdown-just start with a purchased ice cream cake roll, then...

"No one will know this fancy dessert started with a handy boxed cake mix," assures Sandra Castillo of Watertown, Wisconsin....

It's hard to believe cupcakes can taste so delicious yet be so easy. Frost them if you wish—but on busy...

Icebox cake was originally created in the 1920s, and it has stood the test of time. It's such a magical-looking...

Here comes the big yellow bus! Kayla could hardly wait to board a real one to go to kindergarten, so...