21 Irresistible Homemade Cakes You Absolutely Need to Bake At Least Once

You know how there’s just something extra special about homemade cakes? Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, there’s a cake out there that’s calling your name. From rich chocolate layers to fruity, fresh flavors, these recipes are perfect for any occasion or no reason at all. Trust me, once you try these, you’ll want to bake them over and over!

Banana Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

A slice of moist, two-layer vanilla cake—a classic among southern sweets—with creamy frosting is being lifted from the whole cake. The swirled frosting and walnut halves on top add a delightful finishing touch. — Banana Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

This moist banana layer cake with rich brown butter cream cheese frosting is a deliciously easy dessert perfect for any occasion.
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Moravian Sugar Cake From Scratch

Squares of cinnamon sugar coffee cake, a delightful addition to any homemade cakes collection, are arranged on a wooden board, with a light blue cloth and a white mug with a spoon beside them. The cake appears light, fluffy, and golden-brown. — Moravian Sugar Cake From Scratch. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

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Moravian Sugar Cake is made with soft yeast dough and topped with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, for a sweet, caramelized treat.
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Flourless Chocolate Cake

Looking for a fabulous dessert that is not quite so sweet, then you are gong to love this rich, decadent, flourless chocolate cake, You’ll never guess what makes the topping spectacular.
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Moist Apple Sheet Cake Recipe With Caramel Frosting

This Caramel Apple Cake is made with spiced apples and rich homemade caramel frosting, like a caramel apple but you can eat it with a fork!
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Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

A slice of chocolate cream cheese cake. — Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Cake with a rich ganache frosting and creamy filling—perfectly moist and indulgent for any special occasion.
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Simple Apple Cinnamon Cake

Cinnamon apple cake on a platter with a slice being removed. — Simple Apple Cinnamon Cake. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

This Apple Cinnamon Cake is a one pan spice cake that is so moist and easy to assemble with more apples than batter that everyone will love.
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

A soft and moist Pumpkin Layer Cake with spiced pumpkin and a tangy cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Ideal for fall or any special occasion.
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Peach Icebox Cake With Graham Crackers

A slice of dessert featuring layers of creamy filling and visible peach slices sits on a white plate. Two peach slices garnish the top, highlighting the allure of cream cheese desserts. A fork rests beside the treat. Another piece is visible in the background, next to a grey napkin and additional forks. — Peach Icebox Cake With Graham Crackers. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

This Peach Icebox Cake has layers of fresh peaches, a whipped cream mixture, and graham crackers for the ultimate no-bake summer dessert!
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Strawberry Layer Cake With Fresh And Freeze Dried Strawberries

Slices of strawberry cake — Strawberry Layer Cake With Fresh And Freeze Dried Strawberries. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

A super moist homemade Strawberry Cake made from scratch with fresh strawberries and freeze dried strawberries.
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Juicy Peach Cobbler Cake Made From Scratch

A close-up of a serving of peach cobbler topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, with a spoon on the side, on a white plate—perfect inspiration for recipes for bakers. — Juicy Peach Cobbler Cake Made From Scratch. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

This Peach Cobbler Cake has all the fresh peach flavor and juicy peaches you love from cobbler, but with a tender cake top.
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My Take On Paula Deen’s Gooey Butter Cake

Inspired by Paula Deen, this Gooey Butter Cake has a tender crumb, super-soft filling, and rich butter flavor that lives up to its name.
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Peach Cake With Cinnamon Streusel

A slice of peach cake with cream being poured over the top. — Peach Cake With Cinnamon Streusel. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Peach cake is a scrumptious way to use your fresh peaches and as a bonus, there’s more streusel than cake! Great for brunch or Dessert.
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Bakery-Style Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

This super moist and tender lemon poppy seed cake has a buttery, pound cake-like texture with a sweet lemon glaze popping with citrus flavor.
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Sweetly Southern Coca-Cola Cake With Marshmallows

A metal plate holds a piece of chocolate sheet cake topped with chopped nuts, served alongside two scoops of vanilla ice cream also sprinkled with nuts—a perfect back to school dessert. In the background, there's a baking tray with more chocolate cake and two bottles of Coca-Cola. — Sweetly Southern Coca-Cola Cake With Marshmallows. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

This chocolate Coca-Cola cake is made with the iconic soda, mini marshmallows, and unsweetened cocoa powder for extra rich chocolate flavor.
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Fresh Cherry Coffee Cake With Raspberries

A square serving of coffee cake with raspberries on the side. — Fresh Cherry Coffee Cake With Raspberries. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Make a brunch or breakfast meeting exceptional by serving a cherry coffee cake with fresh fruit instead of streusel.
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Old Fashioned Kentucky Butter Cake

A close-up of a sliced bundt cake with a light glaze. The southern dessert is golden brown with a moist, dense interior. One piece is cut and raised on a cake server, revealing the soft cake texture inside. The background includes a white surface and blurred utensils. — Old Fashioned Kentucky Butter Cake. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

Kentucky Butter Cake is a Southern staple thanks to its tender crumb that’s soaked in a sweet butter sauce while still warm.
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Light And Airy Strawberry Mousse Cake

A platter of cut squares of strawberry cake. — Light And Airy Strawberry Mousse Cake. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

This 2-layer strawberry mousse cake combines moist vanilla cake with a luscious strawberry mousse for a burst of strawberry in every bite.
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Strawberry Lemon Cake With Honey Whipped Cream

A bite of cake on a fork with whipped cream — Strawberry Lemon Cake with Honey Whipped Cream. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Fresh strawberries in a scrumptious lemon cake topped with a honey whipped cream that you can make in 20 minutes.
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Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

A blueberry bundt cake with frosting. — Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

This is a simple from-scratch recipe for blueberry bundt cake. With blueberries in every bite and a cream cheese frosting, what’s not to love!
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St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake

A close-up image of a partially-eaten lemon cake in a rectangular baking dish, with a serving spatula. The cake has a golden-brown crust and is dusted with powdered sugar. You can see a piece has been removed, showing a moist and crumbly interior. — St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

Rich and delicious, St. Louis Butter Cake is a classic dessert packed with buttery flavor and a gooey filling.
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No-Bake Tiramisu Cake

A close-up of two slices of tiramisu, one of Italy’s classic homemade cakes, on white plates, topped with a dusting of cocoa powder over creamy filling and coffee-soaked ladyfingers. A light beige napkin is in the background. — No-Bake Tiramisu Cake. Photo credit: Intentional Hospitality.

No- Bake Tiramisu Cake has delicate coffee-soaked ladyfingers, and sweet creamy mascarpone mixture to creates an amazing upscale dessert.
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These 21 homemade cakes are so irresistible that you’ll want to bake them all and share with friends and family! Once you take a bite, you’ll understand why these recipes are must-tries for any cake lover! If you prefer your cake in a bundt pan check out these Bundt Pan Cakes that are so easy to make.

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