19 Best Layer Cake Recipes for a Perfectly Delicious Celebration
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
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Layer cakes are the perfect way to show your loved ones that you care. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or just want to enjoy something sweet, these 19 best layer cake recipes are sure to delight. With classic favorites, like chocolate and vanilla layer cakes, and more creative takes, like gingerbread and strawberry lemonade cakes, these recipes have something for everyone.
The best part? They’re easier to make than you’d think. All of these layer cakes also use simple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry right now.
So if you’re looking for an impressive yet easy-to-make cake that’ll be the star of any celebration, these layer cakes are the perfect pick.
The Itsy-Bitsy Kitchen
Strawberry Layer Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Strawberry layer cake with strawberry frosting is a delicious cake for summer or any time of year!
9
16,823
361
3 hr 55 min
TOTAL TIME
767
CALORIES
$0.98
PER SERVING
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Sweet and Savory by Shinee
Raspberry Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Delicate sponge cake layers filled with creamy sweet cream cheese frosting and raspberry jello made with real fruits. Gorgeous, tall and impressive cake for any occasion.
1
53,020
39
733
CALORIES
$1.03
PER SERVING
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Keeping It Simple
Vanilla Almond Layer Cake
A moist and delicious almond cake made with a mix of regular and almond flour and the most delicious whipped vanilla cream center.
1
78
2
1 hr
TOTAL TIME
873
CALORIES
$1.52
PER SERVING
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Teak and Thyme
Tiramisu Layer Cake
Soft layers of espresso-soaked genoise sponge cake in between layers of whipped mascarpone cream frosting
43
7,038
17
1 hr 50 min
TOTAL TIME
684
CALORIES
$1.55
PER SERVING
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In Bloom Bakery
Funfetti Layer Cake
Funfetti layer cake is a moist, tender white cake full of rainbow sprinkles and frosted with the most decadent white chocolate buttercream.
2
961
1
1 hr 5 min
TOTAL TIME
1062
CALORIES
$2.21
PER SERVING
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Two Cups Flour
Strawberry Lemonade Layer Cake
Recipe for Strawberry Lemonade Layer Cake, a fresh tasting brightly colored spring dessert. Zesty lemon cake with layers of strawberry buttercream frosting.
2
16,939
34
1 hr
TOTAL TIME
662
CALORIES
$0.57
PER SERVING
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Cooklist AI
Lemon Kissed Blueberry Layer Cake
A delightful Lemon Kissed Blueberry Layer Cake, perfect for any occasion! Enjoy the sweetness of blueberries paired with tangy lemon in each bite, filled and topped with a luscious lemon cream cheese frosting for a perfect smile quotient in your celebrations.
3
1 hr
TOTAL TIME
588
CALORIES
$0.71
PER SERVING
Ingredients
15 INGREDIENTS
12 SERVINGS
1/2 cup unsalted butter
softened
Directions
10 STEPS
1
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans, lining the bottoms with parchment paper.
2
In a large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and table salt.
3
Add softened unsalted butter, one tablespoon at a time, to the dry mixture, using an electric mixer, until the texture becomes sandy.
4
While mixing on low-speed, slowly drizzle in canola oil to the mixture.
5
In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, lemon zest, lemon juice, large eggs, and vanilla extract.
6
With mixer on low-speed, gradually add the buttermilk mixture to the dry ingredients, mixing until batter is smooth and combined.
7
Gently fold in blueberries to the batter with a spatula.
8
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cake pans and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
9
Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10-15 minutes before carefully transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.
10
Once the cakes are completely cooled, assemble and frost with lemon cream cheese frosting.
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Food and Wine
Double Chocolate Layer Cake
"This is the most fabulous chocolate cake that I've ever made," Ina Garten declared when F&W ran her recipe in 2007. The buttermilk keeps the cake moist and light, and the bit of coffee in the cake and frosting keeps the sweetness in check.
5,553
383
1 hr 30 min
TOTAL TIME
1022
CALORIES
$1.88
PER SERVING
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Liv For Cake
Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
This Chocolate Raspberry Cake has six glorious layers of vanilla cake with raspberry sauce and a rich dark chocolate frosting.
3
2,359
232
2 hr 50 min
TOTAL TIME
706
CALORIES
$1.50
PER SERVING
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Taste of Home
Lemon Layer Cake
This citrusy cake with a luscious cream cheese frosting will garner plenty of applause. The flavor, a duet of sweet and tangy notes, really sings. —Summer Goddard, Springfield, Virginia
28
19,976
186,658
1 hr
TOTAL TIME
1238
CALORIES
$2.06
PER SERVING
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In Bloom Bakery
Maple Pecan Layer Cake
Sweet and tender maple pecan layer cake full of chopped pecans, frosted and filled with decadent brown butter buttercream.
4
412
1
1223
CALORIES
$1.91
PER SERVING
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Southern Living
Red Velvet Layer Cake
Learn how to make Red Velvet Layer Cake. MyRecipes has 70,000+ tested recipes and videos to help you be a better cook.
1 hr 45 min
TOTAL TIME
716
CALORIES
$1.93
PER SERVING
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Top With Cinnamon
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake with Caramel Popcorn
This decadent Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake with Caramel Popcorn is an irresistible dessert that will leave your guests wanting more! It's a classic combination of two of everyone's favorite flavors, chocolate and peanut butter, sandwiched between layers of moist, fluffy cake and topped with cr...
52
6
845
CALORIES
$2.05
PER SERVING
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Midwest Nice
Orange Cream Layer Cake
A moist sponge cake scented with real orange is held together with light and fluffy cream cheese frosting for a bright and refreshing dessert!
2 hr 5 min
TOTAL TIME
655
CALORIES
$0.57
PER SERVING
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Eats Well With Others
Hazelnut Vanilla Layer Cake {Esterhazy Schnitten}
This hazelnut vanilla layer cake is a traditional Hungarian cake also known as Esterhazy Schnitten or Esterhazy Torte. It is incidentally gluten-free and filled with six layers of hazelnut meringue-based cake interspersed with a custardy vanilla buttercream.
64
761
CALORIES
$2.60
PER SERVING
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Boston Girl Bakes
Carrot Layer Cake
This is the best carrot layer cake to make for Easter!
8
1 hr 10 min
TOTAL TIME
834
CALORIES
$1.25
PER SERVING
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The Little Epicurean
Mixed Berry Layer Cake
Fresh blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries are stars of this mixed berry layer cake. The cake is filled with raspberry jam and iced with cream cheese frosting. Yield: three layer 6-inch cake
1 hr 20 min
TOTAL TIME
926
CALORIES
$1.86
PER SERVING
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In Bloom Bakery
Peaches and Cream Layer Cake
This delicious peaches and cream layer cake is the perfect summer dessert for your next outdoor gathering. With layers of light and fluffy sponge cake, creamy custard, and fresh peaches, this southern classic is sure to be a hit. Enjoy the sweet, fruity flavors of this classic cake with every bite!
1
66
1 hr 35 min
TOTAL TIME
547
CALORIES
$1.04
PER SERVING
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Our Happy Mess
Gingerbread Layer Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
This moist gingerbread layer cake with brown butter cream cheese frosting is super simple to make and is a festive holiday cake that the whole family will love.
106
1 hr 55 min
TOTAL TIME
702
CALORIES
$0.76
PER SERVING
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