Cake Pans & Molds: Tutorials, Recipes & Guides
The best cake recipes deserve the best cake pans. Learn about the different types of cake pans and how to use them properly.
Baby Shark Cake
It doesn't take much to add a fun theme to a birthday party. This simply decorated baby shark cake, plus a few colorful frills, will bring the theme to life. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Spiced Pomegranate-Pear Cake
This special-occasion pomegranate cake is a delicious combination of tender cake, tart fruit and rich buttercream. It is also beautiful...
Homemade Boston Cream Pie
This elegant-looking Boston cream pie is so easy to prepare. Our dinner guests always seem to enjoy it. —Jane Uphoff,...
Confetti Birthday Cake with Chocolate Buttercream
This is a moist confetti cake with lots of sprinkles and a whipped chocolate buttercream. It's perfect for birthday celebrations!...
Best Vanilla Cake
There's a reason this vanilla cake recipe is the best. Adding creamy vanilla bean paste into the moist, rich cake...
Ganache-Topped Pumpkin Layer Cake
My dreamy pumpkin cake with cream cheese filling and rich homemade chocolate ganache is perfect for any autumnal gathering....
Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
I am a healthy eater most of the time, but this apple spice cake is worth the splurge! Every year,...
Coastal Coconut Cream Cake
This is my son's county fair cake. He was awarded a top-10 prize and auctioned his coconut cream cake off...
Tuscan Sun Orange Cranberry Cake
This recipe came to be through much trial and error. Growing up, my family used farina flour in desserts, and...
Shortcut Peppermint Layer Cake
When I first made this cake it was snowing outside, the entire family was home, and we enjoyed it all...
Ginger Spice Cake
I make this spice cake every year during the holidays. It has such lovely rich ginger flavor and dense texture,...
The No-Fail Way to Grease a Cake Pan
The Taste of Home Test Kitchen shows you how to prepare your cake pan. Say goodbye to cakes that stick.
Black Walnut Layer Cake
My sister gave me the recipe for this beautiful cake years ago. The thin layer of frosting spread on the...
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cake
Years ago, I added some zucchini to a peanut butter bar I had created, and this time I wanted to...
Red Velvet Marble Cake
I watched my grandma prepare her red velvet showstopper many times for family get-togethers. The fluffy butter frosting perfectly complements...
Pumpkin Cake with Whipped Cinnamon Frosting
My mom made this for me, and one bite can completely take me back to my childhood. You can easily...
Holiday Wreath Brownies
My son, Jeremy, acts as if he's 5 when he sees these brownies—I've been making them for more than 30...
Cranberry Layer Cake
I adapted a Bundt cake recipe to create this layer cake. Cranberries, walnuts and homemade frosting make it taste so...
Gingerbread Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting
Pleasantly-spiced gingerbread and crunchy nuts are the stars in this stunning dessert. Top the delectable delight with spiced whipped cream...
Chocolate Gingerbread Toffee Cake with Ginger Whipped Cream
This cake literally stands above the rest—it is exactly what you need for a special-occasion dessert. With notes of ginger...
Maple Walnut Cake
This maple-flavored cake with candied walnuts honors my grandpa, who made maple syrup. —Lori Fee, Middlesex, New York
Citrus-Kissed Sweet Potato Cake
I came up with this spiced cake to use up leftover sweet potatoes after Thanksgiving. Cover the grated sweet potatoes...
Brooklyn Blackout Cake
If you love chocolate, you will LOVE this cake. I found this recipe when looking for a special cake to...
Mint Patty Cake
Each slice of this dreamy layer cake is full of cool peppermint. The chopped peppermint patties in the frosting are...
Grasshopper Baked Alaska
Can you believe it? This stunning dessert is completely make ahead, including the meringue. All you need to do is...
Country Apple Coffee Cake
"I love to cook for my husband and three children, but my rule is 'the simpler the better'," relates Katie...
Maple-Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Every year my family and I visit our local pumpkin patch. Afterward, we come home and enjoy our first autumn...
Chocolate-Caramel Chiffon Cake
I learned how to make this fluffy, luscious cake while attending pastry school. My family just can’t get enough of...
Doughnut Hole Cake
This is the easiest, most impressive cake I’ve ever made! You can use chocolate, lemon or strawberry cake mix in...
Blue Ribbon Red Velvet Cake
This two-layer beauty features a striking red interior. It calls for more baking cocoa than most red velvet cakes, making...