12 Super Easy Cakes That Are Low in Effort and Big on Flavor
Are you a novice baker or you’re looking for an easy cake to serve on a special occasion? You’re going to love these super easy cakes that require a few ingredients and simple steps to create stunning cakes that impress! Now get baking and enjoy these must-try cakes in no time!
Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
The addition of fluffy cream cheese frosting elevates this moist and tender chocolate cake, resulting in a rich and decadent cake; chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. The recipe is quick and easy, with only 15 minutes needed for preparation before baking. The chocolate flavor is pure and not overly sweet, making it a perfect choice for any chocolate lover.
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Charlotte Cake
Layers of fluffy ladyfingers, vanilla-flavored créme mousseline, and Spring berries. This Charlotte cake is very easy to make, but it certainly looks very impressive. Sort of a strawberry tiramisu with creamy vanilla filling!
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Triple Chocolate Cake
Chocolate lovers will drool over this triple chocolate cake recipe, made with mouthwatering chocolate sponge cake, creamy chocolate whipped ganache frosting, and a decadent chocolate ganache drip. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, and after-dinner desserts, this easy-to-make homemade three-layer cake will quickly become a favorite for anyone who tries it!
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Caramelized Banana Upside Down Cake
Make this easy caramelized banana upside-down cake recipe; flavorful, moist yogurt cake topped with caramelized banana topping. Serve it with whipped cream on top or a scoop of ice cream on the side or enjoy it as is!
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German Chocolate Cake
This German chocolate cake recipe is the most delicious, moist, flavorful cake ever! It features a super moist chocolate cake, but the real star is the butterscotch frosting, which is loaded with pecan and coconut. Beyond how beautifully the flavors bond together it is also a super easy recipe you can literally make in no time without any special equipment.
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Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake
This delicious, easy Italian Lemon ricotta cake is by far one of the best lemon desserts you will ever try. It is made with fresh lemons, creamy ricotta cheese, and a hint of vanilla extract. It has a gently sweet, citrusy flavor and an irresistible melt-in-your-mouth texture that resembles a moist sponge cake.
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Peach Cake
This easy peach cake recipe is probably the simplest and most delicious cake to make when sweet peaches are in season. It’s a super moist yogurt cake loaded with peaches and topped with a simple peach thyme compote. It’s the ultimate easy cake recipe to make.
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Cinnamon Apple Cake
This easy, no-butter cinnamon apple cake is just what you need to bring your dessert table to life this fall! It has a moist cinnamon cake layer topped with fresh apples and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar for the perfect finishing touch. Serve it with a bowl of vanilla ice cream or a hot cup of coffee or tea as a sweet breakfast dessert!
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Swedish Cardamom Cake
This easy Swedish cardamom cake with delicious coffee glaze is an unforgettable flavor and texture combination and a great addition to your holiday baking list. But this super moist yogurt cake packed with cardamom and coffee flavor and made in a bundt pan will make any day festive!
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Chocolate Marble Loaf Cake
This wonderful moist chocolate marble loaf cake (pound cake) is the perfect elegant yet easy teacake to serve for breakfast or as a dessert! My “Better than Starbucks Marble cake” consists of a fluffy and delicious swirl of vanilla and chocolate cake covered with three ingredients: crunchy chocolate hazelnut glaze!
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Hazelnut Cake
This is seriously the best hazelnut cake, a festive cake consisting of melt-in-your-mouth buttery hazelnut sponge cakes, and a silky hazelnut mousseline cream that is enriched with hazelnut praline paste. This hazelnut layered cake recipe is easy to follow and results in a delicious, moist cake that will tantalize your taste buds.
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Napoleon Cake
Napoleon cake is a showstopping dessert to share. Puff pastry is buttery, crunchy, and delicious and tastes amazing piled in a tower with silky pastry cream between layers. You can coat this easy Napoleon cake in an extra light layer of cream and finely crushed puff pastry pieces, or for a summery touch, garnish this puff pastry layer cake with fresh berries and a dusting of powdered sugar.
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