Cake Recipes and Decorating Ideas

Petit fours are tiny, iced layer cakes. Often served as part of an assorted pastry tray, these elegant treats are usually made with layers of génoise cake, jam, and French buttercream frosting. This simplified recipe features shortcuts that let you focus on the fun part—decorating.

Learn how to make a fabulous two-layer chocolate cake with dulce de leche filling. I've included step-by-step instructions with my own photos and video to help you along.

These easy recipes require just one box of cake mix and one mix-in. That's it: just two ingredients that you probably have on hand. In this article, you'll find 20 enticing combinations with instructions and photos.

Yorkshire parkin is a gingery oat cake made with sticky treacle that is traditionally eaten around a bonfire with friends and family on the night of Guy Falks (November 5th).

This is an easy recipe that looks inviting and tastes delicious cold—and even better warm. It's perfect for a cold winter evening.

They contain carrots, so they're healthy, right? Not necessarily. But these maple carrot cupcakes are healthier than most. They are the perfect size and freezer-friendly, too—perfect for whenever the sweet tooth strikes.

How do you make banana rum cake at an elevation of 9,000 feet? Learn about the science behind high altitude baking. Also included: high-altitude baking adjustments for fabulous cakes at any altitude.

Making a lamb-shaped cake is easy and fun. You can use a cake mix or any cake recipe you like. Whether your cake is for Easter, a birthday, or just because, decorating it will make sweet memories.

Jell-O cake makes for a great dessert. It's as easy as it sounds. This is a great way to turn a store-bought boxed cake mix into something spectacular and the possibilities are almost endless.

Here is a recipe for a classic Charlotte Russe apple cake. It's the delicious and easy-to-make elegant dessert seen on Downton Abbey.

These 20 upside-down cake recipes aren't like your grandmother's pineapple one. These use all sorts of fruits, adding a new twist to an old favorite. Photos and step-by-step instructions provided.

Enjoy this delicious peanut butter pound cake with or without frosting. Recipes and step-by-step instructions with photos are included.

A tasty cake doesn't have to be complicated to make; I've found that the easiest and fastest cakes are often just as delicious as the more complicated ones. My orange cake calls for only a few ingredients and doesn't take much time to make. Plus, you can prepare the entire recipe in just one bowl!

McVitie's is a well known biscuit maker in Britain. The company has had a long history. Two of its most popular products are digestive biscuits and Jaffa cakes.

Pineapple upside-down cake originated about 100 years ago in America. Let's explore its origin and learn 16 spin-off recipes.

I love to bake and cook and with all of this time on my hands, I bake and cook a lot. I thank God at least we have a lot of food to eat.