Cakes

Make the perfect birthday cake for your children or a sweet chocolate cake for yourself with one of these cake recipes.

Old-Fashioned Rhubarb Cake

"My great-aunt gave me this rhubarb cake recipe. It's especially delicious when rhubarb is in season, and tastes even better with the old-fashioned milk topping. But you'll love it even with frozen rhubarb and 'modern-day' whipped topping!" —Marilyn Homola, Hazel, South Dakota

Carrot Dump Cake

"Because our family adores carrot cake, I experimented to find an easy way to make it so we could enjoy...


Pineapple Carrot Cake

"This moist cake with cream cheese frosting is the best I've ever eaten. It's so simple, too, because it uses...


Vertical Carrot Cake

"This vertical spin on a cherished classic is packed with spices and sure to impress. The brown butter cream cheese...


Carrot Cupcakes

"To try to get my family to eat more vegetables, I often 'hide' nutritional foods inside sweet treats. The carrots...

Coffee Mug Molten Chocolate Cake

There is nothing quite as satisfying as warm chocolate cake. The following recipe from America’s Test Kitchen is fool-proof and...


Sugarplum Cake

"Family and friends are surprised to hear this simple cake gets it moist flavour from a jar of baby food....

Old-World Ricotta Cheesecake

"I reconstructed this dessert based on an old recipe that had been in the family for years but was never...


Sticky Toffee Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

"The classic Sticky Toffee Pudding is a traditional dessert in the United Kingdom. I love that I can just stay...


Tiny Tim’s Plum Pudding

"In A Christmas Carol, everyone claps for plum pudding. Our family has made this pudding our own tradition, and it...


Marzipan Yule Logs

"For an extra-special treat at Christmastime, I shape these little candies using homemade almond paste. The chocolate-coated logs have cute...

Upside-Down Fruitcake

"I get tired of people bad-mouthing holiday fruitcakes. It's one of my favorite holiday flavours and I look forward to...


Gingerbread with Fig-Walnut Sauce

"I experimented with aniseed this past holiday season and fell in love with the licorice flavour. It really enhances the...


Mint Swirl Fudge Cake

"Mint pairs with a silky, mild chocolate flavour for this colourful, beautiful cake that will be the talk of the...


Incredible Coconut Cake

"I found this coconut cake recipe in a newspaper many years ago and modified it to suit my taste. This...


Italian Cream Cheese Cake

"Buttermilk makes every bite of this awesome Italian cream cheese cake recipe moist and flavourful. I rely on this recipe...

Holiday Ambrosia Cake

"This is from an old recipe that came to me as a typical fruitcake. I added pineapple, coconut and pineapple...


Grandma’s Molasses Fruitcake

"This dense, dark, moist fruitcake was my grandmother's recipe. The flavour just gets better and better as it sits in...


Best Red Velvet Cake

"It's just not Christmas at our house until this festive cake appears. This is different from other red velvet cake...


Grandma’s Christmas Cake

"One bite of this old-fashioned spice cake will bring back memories. Loaded with raisins and nuts, it tastes extra special...


Cake Eyeballs

Customize these cake balls to your liking with the flavours of your choice. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen


Halloween Witch Cake

If you're looking for an extra-special dessert to serve for Halloween, this witch cake will delight all the ghouls and...


Eyes On You

"Look out! This crazy cupcake only has eyes for you. Don't worry though, he's delicious!" —Karen Tack, Riverside, Connecticut


Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Chocolaty Frosting

"I begged my aunt for this recipe when I was 16 years old, and it's still my very favourite. The...


Giant Cupcake Pumpkin

"Make a smiley statement by decorating a whole tray of cupcakes. Once everyone’s seen the big picture, they can all...

Caramel Apple Cupcakes

"Take these extra special cupcakes to your next event and watch how quickly they disappear! With a caramel topping and...


Mini Pumpkin Cakes

"I saw these cute cakes at a local grocery store and decided to make my own version at home. They’re...


Truffle-Filled Cupcakes

"All creatures of All Hallows' Eve are sure to delight in this treat with its unexpected surprise. You can use...


Pumpkin Bread Pudding Cupcakes

"Every fall when I was young, my mom made bread pudding cupcakes. Today I keep up her tradition with my...


Spooky Gelatin Bubble Cupcakes

"It's so much fun to make these and decorate with them! Bubbles can be made weeks ahead. Turn them into...


Chocolate Candy Corn Cupcakes

"My oldest son asks me to make these cupcakes every year for his class Halloween party. I always get compliments...