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Cake recipe ideas

Discover Pinterest’s 10 best ideas and inspiration for Cake recipe ideas. Get inspired and try out new things.
Rum Cake

200 · 65 minutes · A double dose of rum in this EASY cake that's supremely moist, buttery, and literally juicy from all the rum!! The perfect make-ahead holiday entertaining cake that everyone will LOVE!!

10 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 1 box Cake mix, yellow
  • 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 3.4-ounce box Vanilla pudding mix, instant
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Canola or vegetable oil
Nuts & Seeds
  • 2 tsp Vanilla or coconut extract
Dairy
  • 3/4 cup Butter, unsalted
Beer, Wine & Liquor
  • 1 cup Rum, dark
Liquids
  • 3/4 cup Water
Tried And True, Just Like Grandma's.  Simple From Scratch Cake Recipe.

7 · Easy buttermilk pound cake with tangy vanilla flavor.

8 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs
Baking & Spices
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 3 cups Cake flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3 cups Sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
Dairy
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
White Wedding Cake

79 · 55 minutes · Super simple recipe for White Wedding Cake!

12 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Egg whites, large
Baking & Spices
  • 1 cup All purpose flour
  • 4 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 15.25-ounce box White cake mix
  • 1 cup White sugar, granulated
Oils & Vinegars
  • 2 tbsp Vegetable or canola oil
Dairy
  • 1 1/2 cups Butter, salted
  • 3 tbsp Heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup Sour cream
Liquids
  • 1 1/3 cups Water
Key Lime Cake III

350 · 40 minutes · This key lime cake uses box lemon cake and lime gelatin mix to make an easy, moist, flavorful 3-layer cake topped with homemade cream cheese icing.

9 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs, large
Condiments
  • 3 tbsp Lime juice, fresh
Baking & Spices
  • 4 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) package Lemon cake mix
  • 1 (3 ounce) package Lime flavored jell-o mix
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1 1/3 cups Vegetable oil
Drinks
  • 3/4 cup Orange juice
Dairy
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1 (8 ounce) package Cream cheese
Pineapple Juice Cake

112 · 55 minutes · This Pineapple Juice Cake starts with a cake mix but with the addition of pineapple juice and a few basic ingredients, you'll have a moist delicious cake that bursts with pineapple flavor!

6 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
Oils & Vinegars
  • 3/4 cup Vegetable oil
Drinks
  • 1 1/2 cup Pineapple juice
Dairy
  • 4 tbsp Butter, unsalted
Other
  • 1 (15.25-ounce) box Yellow or butter cake mix* ((i prefer betty crocker or pillsbury - see my note below))
Easy Copycat Nothing Bundt Lemon Bundt Cake Recipe

9 · 60 minutes · Even thought it's my favorite... there's no need to buy a dessert from Nothing Bundt Cakes with this Lemon Bundt Cake copycat recipe. It’s an easy dessert to make using a lemon cake mix and it has the best tangy cream cheese icing!

12 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Lg eggs
Condiments
  • 1/4 cup Lemon juice, fresh squeezed
Baking & Spices
  • 1 Lemon cake mix
  • 1 oz Lemon pudding mix, instant
  • 2 1/2 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Canola oil
Dairy
  • 1 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Sour cream
Liquids
  • 1/4 cup Water
Other
  • 1 Disposable piping bag
Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

1838 · 45 minutes · This delicious tres leches cake recipe combines 3 types of milk that soak into the cake making it extra moist. It's topped with sweet whipped cream.

10 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 5 Eggs
Canned Goods
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can Evaporated milk
Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
  • 2 cup White sugar
Dairy
  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 (14 ounce) can Condensed milk, sweetened
  • 1 1/2 cups Heavy whipping cream
  • 2 cups Whole milk
Chocolate Crazy Cake (No Eggs, Milk, Butter or Bowls)

29 · 45 minutes · Crazy Cake (a.k.a. Wacky Cake, Depression Cake) is a Depression Era cake that doesn't require any eggs, milk, butter or bowls! You won't believe how moist and delicious this cake is!

13 ingredients

Canned Goods
  • 1/4 cup Evaporated milk
Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Chocolate chips, semisweet
  • 3 tbsp Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
  • 5 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp White vinegar
Dairy
  • 2 tbsp Butter, salted
Liquids
  • 1 cup Water
Amish Oatmeal Cake with Coconut Frosting

2 · 55 minutes · Amish oatmeal cake is an old-fashioned recipe that your grandma may have made. The oats are soaked in boiling water to soften them up perfectly so that every bite is moist and delicious. Then it gets topped with a broiled coconut/pecan frosting.

16 ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 2 Eggs, large
Pasta & Grains
  • 1 cup Quick oats
Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 1/3 cup Brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup Butter or shortening
  • 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 3/4 cup White sugar
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup Coconut flakes, unsweetened
  • 1 cup Pecans
Dairy
  • 6 tbsp Butter
  • 1/4 cup Heavy cream
Liquids
  • 1 1/2 cup Water