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Explore original cake-forward recipes, from old-fashioned donut loaves with buttery streusel and crackly glaze to dramatic lava cakes filled with cookie dough, brownie batter, and chocolate. Browse by category or search by flavor to find your next baking project.

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Cut Brownie Lava Cake with brownie filling and chocolate layers

22 recipes

Lava Cake Recipes

Full-size layer cakes that celebrate the batter, the soft center, and the finished bake.

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Glazed Strawberry Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

19 recipes

Donut Loaf Recipes

Deeply moist loaves with buttery streusel, crackly glaze, and old-fashioned donut flavor.

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Warm Banana Cornmeal Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake

2 recipes

Warm Poke Cake Recipes

Soft cakes filled while warm for an especially tender, spoonable dessert.

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5 recipes

Non-Dairy Cheesecake Recipes

Cheesecake-inspired cakes, cookies, and banana bread made for fellow cheesecake lovers.

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58 recipes to browse

Gluten-Free Cakes

Carefully developed gluten-free cakes and donut loaves with a soft crumb, rich flavor, and detailed instructions.

5 recipes

Gluten-Free Cakes

Gluten-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake

A fluffy gluten-free blueberry coffee cake with juicy berries, cinnamon streusel, and a light vanilla bean glaze.

About 1 hr 50 min, including resting and cooling

Lava Cakes

Gluten-Free Cake Batter Lava Cake

Tender gluten-free sprinkle cake filled with glossy cake batter lava and fluffy vanilla cake batter buttercream.

About 2 hr 45 min, including cooling and chilling

Layer Cakes

Gluten-Free Raspberry Lime Cream Cake

A three-layer gluten-free lime cake with cool lime cream filling and fluffy freeze-dried raspberry buttercream.

2 hr 30 min

Lava Cakes

Gluten-Free Vanilla Bean Lava Cake

A three-layer gluten-free vanilla bean cake with silky vanilla lava and fluffy vanilla bean buttercream.

2 hr 30 min

Donut Loaves

Gluten-Free Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A gluten-free old-fashioned donut loaf with a tender vanilla-nutmeg crumb and a classic vanilla glaze that sets into a thin shell.

1 hr 45 min

Cookies

3 recipes

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Bakery-style chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges, chewy centers, mixed chocolate, and a finish of Maldon sea salt.

1 hr 30 min

Cake Batter Cookies

Soft cake batter cookies loaded with rainbow sprinkles, finished with creamy cake batter buttercream and one more shower of sprinkles.

1 hr 15 min

Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Cookies

Soft cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodle cookies finished with cheesecake frosting and a ribbon of cinnamon baker's syrup.

1 hr 15 min

Donut Loaves

Soft, glazed loaf cakes inspired by old-fashioned cake donuts, with buttery streusel and no frying required.

18 recipes

Donut Loaves

French Toast Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A cinnamon-maple cake-donut loaf layered with buttery streusel, finished with vanilla-maple crackle glaze, and topped with flaky sea salt.

About 2 hr 15 min, plus glaze setting

Donut Loaves

Strawberry Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A nostalgic strawberry cake-donut loaf made with freeze-dried fruit, strawberry emulsion, buttery streusel, and a vanilla crackle glaze.

About 2 hr 10 min, including cooling and glaze setting

Donut Loaves

Apple Fritter Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A warmly spiced apple fritter donut loaf layered with tart Granny Smith apples, cinnamon streusel, coarse sparkling sugar, and thick vanilla crackle glaze.

About 2 hr 20 min, including cooling and glaze setting

Donut Loaves

Blueberry Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A deeply blueberry cake-donut loaf with chewy dried berries, buttery streusel, and a vanilla crackle glaze - no frying required.

About 2 hr 10 min, including cooling and glaze setting

Donut Loaves

Lemon Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A bright lemon cake-donut loaf layered with buttery streusel, finished with coarse sparkling sugar, and covered in a tart lemon glaze.

About 2 hr 30 min, including cooling and glaze setting

Donut Loaves

Orange Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A bright orange cake-donut loaf layered with buttery streusel and finished with a thick vanilla bean glaze.

About 2 hr 30 min, including cooling and glaze setting

Donut Loaves

Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

An easy old-fashioned donut loaf recipe with a soft vanilla-nutmeg cake-donut crumb, buttery streusel, and a thin crackly glaze - no frying required.

2 hr

Donut Loaves

Pistachio Donut Loaf

A soft pistachio donut loaf with buttery roasted pistachio streusel, a thin vanilla glaze, and the warm middle crease that makes donut loaves so good.

1 hr 55 min

Donut Loaves

Matcha Donut Loaf

Two soft matcha donut loaves with vanilla bean, a little malt, a crackly vanilla glaze, and matcha syrup for drizzling each slice.

1 hr 30 min

Donut Loaves

Cake Batter Donut Loaf

A soft cake batter donut loaf with vanilla streusel, rainbow sprinkles, and a glossy vanilla glaze.

1 hr 45 min

Donut Loaves

Cornbread Donut Loaf

A deeply moist cornbread donut loaf with a distinct cornmeal crumb, crackly cornmeal-sugar crust, and optional vanilla glaze.

2 hr

Donut Loaves

Peach Cornbread Donut Loaf

A peach cornbread donut loaf with fresh peaches, brown sugar, cornbread streusel, and a thin vanilla glaze.

2 hr 30 min

Donut Loaves

Chocolate Chip Cookie Donut Loaf

A soft vanilla donut loaf with mini chocolate chips, cookie-like streusel, flaky salt, and a thin crackly glaze.

2 hr

Donut Loaves

Banana Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A deeply moist banana old-fashioned donut loaf layered with buttery streusel and finished with a vanilla crackle glaze.

2 hr 30 min

Donut Loaves

Golden Oreo Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A Golden Oreo donut loaf with cookie streusel, vanilla glaze, and a soft old-fashioned crumb.

2 hr 30 min

Donut Loaves

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Donut Loaf

A soft donut loaf filled with chopped chocolate, topped with peanut butter cup streusel, melted peanut butter cups, and a little flaky salt.

2 hr

Donut Loaves

Snickerdoodle Donut Loaf

A soft snickerdoodle donut loaf with cinnamon in the batter, buttery cinnamon streusel, a crackly cinnamon-sugar topping, and a thin vanilla glaze.

1 hr 40 min

Donut Loaves

Cherry Old-Fashioned Donut Loaf

A nostalgic cherry old-fashioned donut loaf with maraschino cherries, buttery streusel, and a vivid vanilla crackle glaze - no frying required.

About 2 hr 30 min, including cooling and glaze setting

Warm Poke Cakes

2 recipes

Warm Poke Cakes

Warm Mocha Poke Cake

A warm mocha poke cake with a tender cocoa-coffee crumb, glossy mocha icing, dark chocolate, and flaky sea salt.

1 hr 15 min

Warm Poke Cakes

Warm Banana Cornmeal Cinnamon Roll Poke Cake

A warm banana cornmeal cinnamon roll poke cake with a soft crumb, cinnamon-sugar topping, and cream cheese icing spread over the cake while it is still warm.

1 hr 35 min

Lava Cakes

Celebration layer cakes built with soft cake, buttercream dams, and dramatic spoonable fillings inside every slice.

21 recipes

Lava Cakes

S’mores Lava Cake with Marshmallow Filling

Dark chocolate cake filled with gooey marshmallow lava and salty Golden Oreo crunch, finished with light chocolate buttercream.

About 4 hr, including cooling and assembly

Lava Cakes

Biscoff Layer Cake

Soft vanilla cake layered with glossy Biscoff filling and silky Biscoff buttercream.

About 3 hours, including cooling and chilling

Lava Cakes

Sugar Cookie Lava Cake

Tender sugar cookie cake layered with warm vanilla cookie lava, sprinkle-coated cookie dough, and silky almond-vanilla buttercream.

3 hr

Lava Cakes

Oatmeal Cookie Dough Lava Cake

Soft oatmeal cake layered with brown sugar caramel lava, oatmeal cookie dough, and fluffy vanilla buttercream.

About 3 hr, including cooling and chilling

Lava Cakes

Cake Batter Lava Cake

Soft funfetti cake layered with molten cake batter filling, sprinkle cookie dough pieces, and fluffy vanilla buttercream.

About 3 hr, including cooling and chilling

Lava Cakes

Chocolate Lava Cake

A chocolate lava cake recipe with three soft cocoa cake layers, glossy chocolate filling, and silky chocolate buttercream.

About 3 hours, including cooling and chilling

Lava Cakes

Red Velvet Lava Cake

Fluffy red velvet cake, delicate cream cheese buttercream, and a silky cocoa lava that coats every slice.

2 hr 30 min

Lava Cakes

Cookies & Cream Lava Cake

A three-layer cookies and cream cake with black cocoa Oreo lava, vanilla buttercream, and crunchy Oreo topping.

2 hr

Lava Cakes

Banana Cinnamon Roll Lava Cake

My most-made cake: fluffy banana layers, cream cheese frosting, and a gooey cinnamon filling that makes every slice feel impossible to forget.

2 hr

Lava Cakes

Cookie Dough Lava Cake

A three-layer vanilla cake filled with warm chocolate chip cookie dough lava, vanilla buttercream, and soft cookie dough pieces.

2 hr 30 min

Lava Cakes

Chocolate Cookie Dough Lava Cake

Fudgy chocolate cake layered with molten chocolate chip cookie dough lava, cookie dough pieces, and silky chocolate buttercream.

2 hr 45 min

Lava Cakes

Sweet Potato & Oatmeal Caramel Lava Cake

Warmly spiced sweet potato cake layered with chewy oatmeal caramel, brown sugar buttercream, and a glossy vanilla bean glaze.

About 3 hr, including cooling and assembly

Lava Cakes

Banana Cream & Cornbread Lava Cake

Soft cornbread cake layered with banana cream, buttery cornbread cookie dough, and whipped vanilla buttercream.

1 hr 30 min

Lava Cakes

White Chocolate Blondie Lava Cake

Soft vanilla cake filled with brown sugar blondie batter lava and white chocolate blondie cookie-dough pieces.

About 4 hr, including cooling, chilling, and assembly

Lava Cakes

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Lava Cake

Soft vanilla macadamia cake layers filled with white chocolate macadamia cookie dough, creamy vanilla lava, and smooth vanilla buttercream.

1 hr 28 min

Lava Cakes

Salted Caramel Brownie Lava Cake

Three soft chocolate cake layers filled with chilled brown sugar caramel lava, raw brownie batter squares, and silky chocolate buttercream.

4 hr

Lava Cakes

Brownie Lava Cake

A full-size brownie lava cake with soft chocolate layers, glossy brownie batter filling, chewy brownie pieces, and silky chocolate buttercream.

4 hr

Lava Cakes

Banana Fluffernutter Lava Cake

Moist banana cake layered with whipped peanut butter buttercream, fresh bananas, and silky marshmallow lava.

About 3 hr, including cooling and assembly

Lava Cakes

Pistachio Blackberry Lava Cake

Soft vanilla cake layered with silky pistachio lava, tart blackberry compote, and vanilla pistachio buttercream.

About 3 hr, including cooling and assembly

Lava Cakes

Salted Caramel Mocha Lava Cake

A full-size mocha lava cake with soft chocolate-coffee layers, silky vanilla latte buttercream, and salted brown sugar caramel.

About 2 hr 45 min, including cooling and chilling

Layer Cakes

Salted Caramel Macchiato Lava Cake

A three-layer vanilla espresso cake with salted brown sugar caramel lava and fluffy vanilla latte buttercream.

2 hr 45 min

Layer Cakes

7 recipes

Layer Cakes

Layered Coffee Cake

Three soft vanilla coffee cake layers packed with cinnamon streusel, wrapped in salted vanilla buttercream, and finished with crisp streusel and optional vanilla milk sauce.

About 3 hr, including cooling and assembly

Layer Cakes

Banana & Graham Cracker Cookie Dough Cheesecake Cake

Tender banana cake layered with graham cracker cookie dough and a cool, creamy cheesecake frosting.

About 3 1/2 hr, including cooling and chilling

Layer Cakes

Carrot Praline Cheesecake Cake

Warmly spiced carrot cake layered with brown sugar-pecan praline filling and silky cheesecake frosting.

About 4 hr, including cooling and chilling

Layer Cakes

Salted Banana Caramel Cheesecake Cake

Soft banana cake layered with salted brown sugar caramel lava and tangy baked-cheesecake-style frosting.

About 3 1/2 hr, including cooling and chilling

Layer Cakes

Salted Caramel Blondie Cheesecake Cake

Three soft blondie cake layers baked with white chocolate blondie dough, filled with tangy cheesecake frosting and brown sugar vanilla salted caramel.

4 hr 30 min