Birthday Cake Recipes

From chocolate or white cake to lemon and carrot cake, you'll find dozens of the best birthday cake recipes, just waiting to be decorated.

Staff Picks

One - Two - Three - Four Cake II

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This is a very old recipe. It uses basic items found in most any pantry.
By Janice

Rick's Special Buttercream Frosting

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Use this recipe to get an ideal buttercream for frosting and borders on cakes, cupcakes, or even cookies.
By Rick Mazzuca
Sponsored By Allrecipes Magazine

Rainbow Pinata Cake

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Watch guests' faces light up as you cut into this towering blue, pink, green, and purple layer cake filled with candies and sprinkles like a pinata.
By Sally's Baking Addiction

Mine Craft Creeper Cake

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A must for any Minecraft-Fan! The notorious Minecraft Creeper might be the most dangerous enemy in the game, but it's more than welcome when it comes in the form of a chocolate cake! Prepare the chocolate cake according to your favorite recipe.
By Magda

Happy Birthday Cake

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This is one of my mother's cake recipes for a birthday. I love this recipe and it tastes great.
By Carol

Aunt Kate's Strawberry Cake

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This recipe dates back to the early 1900's and was made by my grandmother's sister Kate. I have the fondest memories of my grandmother and my mother making this when strawberries came into season. The cake itself is not very sweet, although the icing is. The balance is perfect. I make this for many occasions, and my secret taste testers have remarked how wonderful it is. Just a side note: using fresh, sweet strawberries is the key.
By Drea217

Coffee Cake. Literally.

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This coffee-flavored cake has been a hit at BBQs, Easter brunch, and birthday parties. I've had coffee haters, and those who dislike cake, compliment me on this recipe and say they love it.
By ern

Fudge Layer Cake

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This decadent cake is creamy-smooth and buttery. It literally melts in your mouth and leaves you swooning for more! Sprinkle frosted cake with chocolate shavings.
By Lisa

Italian Creme Layer Cake

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Make this recipe for a delicious and moist Italian creme layer cake topped with coconut and pecans for a delicious and elegant dessert.
By Barbara

One Bowl Chocolate Cake III

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This is a rich and moist chocolate cake. It only takes a few minutes to prepare the batter. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting.
By shirleyo

Simple Cake Pops

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Everyone loves cake pops! They are simple to make, and you can create anything for any occasion. They are also nice small bites of dessert instead of large slices of cake or pie. Can be made up in partial batches and the remaining ingredients stored for a few weeks.
By Miss Amy

Chiffon Cake

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This is a favorite for children's birthday parties. Serve with fruit or decorate with Butter Cream Frosting.
By Carol

Inspiration and Ideas

Chocolate Unicorn Cake

Chocolate Unicorn Cake

Each slice of this pretty cake is decorated to look like a unicorn face. Birthday candles are the unicorn horns!
Dark Chocolate Cake I

Dark Chocolate Cake I

"Fantastic! Baked it for my father's birthday party; so delicious!" – nueve35
Lemon Fiesta Cake

Lemon Fiesta Cake

Marshmallow Fondant

Marshmallow Fondant

Custard Buttercream

Custard Buttercream

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White Texas Sheet Cake

White Texas Sheet Cake

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Coconut Cake IV

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This cake is soooo good and moist you should make two...that way you can be sure to get some. I take it to work and it disappears really fast.

More Birthday Cake Recipes

Strawberry Cake from Scratch

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It is hard to find scratch strawberry cakes, so this one is worth it weight in gold to me as a caterer. I made this cake for a child's birthday party. It was a major hit! Frost with cream cheese or vanilla frosting - or for a treat, use a chocolate glaze!
By GothicGirl
Sponsored By Allrecipes Magazine

Texas Sheet Cake V

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I have made this recipe for years. My children always chose it for their birthday cake over any other, and it makes enough for a crowd. Moist and delicious. Very easy to make. Enjoy!
By Carolyn Herbert
Sponsored By Allrecipes Magazine

Red Velvet Cake

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A family favorite--great for the Christmas holiday.
By Eleanor Johnson
Sponsored By Allrecipes Magazine

White Almond Wedding Cake

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A secret ingredient of sour cream makes this cake so moist, dense, and delicious! I use this recipe for my kids' birthdays, but it's a favorite for wedding cakes, too! This recipe can easily be doubled.
By CUPYCAKESMURF

Quick Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

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A very quick and tasty dessert.
By workforwine

Grandma's Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake

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This is hands-down my all-time favorite cake! I fell in love making it after my grandmother shared the recipe with me. This cake is super quick, easy, and fun to make! Definitely recommend this for first time bakers and anyone else who would love to take a bite out of a delicious chocolate Texas sheet cake.
By Bekah Miller

Chocolate Butterfinger-Caramel Cake

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Chocolate Butterfinger-Caramel Cake will bring smiles to the face of the birthday boy or girl. This is also great for entertaining.
By Butterfinger
Sponsored By Butterfinger

Willard Family German Chocolate Cake

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This recipe has been in my family for a very long time. My great-grandma could make this with her eyes closed. My father was born on her birthday so she made this cake for him every year. Even shipped it to him in Korea when he was stationed there in the army.
By K-Dub

Heavenly White Cake

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This is an old recipe I have for a white cake, and it tastes very good.
By Carol

Hungarian Flourless Hazelnut Cake

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This cake was traditionally a birthday cake in my friend's home. Her mother is from Hungary and only has this recipe in her head! Now it will be preserved.... Note: hazelnuts may be toasted or untoasted. The skins may be removed or left on.
By LAURANERIC

Easy Cake Pops

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Tasty, easy-making, and perfect for kids.
By Queen

Banana Cream Cheesecake

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A friend of mine couldn't make up her mind between banana cream pie and cheesecake for her birthday, so I came up with this rich and creamy concoction. The vanilla cream topping takes a little extra time to make but it really completes the dessert!
By HYATTTM

Minecraft Cake

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Learn how to make a real Minecraft cake with this easy - and delicious! - recipe. This two-layer chocolate cake is easy to decorate for your favorite Minecraft fan!
By Magda

Doberge Cake

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Based on the Hungarian Dobos torte (pronounced Do-bash), this cake was developed in New Orleans and is now a staple throughout Louisiana. It's my husband's all-time favorite and has become a birthday tradition.
By metread

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake

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Great coconut cake with an old-fashioned taste.
By VictoriaSe49896

Eclair Cake with Chocolate Ganache

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A delicious, creamy filling on top of a light choux pastry gets glazed with a rich chocolate ganache. This dessert sounds fancy but it is so easy to make and it's a definite crowd-pleaser!
By Laney Jane

Rave Reviews Coconut Cake

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A wonderful moist coconut cake perfect for birthday parties. Walnuts and pecans are interchangeable in this recipe.
By Glenda

Old Southern Chocolate Pecan Sheet Cake

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I received this recipe from an old Southern cook, a copy of a copy of a typed-up sheet from long ago, annotated with her notes (which included the word oleo instead of margarine). I've never seen another chocolate cake recipe like it, which instructs the cook to heat part of the cake batter on the stove, and pour the cooked icing over a hot cake. The result is a wonderfully rich (yet surprisingly light) chocolate sheet cake topped with a cooked chocolate and pecan frosting. This cake has an incredible homemade taste, yet is foolproof! Will make you forget Duncan Hines®!
By Leslie41

Sister Beth's Carrot Cake

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One of my sisters, Beth, learned how to make carrot cake in home economics class in 1978. A few years ago I asked her to write down what she remembered from the recipe. Only remembering two-thirds of the ingredients, I completed the recipe by trial and error. It was worth all the effort. Simply delicious.
By Food Eater

Cream Tart Number Cake

This trendy dessert cookie cream tart isn't as challenging as it may seem. It's very easy to customize for any holiday or occasion and makes for a beautiful presentation.
By Sandra Garth

Chocolate-Covered OREO Cookie Cake

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Be warned: According to readers, if you serve this delectable treat as a birthday cake, you'll be starting a tradition. One that's going to be tough to break.
By Philadelphia
Sponsored By PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese

Cake Pops

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Birthdays, Easter, baby showers, or just because they are cute and taste good! Got this recipe from a friend and I must share... enjoy! There are many ways to be creative when making these... there are dozens of different types of sprinkles, or you can use different colors of candy melts and no sprinkles if you wish. Almost everything can be bought at a crafts store.
By faydra999

Chocolate Cake from Scratch

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Excellent chocolate cake from scratch with a twist. The coffee adds an extra dimension to the flavor. This has been everyone's favorite for years. A great recipe when paired with a cream cheese frosting. Very moist and enjoyable. You won't go back to a boxed cake again. Also makes great cupcakes.
By Pat

Easy Flourless Chocolate Cake

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This will impress any guests you entertain and you don't have to tell them how easy it was! Serve with chocolate ganache and raspberry sauce. I used recipes I found here on Allrecipes.com for chocolate ganache (by INGRIDEVOGEL) and raspberry sauce (by The_Tattooed_Chef). The raspberry sauce complements all that chocolate and makes the cake moist. Both of these recipes are easy, simple, and exceptional as well.
By level01
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