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Home » Recipes » Desserts » Cakes + Cupcakes

Easy Cakes and Cupcakes

Cakes and cupcakes are perhaps the most iconic of dessert recipes. Everything from small batch chocolate cupcakes to peach cupcakes, we’ve got you covered with easy decorating tips and fun frosting recipes.

Classic Cake Recipes

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Recipes

Angel Food Cake

5 from 5 votes
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Cakes + Cupcakes

Yellow Sheet Cake

5 from 6 votes
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Recipes

Red Velvet Cake

4.43 from 14 votes

Pound Cake Recipes

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Almond Pound Cake

1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
slices of cake with fresh strawberries

Chocolate Pound Cake

1 hour hr 35 minutes mins
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Coconut Pound Cake

1 hour hr 35 minutes mins
Sliced key lime pound cake

Key Lime Pound Cake

1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
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Peek-a-Boo Pound Cake

6 hours hrs
berry buttermilk bundt cake with glaze and fresh mint

Berry Buttermilk Pound Cake

1 hour hr

Cheesecake Recipes

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Berry Ricotta Cheesecake

4.48 from 51 votes
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Creamy Pumpkin Cheesecake

4.91 from 66 votes
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Jiggly Japanese Cheesecake

4.66 from 23 votes
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Creamy No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake

4.75 from 59 votes

Popular Poke Recipes

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Pina Colada Poke Cake

49 minutes mins
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Cherry Poke Cake

3 hours hrs 35 minutes mins
A slice of cake on a plate, with Lemon

Lemon Poke Cake

40 minutes mins
Boston Cream Poke Cake with Strawberries on a blue plate

Boston Cream Poke Cake

50 minutes mins
This Eggnog Poke Cake recipe is an easy pudding poke cake made with box cake mix and instant vanilla pudding, with delicious eggnog flavor. #pokecakerecipe #puddingpokecake #eggnogrecipes www.savoryexperiments.com

Eggnog Poke Cake

40 minutes mins
This Caramel Apple Poke Cake is one of the best recipes using boxed cake mix! With tons of apples, and cinnamon, this from scratch apple cake will become an instant family favorite! #pokecakerecipes #recipesusingboxedcakemix #applecake #easypokecakerecipes #savoryexperiments www.savoryexperiments.com

Caramel Apple Poke Cake

40 minutes mins

Chocolate Cake Recipes

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Flourless Guinness Chocolate Cake

1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake (Depression Cake)

40 minutes mins
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Chocolate Bundt Cake

1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
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Chocolate Beet Cake

45 minutes mins
Red Wine Chocolate Lava Cake is so easy to make at home! This molten lava cake comes out of the oven piping hot in just about 30 minutes. #lavacakerecipe #moltenlavacake #chocolatecake www.savoryexperiments.com

Red Wine Chocolate Lava Cake

25 minutes mins

Cupcake Recipes

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Cakes + Cupcakes

Brownie Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

4.50 from 26 votes
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Cakes + Cupcakes

Stuffed Cannoli Cupcakes

4.66 from 20 votes
Five Ingredient Banana Cupcakes are a fabulous alternative to making banana bread with overly ripe bananas. This easy cupcake recipe will blow your mind! #easycupcakerecipes #bananacupcakes #bananarecipes www.savoryexperiments.com
Cakes + Cupcakes

Banana Cupcakes

4.70 from 40 votes
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Cakes + Cupcakes

Cookie Dough Cupcakes

4.96 from 48 votes
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Cakes + Cupcakes

Arnold Palmer Tea Cupcakes

4.43 from 21 votes
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Cakes + Cupcakes

Peach Cupcakes

4.46 from 86 votes

Cheesecake Bites

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No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

5 from 6 votes
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No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Bites

5 from 4 votes
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Red Velvet Cheesecake Bites

3.77 from 26 votes
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No-Bake Cheesecake Bites

4.54 from 15 votes

Explore More Desserts

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Brownies + Bars
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Candy
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Cookies
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Custards + Puddings
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Dessert Dips
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Edible Cookie Doughs
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Frostings
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Fruit Desserts
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Fudge
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Ice Cream + Frozen Treats
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Pies + Tarts
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All Desserts

Latest in Cakes + Cupcakes

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Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

4.50 from 2 votes
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Black Forest Poke Cake

5 from 1 vote
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Pistachio Bread

No ratings yet
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Almond Pound Cake

4.42 from 124 votes
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Lemon Sheet Cake

4.08 from 64 votes
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Irish Cream Poke Cake

No ratings yet
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Flourless Guinness Chocolate Cake

4.50 from 6 votes
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Old Fashioned Fruit Cocktail Cake

No ratings yet
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Christmas Tree Cake Cones

5 from 1 vote
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Eggnog Cheesecake

No ratings yet
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Gingerbread Snack Cake

No ratings yet
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Apple Pie Cheesecake

No ratings yet
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Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Maple Glaze

No ratings yet
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No Bake Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

5 from 5 votes
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Oreo Cheesecake (No-Bake & Scratch Crust)

5 from 6 votes
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Berry Ricotta Cheesecake

4.48 from 51 votes
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Tiramisu Poke Cake

5 from 5 votes
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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake (Depression Cake)

4.27 from 61 votes
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Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

5 from 7 votes
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Strawberry Pound Cake

4.57 from 96 votes
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No-Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Bites

5 from 6 votes
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Raspberry Cheesecake

4.43 from 7 votes
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No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Bites

5 from 4 votes
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Chocolate Christmas Trees

5 from 7 votes
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