When the sun’s out and the gatherings start rolling in, it’s the perfect excuse to bake up summer cake favorites that steal the spotlight. Light, fruity, and just the right kind of sweet, these cakes know how to hold their own next to any scoop of ice cream. From backyard barbecues to lazy weekend brunches, these treats bring the sunshine to the dessert table. Let’s just say, no one’s skipping dessert when one of these is around.
Moist Coconut Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
A moist coconut cake layered with coconut syrup and finished with a creamy coconut cream cheese frosting. Perfect for any coconut lover.
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Vintage Banana Split Cake With Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting
A moist banana split bundt cake with pineapple, maraschino cherries, and pecans, topped with pineapple cream cheese frosting.
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Fresh Strawberry Cake With Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Strawberry Cake is light and fluffy made with real strawberries and topped with a luscious strawberry cream cheese frosting.
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Juicy Peach Cobbler Cake Made From Scratch
This Peach Cobbler Cake has all the fresh peach flavor and juicy peaches you love from cobbler, but with a tender cake top.
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Bakery-Style Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
This super moist and tender lemon poppy seed cake has a buttery, pound cake-like texture with a sweet lemon glaze popping with citrus flavor.
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Lemon Bundt Cake With Lemon Glaze And Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Lemon Bundt Cake made with fresh lemon juice, zest, and topped with a simple lemon glaze and a creamy lemon cream cheese frosting.
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Banana Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
This moist banana layer cake with rich brown butter cream cheese frosting is a deliciously easy dessert perfect for any occasion.
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Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
This is a simple from-scratch recipe for blueberry bundt cake. With blueberries in every bite and a cream cheese frosting, what’s not to love!
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St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake
Rich and delicious, St. Louis Butter Cake is a classic dessert packed with buttery flavor and a gooey filling.
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Moist 7 Up Cake With Lemon-Lime Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist 7 Up cake with lemon-lime soda, fresh zest, sweet syrup, and a tangy cream cheese frosting is a nostalgic dessert with a modern spin.
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Old-Fashioned Angel Food Cake With Lemon Curd
Light and fluffy Angel Food Cake made with egg whites, vanilla, and powdered sugar. A simple, airy dessert that’s like a slice of heaven.
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Moravian Sugar Cake From Scratch
Moravian Sugar Cake is made with soft yeast dough and topped with butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg, for a sweet, caramelized treat.
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Blackberry Jam Cake With Blackberry Cream Cheese Frosting
This Blackberry Jam Cake is made with spiced cake layers, a blackberry jam filling, and a creamy blackberry cream cheese frosting.
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Not So Classic Strawberry Shortcake With Frosting
This strawberry shortcake is a layered masterpiece of buttery cake, juicy strawberries, and cream cheese frosting.
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Homemade Fresh Peach Buckle With Blackberries
With a soft crumb and fruit topping, this Fresh Peach Buckle recipe is a cross between a coffee cake and a cobbler.
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Fluffy Coconut Cake With Lemon Curd Filling
Delicious coconut cake with lemon curd filling and cream cheese frosting. A perfect balance of sweetness and tartness for your next special occasion.
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Light And Airy Strawberry Mousse Cake
This 2-layer strawberry mousse cake combines moist vanilla cake with a luscious strawberry mousse for a burst of strawberry in every bite.
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Old Fashioned Kentucky Butter Cake
Kentucky Butter Cake is a Southern staple thanks to its tender crumb that’s soaked in a sweet butter sauce while still warm.
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Moist Crumb Cake With Pecans And Glaze
This Crumb Cake recipe has a thick crumble layer on top of a moist cake for a classic coffee cake. Perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.
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Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake Recipe
A freshly baked strawberry bundt cake is an impressive dessert that is perfect for any occasion and easy to throw together.
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Fresh Peach Pound Cake
This fresh peach Old Fashioned Pound Cake Recipe is deliciously moist! Topped with a simple peach glaze for the best vintage dessert.
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Cast Iron Skillet Strawberry Pound Cake
This simple but stunning strawberry pound cake made in a cast-iron skillet is sure to become a favorite. Quick enough to make on a busy weeknight.
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake (From Cake Mix!)
The old-fashioned Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a simple and classic dessert that everyone loves. Made easy thanks to a cake mix!
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Lemon Drizzle Cake
The perfect balance of sweet and tart, this gluten free lemon cake recipe with a simple lemon drizzle glaze will soon become a favorite.
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Effortless Cherry Dump Cake
As delicious as it is easy to make, this Cherry Dump Cake is made with cherry pie filling, cream cheese, and a box of yellow cake mix.
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