Cakes
Welcome to our collection of homemade cake recipes — where classic flavors meet dependable, from-scratch baking. Whether you’re making a birthday cake for your kids, baking for a special celebration, or simply want a reliable dessert to share, these recipes are designed to deliver beautiful, consistent results.
You’ll find sturdy layer cakes perfect for stacking, timeless vanilla and chocolate cakes, and crowd-pleasing favorites that feel right at home on any Midwest dessert table.
Many of these are the very cakes I bake for my own five children each year — recipes developed to be both approachable and bakery-quality, so you can bake with confidence no matter the occasion.
If you’re looking for cakes that slice cleanly, frost smoothly, and taste as good as they look, you’re in the right place.
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How to Make a Geode Birthday Cake (Surprisingly Doable at Home)
Create a stunning geode cake at home with this step-by-step tutorial. Filled with rock candy crystals and finished with smooth buttercream, this beautiful birthday cake looks impressive but is completely achievable for intermediate home bakers.
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How to Turn Cake Scraps Into Beautiful Marble Cake Pops
Don’t throw away those cake scraps! These marble cake pops are a beautiful and easy way to turn leftover birthday cake into stunning, bakery-style treats that everyone will love.
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Sturdy Bakery-Style White Cake (Perfect for Layer Cakes)
This sturdy white cake recipe bakes into soft yet stable layers that stack beautifully with buttercream. Perfect for birthdays and celebrations, it’s a dependable bakery-style cake you can trust for layering and decorating.