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    Home » Recipes » Cakes & Cupcakes

    homemade layer cake recipes and techniques

    Create luxurious layer cakes with these recipes from a former pastry chef! Enjoy classics like carrot cake or try fun flavors like lemon raspberry. Learn the proper ways to bake, stack, decorate, and store layer cakes with these recipes.

    Orange Cream Layer Cake

    Gingerbread Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    Chocolate Coffee Stout Cake

    Lemon Raspberry Cake

    Red Velvet Cake

    Sweet Potato Cake with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting

    King Cake Layer Cake

    Classic Carrot Cake

    Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

    Layer Cake Monday

    Homemade Funfetti Cake

    Caramel Apple Cake (& emotions)

    Cranberry Orange Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream (& practice)

    Chocolate Covered Potato Chip Cake (& depression)

    Mimosa Layer Cake (& resolutions)

    Prosecco Celebration Cake (& highlights)

    Chocolate Cake for One (Or Two) (& tastes)

    Butternut Squash Cake with Brandy Butterscotch

    Butternut Squash Cake with Brandy Butterscotch (& growth)

    Cannoli Cake Recipe

    King Cake Layer Cake

    A fresh strawberries and cream layer cake on a white cake stand.

    Strawberries and Cream Cake

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