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11 of Melissa Clark’s Favorite Cakes

Melissa Clark’s personal favorites from The New York Times archives.

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times

Recipes

Orange Marmalade Cake
Melissa Clark
1542 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,542
1½ hours
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Pomegranate Molasses Butter Cake
John Willoughby
473 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
473
About 1 hour
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Lemon Pudding Cake
Julia Moskin, Ian Knauer
5074 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
5,074
1 hour
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Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream
Melissa Clark
686 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
686
2½ hours
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Whiskey-Soaked Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake
Melissa Clark
2080 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,080
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Pear Crumb Cake
Melissa Clark
849 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
849
About an hour and a half, plus at least 2 hours to cool
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Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
Melissa Clark
1832 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,832
1 hour 20 minutes
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Chamomile-and-Almond Cake
Daniel Patterson
160 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
160
1 hour 15 minutes
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Chocolate Guinness Cake
Nigella Lawson
14393 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14,393
1 hour 15 minutes
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Rhubarb “Big Crumb” Coffeecake
Melissa Clark
535 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
535
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Almond Birthday Cake With Sherry-Lemon Buttercream
Melissa Clark
622 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
622
1½ hours, plus cooling
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