Editors’ Collection

Lovely Layer Cakes

They’re not just for birthdays.

Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Yossy Arefi.

Recipes

Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
78 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
78
About 2 hours
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Lisa Donovan
152 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
152
2 hours 20 minutes
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Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
1053 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,053
2¼ hours
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Classic White Cake
Yossy Arefi
220 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
220
2 hours 20 minutes
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Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
2413 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,413
2 hours
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S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
137 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
137
3¾ hours
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Strawberry Layer Cake
Lisa Donovan
185 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
185
2 hours 40 minutes
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Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1774 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,774
1 hour
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
888 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
888
About 2 hours
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
238 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
238
About 2 hours
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
190 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
190
3 hours 25 minutes
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
193 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
193
3 hours
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
340 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
340
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4394 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,394
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream
Melissa Clark
675 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
675
2½ hours
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Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake
Vaughn Vreeland
221 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
221
2¼ hours
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
110 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
110
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
369 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
369
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Toasted Sesame and Citrus Wedding Cake
Natasha Pickowicz
181 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
181
18 hours
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Classic Birthday Cake
Alison Roman
2272 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,272
About 1 hour 15 minutes plus chilling
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
448 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
448
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
890 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
890
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Jelly Cake
Vallery Lomas
316 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
316
1½ hours
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Southern Red Velvet Cake
Kim Severson, Adams Extract Company
3561 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,561
1 hour
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Cranberry-Lemon Stripe Cake
Tejal Rao, Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
559 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
559
2 hours, plus baking/cooling
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Coconut Layer Cake
Melissa Clark, Larissa Raphael
1713 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,713
2 hours, plus cooling
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Buttermilk Layer Cake
Jennifer Steinhauer, "Joy of Cooking"
1135 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,135
1 hour and 20 minutes, plus cooling time
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Easy
Almond Birthday Cake With Sherry-Lemon Buttercream
Melissa Clark
614 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
614
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate-Pumpkin Layer Cake
Florence Fabricant, John Down
1473 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,473
1 hour 30 minutes
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Yellow Layer Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Alex Witchel, Junior’s
288 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
288
1 hour 45 minutes
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Chocolate Little Layer Cake
Martha Meadows
489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
489
2½ hours
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Neapolitan Cake
Christine Muhlke, Gail Monaghan
68 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
68
About 45 minutes, plus 2 hours' refrigeration
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Red Velvet Cake
Florence Fabricant, Elisa Strauss
1438 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,438
1 hour 30 minutes
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All-in-One Chocolate Cake
Nigella Lawson
1318 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,318
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cardamom Cream Cake
Melissa Clark
964 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
964
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Coffee Walnut Layer Cake
Nigella Lawson
1882 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,882
1 hour
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Classic Coconut Cake
Alison Roman
1602 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,602
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
654 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
654
1 hour 15 minutes
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Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake
Alex Witchel, Alice’s Tea Cup
1006 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,006
1 hour
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1240 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,240
1¼ hours
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Boston Cream Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
1393 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,393
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Chocolate Birthday Cake
Dorie Greenspan
3350 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,350
Baking and cooling: About 3 hours
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1720 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,720
2 hours, plus cooling
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Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1867 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,867
2 hours plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
679 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
679
2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2280 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,280
3 hours plus chilling
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Devil’s-Food Cake With Toasted-Marshmallow Frosting
Tejal Rao, Stella Parks
387 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
387
1 hour plus baking/cooling
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Devil’s Food Cake With Hazelnut Praline
Yotam Ottolenghi
677 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
677
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Lovely Layer Cakes

Recipes

Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake

Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake

Chocolate Layer Cake

Classic White Cake

Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake

S’mores Layer Cake

Strawberry Layer Cake

Hummingbird Cake

Easy Chocolate Cake

Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream

Chocolate Irish Cream Cake

Chocolate Birthday Cake

Rainbow Sprinkle Cake

Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream

Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake

Baked Alaska

Vanilla Cake

Toasted Sesame and Citrus Wedding Cake

Classic Birthday Cake

Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake

Lane Cake

Strawberry Jelly Cake

Southern Red Velvet Cake

Cranberry-Lemon Stripe Cake

Coconut Layer Cake

Buttermilk Layer Cake

Almond Birthday Cake With Sherry-Lemon Buttercream

Chocolate-Pumpkin Layer Cake

Yellow Layer Cake With Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate Little Layer Cake

Neapolitan Cake

Red Velvet Cake

All-in-One Chocolate Cake

Cardamom Cream Cake

Coffee Walnut Layer Cake

Classic Coconut Cake

Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing

Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake

German Chocolate Cake

Boston Cream Pie

Chocolate-Chocolate Birthday Cake

Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream

Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream

Rainbow Cake

Blackout Cake

Devil’s-Food Cake With Toasted-Marshmallow Frosting

Devil’s Food Cake With Hazelnut Praline

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