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
141 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
141
About 2 hours
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Lisa Donovan
176 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
176
2 hours 20 minutes
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Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
1182 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,182
2¼ hours
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Classic White Cake
Yossy Arefi
247 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
247
2 hours 20 minutes
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Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
2441 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,441
2 hours
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S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
185 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
185
3¾ hours
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Strawberry Layer Cake
Lisa Donovan
195 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
195
2 hours 40 minutes
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Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1793 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,793
1 hour
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
1536 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,536
About 2 hours
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
377 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
377
About 2 hours
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
237 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
237
3 hours 25 minutes
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
260 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
260
3 hours
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
403 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
403
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4438 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,438
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream
Melissa Clark
684 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
684
2½ hours
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Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake
Vaughn Vreeland
258 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
258
2¼ hours
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
133 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
133
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
459 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
459
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Toasted Sesame and Citrus Wedding Cake
Natasha Pickowicz
189 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
189
18 hours
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Classic Birthday Cake
Alison Roman
2298 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,298
About 1 hour 15 minutes plus chilling
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
450 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
450
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
892 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
892
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Jelly Cake
Vallery Lomas
317 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
317
1½ hours
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Southern Red Velvet Cake
Kim Severson, Adams Extract Company
3564 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,564
1 hour
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Cranberry-Lemon Stripe Cake
Tejal Rao, Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
561 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
561
2 hours, plus baking/cooling
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Coconut Layer Cake
Melissa Clark, Larissa Raphael
1738 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,738
2 hours, plus cooling
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Buttermilk Layer Cake
Jennifer Steinhauer, "Joy of Cooking"
1140 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,140
1 hour and 20 minutes, plus cooling time
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Easy
Almond Birthday Cake With Sherry-Lemon Buttercream
Melissa Clark
619 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
619
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate-Pumpkin Layer Cake
Florence Fabricant, John Down
1479 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,479
1 hour 30 minutes
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Yellow Layer Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Alex Witchel, Junior’s
289 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
289
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
1512 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,512
1 hour 30 minutes
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All-in-One Chocolate Cake
Nigella Lawson
1332 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,332
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cardamom Cream Cake
Melissa Clark
971 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
971
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Coffee Walnut Layer Cake
Nigella Lawson
1936 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,936
1 hour
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Classic Coconut Cake
Alison Roman
1628 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,628
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
661 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
661
1 hour 15 minutes
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Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake
Alex Witchel, Alice’s Tea Cup
1017 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,017
1 hour
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1271 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,271
1¼ hours
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Boston Cream Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
1445 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,445
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Chocolate Birthday Cake
Dorie Greenspan
3370 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,370
Baking and cooling: About 3 hours
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1745 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,745
2 hours, plus cooling
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Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1967 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,967
2 hours plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
683 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
683
2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,290
3 hours plus chilling
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Devil’s-Food Cake With Toasted-Marshmallow Frosting
Tejal Rao, Stella Parks
390 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
390
1 hour plus baking/cooling
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Devil’s Food Cake With Hazelnut Praline
Yotam Ottolenghi
688 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
688
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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