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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
176 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
176
About 2 hours
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Lisa Donovan
201 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
201
2 hours 20 minutes
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Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
1234 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,234
2¼ hours
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Classic White Cake
Yossy Arefi
262 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
262
2 hours 20 minutes
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Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
2475 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,475
2 hours
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S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
209 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
209
3¾ hours
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Blueberry Lemon Layer Cake
Adrianna Adarme
70 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
70
1 hour 30 minutes
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Strawberry Layer Cake
Lisa Donovan
202 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
202
2 hours 40 minutes
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Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1810 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,810
1 hour
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
1715 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,715
About 2 hours
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
476 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
476
About 2 hours
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
240 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
240
3 hours 25 minutes
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
284 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
284
3 hours
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
444 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
444
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4464 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,464
1½ hours, plus cooling
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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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Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake
Vaughn Vreeland
270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
270
2¼ hours
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
138
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
513 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
513
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Toasted Sesame and Citrus Wedding Cake
Natasha Pickowicz
194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
194
18 hours
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Classic Birthday Cake
Alison Roman
2304 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,304
About 1 hour 15 minutes plus chilling
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
452
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
895 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
895
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
3570 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,570
1 hour
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Cranberry-Lemon Stripe Cake
Tejal Rao, Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
565 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
565
2 hours, plus baking/cooling
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Coconut Layer Cake
Melissa Clark, Larissa Raphael
1753 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,753
2 hours, plus cooling
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Buttermilk Layer Cake
Jennifer Steinhauer, "Joy of Cooking"
1147 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,147
1 hour and 20 minutes, plus cooling time
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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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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
290 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
290
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
1547 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,547
1 hour 30 minutes
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All-in-One Chocolate Cake
Nigella Lawson
1336 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,336
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cardamom Cream Cake
Melissa Clark
973 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
973
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Coffee Walnut Layer Cake
Nigella Lawson
1951 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,951
1 hour
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Classic Coconut Cake
Alison Roman
1640 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,640
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
664 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
664
1 hour 15 minutes
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Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake
Alex Witchel, Alice’s Tea Cup
1021 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,021
1 hour
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1288 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,288
1¼ hours
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Boston Cream Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
1457 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,457
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Chocolate Birthday Cake
Dorie Greenspan
3378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,378
Baking and cooling: About 3 hours
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1748 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,748
2 hours, plus cooling
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Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1976 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,976
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
2292 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,292
3 hours plus chilling
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Devil’s-Food Cake With Toasted-Marshmallow Frosting
Tejal Rao, Stella Parks
392 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
392
1 hour plus baking/cooling
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