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
91 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
91
About 2 hours
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Lisa Donovan
157 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
157
2 hours 20 minutes
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Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
1106 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,106
2¼ hours
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Classic White Cake
Yossy Arefi
225 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
225
2 hours 20 minutes
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Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
2424 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,424
2 hours
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S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
159 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
159
3¾ hours
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Strawberry Layer Cake
Lisa Donovan
189 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
189
2 hours 40 minutes
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Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1778 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,778
1 hour
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
970 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
970
About 2 hours
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
262 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
262
About 2 hours
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
227 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
227
3 hours 25 minutes
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
209 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
209
3 hours
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
364 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
364
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4407 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,407
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream
Melissa Clark
680 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
680
2½ hours
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Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake
Vaughn Vreeland
230 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
230
2¼ hours
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
126 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
126
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
397 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
397
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Toasted Sesame and Citrus Wedding Cake
Natasha Pickowicz
186 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
186
18 hours
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Classic Birthday Cake
Alison Roman
2281 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,281
About 1 hour 15 minutes plus chilling
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
449 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
449
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
891 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
891
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
3562 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,562
1 hour
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Cranberry-Lemon Stripe Cake
Tejal Rao, Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
560 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
560
2 hours, plus baking/cooling
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Coconut Layer Cake
Melissa Clark, Larissa Raphael
1717 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,717
2 hours, plus cooling
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Buttermilk Layer Cake
Jennifer Steinhauer, "Joy of Cooking"
1136 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,136
1 hour and 20 minutes, plus cooling time
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Easy
Almond Birthday Cake With Sherry-Lemon Buttercream
Melissa Clark
617 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
617
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate-Pumpkin Layer Cake
Florence Fabricant, John Down
1478 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,478
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
1462 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,462
1 hour 30 minutes
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All-in-One Chocolate Cake
Nigella Lawson
1323 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,323
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cardamom Cream Cake
Melissa Clark
968 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
968
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Coffee Walnut Layer Cake
Nigella Lawson
1904 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,904
1 hour
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Classic Coconut Cake
Alison Roman
1615 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,615
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
656 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
656
1 hour 15 minutes
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Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake
Alex Witchel, Alice’s Tea Cup
1009 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,009
1 hour
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1255 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,255
1¼ hours
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Boston Cream Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
1401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,401
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Chocolate Birthday Cake
Dorie Greenspan
3359 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,359
Baking and cooling: About 3 hours
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1736 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,736
2 hours, plus cooling
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Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1932 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,932
2 hours plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
681 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
681
2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2285 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,285
3 hours plus chilling
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Devil’s-Food Cake With Toasted-Marshmallow Frosting
Tejal Rao, Stella Parks
388 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
388
1 hour plus baking/cooling
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Devil’s Food Cake With Hazelnut Praline
Yotam Ottolenghi
682 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
682
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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