With the addition of a citrus custard as a filling and a sprinkling of coconut over the frosting, this would be known as a Robert E. Lee cake.

The concept of ground almonds and extra-virgin olive oil in a cake may sound like a recipe for a lead weight, but this dessert is surprisingly airy and light yet also amazingly moist....

The clean, bright flavor of this simple cake makes dinner guests perk up and exclaim, “I haven’t had this for years!”

Jam is always in season, so we turn to this nutty cake whenever we’re craving a hit of fruit in the early days of spring.

In this elegant European-style cake, thin layers of different flavors come together in each bite.

This recipe, all the rage at the turn of the previous century, makes the quintessential layer cake—old-fashioned and toothsome.

Topped with beautifully browned fall pears, this moist cake is perfect on its own—and even better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Our red, white, and blue July 4th extravaganza is a gorgeous amalgam of ice cream, cake, and blueberries and raspberries cooked separately into their own jammy fillings. This cake sparkles as much as the fireworks in the sky!...

Sweet-tart: The tang of lemon curd and fresh lemon juice balances the sweetness of this layer cake.