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cake and cupcake recipes

From naked cakes to decorated cupcakes, you've come to the right place to satisfy your sweet tooth with these cake and cupcake recipes. Learn how to pipe petals on red velvet cupcakes, multi-colored rosettes on a layer cake, or garnish super simply with seasonal fresh fruit. There's something for everyone no matter if you're a vanilla, chocolate, or caramel lover (or all of the above)!

From ooey gooey Caramel S'mores Cupcakes to Olive Oil Cake with Mascarpone Frosting & Fresh Figs to Vanilla Naked Cake recipes if you're craving a little something sweet.

Toasted Coconut Cupcakes on a stack of polka dot plates with two candy eggs.

Toasted Coconut Cupcakes

Strawberry cupcakes arranged on cake stand with flowers and strawberries.

Strawberry Cupcakes

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting on a cake stand and decorated with fondant pumpkins and served with a bowl of candy corn.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting

A slice of easy banana cake with a bite cut off.

Easy Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

A slice of Sour Cream Coffee Cake on a polka dot plate.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Rainbow Layer Cake on a white cake stand with rainbow napkins, sprinkles, straws and a glass of milk in the background.

Rainbow Layer Cake

Strawberry and Whipped Cream Cake

Strawberry and Whipped Cream Cake

Chocolate Stout Cake with Baileys Buttercream on a cake stand with candies scattered around and plates in the background.

Chocolate Stout Cake with Baileys Buttercream

A Red Velvet Cupcake topped with cream cheese icing piped into a flower design sitting on a white cupcake stand.

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Close up shot of Apple Rose Cupcakes dusted with confectioners sugar and little candy hearts scattered on the plate.

Apple Rose Cupcakes

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Flourless Chocolate Cake (it’s Oscar-worthy!)

Close up of an easy ghost cupcake with marshmallow frosting and a cute chocolate face!

Easy Ghost Cupcakes [+ Video]

Caramel S'mores Cupcakes

Caramel S’mores Cupcakes

Baked Alaska

Baked Alaska

Olive Oil Cake with Mascarpone Frosting & Fresh Figs

Olive Oil Cake with Mascarpone Frosting & Fresh Figs

Pastel Party Cake

Pastel Party Cake

Toffee Cake

Toffee Cake

Gingerbread Man Cake

Gingerbread Man Cake

Fall Recipe Round-Up

New Fall Recipe Round-Ups

Vanilla Naked Cake

10 Surprisingly Simple Naked Cakes

S'mores Cake

S’mores Cake

Red, White and Blue Cake

Red, White and Blue Cake

Vanilla Naked Cake

Vanilla Naked Cake

Butterscotch Muffins with Brown Sugar Glaze

Butterscotch Muffins with Brown Sugar Glaze

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