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Layer Cakes

Towering layer cakes with bold flavors — red velvet, chocolate fudge, lemon berry — each slice revealing a stunning cross-section.

Red Velvet Strawberry Layer Cake
Layer Cakes

Red Velvet Strawberry Layer Cake

A jaw-dropping red velvet layer cake packed with fresh strawberry pieces between each layer of velvety crimson cake, bound together by whipped cream cheese frosting. The cross-section reveals a mosaic of red, white and berry pink.

Prep
45 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
14
Level
Hard
Raspberry Cream Layer Cake
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Raspberry Cream Layer Cake

A stunning raspberry layer cake with soft vanilla sponge, fresh raspberry jam compote between each layer and silky cream cheese frosting piped into elegant rosettes. Fresh raspberries crown every slice like jewels.

Prep
50 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Level
Medium
Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake
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Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake

The ultimate chocolate cake — three layers of intensely dark moist chocolate sponge, sandwiched with thick chocolate ganache and glossy fudge frosting. A molten chocolate sauce drizzle over the top takes it into decadent territory.

Prep
40 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
14
Level
Medium
Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake
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Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake

A bright and fresh lemon layer cake bursting with fresh blueberries in every slice. Lemon zest sponge, blueberry compote filling and lemon cream cheese frosting — a gorgeous combination of tangy and sweet that tastes like summer.

Prep
45 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Level
Medium
Caramel Banana Layer Cake
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Caramel Banana Layer Cake

Moist banana cake layers perfumed with cinnamon and vanilla, layered with salted caramel buttercream and fresh banana slices. Finished with a drizzle of dark caramel and caramelized banana halves on top.

Prep
40 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Level
Medium
Vanilla Berry Naked Cake
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Vanilla Berry Naked Cake

A rustic four-layer vanilla naked cake with exposed sides showing the beautiful layers of cream and mixed berries within. Topped with an abundant crown of fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Simple, elegant and breathtaking.

Prep
50 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
14
Level
Medium
Black Forest Layer Cake
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Black Forest Layer Cake

The classic German Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte reimagined — moist dark chocolate sponge layers, clouds of freshly whipped cream, tart morello cherry compote, and dark chocolate shavings showered over the top. Dramatic, timeless and spectacular.

Prep
60 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
14
Level
Hard
Ultimate Carrot Layer Cake
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Ultimate Carrot Layer Cake

The best carrot cake you will ever eat — three tall layers packed with grated carrot, pineapple, toasted walnuts and warm spices, bound with the most luxurious cream cheese frosting ever made. Topped with a walnut crown and gold caramel drizzle.

Prep
40 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
16
Level
Medium
Classic Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake
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Classic Strawberry Shortcake Layer Cake

The elevated layer cake version of the beloved strawberry shortcake — tender vanilla butter cake layers, mounds of fresh whipped cream, macerated strawberries bursting with juice between every layer. Topped with a crown of perfect whole berries.

Prep
45 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Level
Easy
Coffee Walnut Layer Cake
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Coffee Walnut Layer Cake

A quintessentially British coffee and walnut cake elevated to three elegant layers — coffee-soaked sponge, coffee buttercream swirled with walnut praline, finished with a glossy coffee glaze and toasted walnut halves. Sophisticated and deeply satisfying.

Prep
45 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Level
Medium
Pineapple Coconut Layer Cake
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Pineapple Coconut Layer Cake

A tropical celebration cake — coconut milk sponge layers filled with fresh pineapple curd, coconut cream frosting and toasted coconut flakes pressed into the sides. Garnished with fresh pineapple flowers and toasted coconut for a resort-worthy finish.

Prep
55 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Level
Medium
Champagne Celebration Layer Cake
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Champagne Celebration Layer Cake

An elegant celebration cake infused with real Champagne — Champagne-soaked sponge layers, Champagne buttercream and a sparkling white glaze. Topped with sugared edible flowers and gold leaf. The ultimate cake for landmark moments.

Prep
50 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
14
Level
Hard
Rainbow Confetti Funfetti Layer Cake
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Rainbow Confetti Funfetti Layer Cake

The ultimate birthday cake — five vivid rainbow-colored layers of moist vanilla sponge, each a different color of the spectrum, frosted with pure white vanilla buttercream and covered in rainbow sprinkles. The cross-section is pure joy.

Prep
60 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
16
Level
Medium
Classic Opera Cake
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Classic Opera Cake

The Parisian masterpiece of French patisserie — ultra-thin almond joconde sponge layers soaked in coffee syrup, alternating with silky coffee buttercream and dark chocolate ganache, finished with a perfect mirror-flat chocolate glaze. A cake of extraordinary elegance.

Prep
120 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
12
Level
Hard
Hummingbird Layer Cake
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Hummingbird Layer Cake

The iconic Southern American hummingbird cake elevated — banana, pineapple and pecan spiced layers with brown sugar cream cheese frosting, finished with toasted pecans and a caramel drizzle. A cake so good it earned a standing ovation at every church potluck in the South.

Prep
45 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
16
Level
Medium
Matcha Strawberry Layer Cake
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Matcha Strawberry Layer Cake

A visually breathtaking Japanese-inspired layer cake — vivid green matcha sponge alternating with snow-white cream and bright red fresh strawberries. The color contrast is dramatic and the flavor pairing of earthy matcha with sweet berries is perfect.

Prep
50 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
12
Level
Medium
Ombre Rose Layer Cake
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Ombre Rose Layer Cake

A romantic ombre layer cake graduating from deep rose to blush pink — five layers of delicate rose-flavored sponge frosted with gradient rose buttercream. Decorated with sugar roses and fresh edible petals. The most romantic cake ever made.

Prep
75 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
16
Level
Hard
Salted Caramel Chocolate Layer Cake
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Salted Caramel Chocolate Layer Cake

The ultimate crowd-pleaser — three intense dark chocolate sponge layers filled with salted caramel buttercream and ganache, with rivers of amber salted caramel cascading dramatically down the outside. Rich, complex and absolutely impossible to resist.

Prep
55 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
14
Level
Hard
Classic Red Velvet Cream Cake
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Classic Red Velvet Cream Cake

The timeless Southern classic — three tall crimson red velvet layers enrobed in the silkiest cream cheese frosting, with red velvet cake crumbs pressed into the sides and piped cream rosettes crowning the top. Elegant, iconic and utterly delicious.

Prep
40 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
14
Level
Medium
Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake
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Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake

A dramatic pairing of intense dark chocolate sponge and fresh raspberry jam — three moist chocolate layers with raspberry compote and dark chocolate ganache filling, frosted in chocolate buttercream with fresh raspberries and a raspberry drizzle cascading over the top.

Prep
45 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
14
Level
Medium