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Raspberry Lemon Cake

3441 · 50 minutes · An old fashioned Raspberry Lemon Cake recipe with lemon buttercream frosting, made with yogurt, fresh raspberries, and lots of lemon juice for a sweet/tart delicious dessert.

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 Lemon, zest of
  • 1 1/2 cups Raspberries
Refrigerated
  • 3 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 cups All purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 5 cups Confectioner's sugar
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Dairy
  • 25 tbsp Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Greek yogurt, plain
Other
  • optional 1 small drop yellow gel food coloring
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Best Cake Recipes to Try Today

Having a wedding, bridal shower, birthday, baby shower, holiday get together or any other type of party here are the best cake recipes to bake. Whether you want a chocolate cake, carrot cake, vanilla cake, bundt cake, coffee cake or banana cake, you will find a recipe that suits your need.

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Italian Cream Cheese Cake

30 · 60 minutes · Buttermilk makes every bite of this awesome Italian cream cheese cake recipe moist and flavorful. I rely on this recipe year-round. —Joyce Lutz, Centerview, Missouri

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 5 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 6 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 1/2 tsp Vanilla
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 1/2 cups Coconut, sweetened
  • 1 3/4 cup Pecan
Dairy
  • 1 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 11 oz Cream cheese
The Best Vanilla Cake I've Ever Had - Sally's Baking Addiction

After many cake fails, I found the perfect vanilla cake recipe. With its pillowy soft crumb and creamy vanilla buttercream, this is the best vanilla cake!

Berry Mascarpone Layer Cake | The Best Fruitcake Recipe

112 · 71 minutes · This Berry Mascarpone Layer Cake has layers of fluffy vanilla cake, fresh berry filling and mascarpone whipped cream frosting! It's light, fruity and perfect for spring!

Ingredients

Produce
  • 1 1/2 cup Berries, mixed
Refrigerated
  • 2 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
  • 3 tsp Baking powder
  • 3 tbsp Cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 1 2/3 tbsp Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
  • 2 1/2 cups Heavy whipping cream
  • 16 oz Mascarpone cheese
  • 1 cup Milk
Liquids
  • 1 3/16 cup Water
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Layers of fluffy, moist vanilla chai cake that's perfectly flavored with chai tea and a homemade chai spice mix. Top it with vanilla chai buttercream for the ultimate Autumn flavor palette.

This moist Vanilla Layer Cake recipe is just what you've been looking for! Soft vanilla cake covered with homemade frosting. It's delicious & easy to make!

121 · 45 minutes · Everyone needs to know how to make this moist vanilla layer cake. Three layers of moist, fluffy vanilla cake are filled and frosted with rich vanilla buttercream. It's absolutely heavenly.

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Eggs, large
Baking & Spices
  • 2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 10 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 Pinch Salt
  • 1 Sprinkles
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
Dairy
  • 3 1/4 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 6 tbsp Heavy cream
  • 1 1/4 cups Milk
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An easy date and walnut cake with a broiled topping. This old fashioned cake recipe is delicious with a dollop of whipped cream.  Broiled topping cakes don’t often get the credit they deserve. You’ll rarely find them going viral on Pinterest, but you’ll always find a few recipes tucked away in an old church cookbook. #cake #dates #raisins #dessert
This is the best one bowl vanilla cake ever. This easy vanilla cake recipe is quick to mix together because you'll just use one bowl. And this scratch cake comes out moist, delicious and full of vanilla flavor. #cakerecipe #vanillacake
Homemade Carrot Cake {Cream Cheese Frosting}