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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
192 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
192
About 2 hours
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Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake
Lisa Donovan
212 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
212
2 hours 20 minutes
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Chocolate Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
1264 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,264
2¼ hours
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Classic White Cake
Yossy Arefi
267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
267
2 hours 20 minutes
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Strawberry and Cream Layer Cake
Claire Saffitz
2480 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,480
2 hours
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Zucchini Chocolate Cake
Adrianna Adarme
20 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
20
1 hour 45 minutes
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S’mores Layer Cake
Yossy Arefi
216 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
216
3¾ hours
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Blueberry Lemon Layer Cake
Adrianna Adarme
98 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
98
1 hour 30 minutes
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Strawberry Layer Cake
Lisa Donovan
204 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
204
2 hours 40 minutes
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Hummingbird Cake
Vallery Lomas
1818 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,818
1 hour
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Easy Chocolate Cake
Yossy Arefi
1765 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,765
About 2 hours
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Lemon Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Yossy Arefi
504 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
504
About 2 hours
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
242 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
242
3 hours 25 minutes
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Chocolate Irish Cream Cake
Yossy Arefi
291 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
291
3 hours
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Chocolate Birthday Cake
Eric Kim
447 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
447
1 hour 20 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Rainbow Sprinkle Cake
Julia Moskin, Candace Nelson
4470 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
4,470
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Devil’s Food Cake With Black Pepper Buttercream
Melissa Clark
687 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
687
2½ hours
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Rum-Raisin Carrot Cake
Vaughn Vreeland
272 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
272
2¼ hours
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Baked Alaska
Lidey Heuck
140 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
140
About 7 hours 20 minutes
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Vanilla Cake
Lidey Heuck
542 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
542
1 hour and 50 minutes
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Toasted Sesame and Citrus Wedding Cake
Natasha Pickowicz
195 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
195
18 hours
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Classic Birthday Cake
Alison Roman
2310 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,310
About 1 hour 15 minutes plus chilling
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Alabama Lemon ‘Cheese’ Cake
The New York Times, Tracy K. Smith
452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
452
About 3 hours, including time to cool
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Lane Cake
Yewande Komolafe
895 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
895
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Strawberry Jelly Cake
Vallery Lomas
318 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
318
1½ hours
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Southern Red Velvet Cake
Kim Severson, Adams Extract Company
3571 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,571
1 hour
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Cranberry-Lemon Stripe Cake
Tejal Rao, Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh
565 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
565
2 hours, plus baking/cooling
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Coconut Layer Cake
Melissa Clark, Larissa Raphael
1760 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,760
2 hours, plus cooling
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Buttermilk Layer Cake
Jennifer Steinhauer, "Joy of Cooking"
1148 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,148
1 hour and 20 minutes, plus cooling time
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Almond Birthday Cake With Sherry-Lemon Buttercream
Melissa Clark
622 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
622
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate-Pumpkin Layer Cake
Florence Fabricant, John Down
1481 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,481
1 hour 30 minutes
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Yellow Layer Cake With Chocolate Frosting
Alex Witchel, Junior’s
291 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
291
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
1561 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,561
1 hour 30 minutes
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All-in-One Chocolate Cake
Nigella Lawson
1338 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,338
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cardamom Cream Cake
Melissa Clark
973 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
973
2½ hours, plus cooling
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Coffee Walnut Layer Cake
Nigella Lawson
1960 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,960
1 hour
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Classic Coconut Cake
Alison Roman
1641 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,641
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Lemon Cake With Coconut Icing
The New York Times
665 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
665
1 hour 15 minutes
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Mocha Chocolate Chip Cake
Alex Witchel, Alice’s Tea Cup
1021 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,021
1 hour
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German Chocolate Cake
Samantha Seneviratne
1293 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,293
1¼ hours
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Boston Cream Pie
Samantha Seneviratne
1460 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,460
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Chocolate-Chocolate Birthday Cake
Dorie Greenspan
3381 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,381
Baking and cooling: About 3 hours
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Pumpkin Layer Cake With Caramel Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1748 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,748
2 hours, plus cooling
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Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1978 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,978
2 hours plus cooling
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Rainbow Cake
Erin Jeanne McDowell
683 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
683
2 hours, plus 1½ hours’ chilling
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Blackout Cake
The New York Times, Ebinger’s
2293 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,293
3 hours plus chilling
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