Poundcakes, bundt cakes, fruit cakes, oh my! The cooling weather means it’s officially time to heat up the ovens and get baking. With National Baking Week fast approaching, we gathered up a selection of delectable cake recipes to make on your own or with others. Baking is a fun, communitive activity for the entire family that results in something irresistible… sweet treats!
14 Cake Recipes for National Baking Week and Beyond
Carrot Cardamom Bundt Cake
Imagine the warmth of ginger and the delicate aroma of cardamom infusing into every moist crumb, complemented by the sweet essence of almond extract and orange zest. You’ll find all that and more in our tantalizing Carrot Cardamom Bundt Cake recipe — a symphony of flavors that will awaken your taste buds.
Savory Zucchini Crepe Cake
Assemble a savory layer cake made with crepes and zucchini jam. Dust it with cheese and lardons before baking it to perfection in the oven. Serve it to the oohs and aahs of appreciative eaters. Even veggie-resistant kids may find this “cake” too good to push away.
Chocolate, Tahini and Honey Cake
This unusual and rich chocolate cake makes a great centerpiece for any celebratory spread. It’s easy to make yet tastes delicious.
Asian Pear Poundcake
A magnificent butter-free Pear Poundcake recipe that works best with Asian pears, but can be made with any ripe pear variety.
Gluten-Free Whole Grain Apple Cider Layer Cake
Classic holiday spices and a hint of whiskey combine in a moist apple cake with a dark chocolate frosting. It’s gluten-free to please a holiday crowd.
Strawberry Cake
This recipe adds to the dozens of versions we’ve read (and of the many we’ve made and enjoyed) of Marian Burros’s legendary 1979 Italian Plum Torte. Her dry batter absorbs fruit liquids in a gorgeous way, even as it rises and reaches up to blanket the fruit placed on top before baking.
Gluten-Free Pound Cake with Stewed Fruit and Mascarpone
This cake is whole-grain and gluten-free, but don’t let that scare you. Whole grains do add a little more texture, but It’s not cardboard. The main whole-grain flour is sorghum, often used in its sweetener form in southern cooking, whole-grain sorghum adds an earthy, nutty, mild, and sweet flavor to baking.
Granola Breakfast Cake
A flavorful and energy-rich breakfast cake recipe the entire family will love.
Savory Cheesecake with Roasted Grapes
This unique appetizer combines the richness of cream cheese, the umami of blue cheese, the crispy crunch of phyllo, and the wonderful flavor of roasted grapes. The dish makes an excellent starter or a Meatless Monday entrée served alongside a simply dressed green salad.
Olive Oil Plum Cake
If plums aren’t in season, any stone fruit works in this easy orange olive oil cake recipe.
Triple Lemon Poundcake
This poundcake recipe includes a familiar twist: lemon. Lemon gives a lively, complementary boost to the sweetness of desserts, making it a wonderful addition to many sweet dishes.
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake
We didn’t start off wanting to develop a gluten-free chocolate cake. But partway through the testing process, we ran out of all-purpose flour, and had to finish a version with Caputo gluten-free baking flour from Italy. The difference in texture was wonderful… rich, smooth, and moist.
Cranberry Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Perfect for a winter afternoon, this delicious cake recipe channels the sweetness of pineapple and the tartness of cranberries into something special.
Stone Fruit Polenta Cake
We like this polenta cake recipe with the last of the season’s red plums, but peaches and nectarines are great, too. (Don’t tell anyone, but sliced pears or apples work, as well!) The results are a perfect “wake up” treat for the house during the holidays, or something to serve with coffee later in the day.
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