4,347 vanilla cake recipes

Brighten up your summer with this delectable cake that is bound to be gobbled up by your family within a day!

Lickety-Split Cocoa Cake: a one-bowl, eggless, dairy-free chocolate cake mixed with water, oil, and a splash of vinegar. The original Depression-era "crazy cake" that bakes up tender every time.

Soft, buttery sugar cookies with a hint of lemon zest, made with both butter and oil for a tender crumb. Cream of tartar keeps them pillowy. A holiday cookie jar classic.

Big white soft sugar cookies with buttermilk, nutmeg, and raisins that stay pale, pillowy, and cakelike. An overnight-chilled batter baked just 5 minutes for the softest cookie you'll ever make.

Peanut butter meltaway cake layers buttermilk chocolate sheet cake with a peanut butter spread and chocolate buttermilk frosting. Three-layer dessert with classic chocolate-peanut butter pairing.

Mrs. Field's-style chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with oats blended to powder and grated chocolate bar mixed in with the chips. Golf ball-sized for thick, chewy centers.

Zucchini Pineapple Pecan Raisin Bread: a fruit-and-nut-loaded loaf with zucchini, pineapple, pecans, and raisins folded together. Vanilla pudding mix for moisture, two-loaf yield.

Crispy cinnamon butter cookies topped with walnut halves, made from a simple slice-and-bake dough. Egg yolk-enriched for extra tenderness with warm spice in every bite.

Oil-based apple nut cake loaded with chopped walnuts and fresh apples. A one-bowl recipe with just enough sweetness and a tender, moist crumb that stays fresh for days.

Fresh apple bundt cake packed with three cups of chopped apples and pecans in a thick, oil-based batter. More fruit than cake, with a dense, moist crumb that stays soft for days.

Lower-fat banana cake with pureed prunes replacing most of the butter, nonfat vanilla yogurt, and egg whites. A moist sheet cake that cuts the fat without losing flavor.

Sour cream pound cake with a tender, tight crumb and buttery vanilla flavor. Old-fashioned loaf-pan recipe served with fresh berries and a dollop of sour cream.

Anise almond biscotti are twice-baked Italian cookies with toasted almonds and warm anise seeds. Crisp, dunkable holiday treats that keep up to 4 weeks. Makes about 2 dozen.

Classic zucchini bread bursting with golden raisins, toasted walnuts, and warm cinnamon spice. This tender quick bread bakes up moist and flavorful for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.

Soft drop cookies sweetened with honey instead of sugar, packed with plump raisins and a hint of warm nutmeg. Done in 30 minutes.

Moist zucchini bread packed with crunchy walnuts, plump raisins, and warm cinnamon spice. This easy quick bread turns garden zucchini into tender loaves perfect for breakfast or snacking.