4,347 vanilla cake recipes

A chocolaty and moist chocolate layer cake that turns out perfect every time!

Classic buttermilk spice cake with cinnamon, cloves, and a pinch of black pepper. A vintage McCall's recipe with brown and white sugar for deep, warm flavor.

Crunchy dried cherry biscotti studded with ground almonds, twice-baked until crisp. A classic Italian dunking cookie with no butter or oil in the dough.

Striking chocolate triangle cake with thin sponge cake strips frosted and stacked into a layered triangular log. Vintage architectural showpiece for dinner parties and birthdays.

Moist chocolate cake with hot coffee bloomed into the batter for deep cocoa flavor, paired with old-fashioned ermine icing whipped from a cooked flour-milk paste. Vintage two-layer cake done right.

Old-fashioned blondie brownies with a deep brown sugar caramel base, chopped walnuts, and a single egg. No chocolate, no melted butter. Simple chewy bars made the traditional way.

Zucchini Pineapple Walnut Muffins: tropical-leaning muffins with crushed pineapple, three cups of zucchini, and chopped walnuts. Cinnamon-spiced batch of two dozen for sharing.

Oatmeal buttermilk muffins with a hidden pocket of orange marmalade baked inside. Tender crumb from soaked oats with optional almonds for crunch.

This Italian rum cake is made with three layers of sponge cake, each layer is spread with rum syrup and cream filling. It's a beautiful yet delicious cake that surprises everyone at any occasion.

Moist cinnamon-spiced quick bread made with shredded summer squash or zucchini, baked in a single loaf pan. The best way to use up garden squash, with a tender crumb and warm vanilla flavor in every slice.

Impossible cheesecake made in a blender with Bisquick, cream cheese, eggs, and milk. No crust to prepare separately. It forms its own base as it bakes, topped with sour cream.

Never fail chocolate cake with sour milk, cocoa, and a splash of boiling water for a tender, deeply chocolatey bundt. The classic forgiving recipe that bakes up moist every time.

Slow Cooker Zucchini Bread: a hands-off crockpot version of the classic cinnamon-spiced zucchini loaf with chopped nuts. No oven required, ready in 2 to 3 hours on high.

Apricot filled cookies are buttery thumbprint cookies with a glistening pool of apricot preserves in the center. A classic teatime cookie with a tender shortbread base, makes about four dozen.

Premier white sugar cookies with melted white chocolate baked right into the dough, then glazed with more. A tender, rollable sugar cookie made for decorating.

Raspberry nut cake: a tender buttermilk-cinnamon layer cake studded with fresh raspberries and chopped nuts, finished with pink raspberry-puree frosting. The most photogenic layer cake on the table.