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Cake Recipes

These are the cakes I bake for birthdays, holidays and Sunday coffee, from flaky Napoleon cake and chocolate honey cake to a simple sponge cake you can make on a weeknight. Most have step-by-step photos, so even the tall layer cakes feel doable.

Marina, the author behind Let the Baking Begin, holding a Ferrero Rocher cake with a chocolate drip and Ferrero Rocher candies on top

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Simple Sponge Cake★★★★★ (275)

Dulce De Leche Cake★★★★★ (165)

Chocolate Sponge Cake★★★★★ (109)

Russian Napoleon Cake★★★★★ (70)

Ferrero Rocher Cake★★★★★ (57)

Best Napoleon Cake Ever!★★★★★ (49)

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Layered Cakes

Layered Cakes Russian Napoleon Cake★★★★★ (70)

Layered Cakes Berry Chantilly Cake★★★★★ (4)

Layered Cakes Walnut Cake with Coffee Frosting★★★★★ (10)

Layered Cakes Dulce De Leche Cake★★★★★ (165)

Layered Cakes Spartak Cake★★★★★ (23)

Layered Cakes Polish Cake★★★★★ (7)

Layered Cakes Russian Royal Cake★★★★★ (30)

Layered Cakes Hazelnut Meringue Cake★★★★★ (3)

Layered Cakes Peaches and Cream Layer Cake★★★★★ (19)

Layered Cakes Kyiv Cake★★★★★ (9)

Layered Cakes Chocolate Banana No Bake Custard Cake★★★★★ (2)

Layered Cakes Bird’s Milk Cake★★★★★ (19)

Layered Cakes Esterhazy★★★★★ (18)

Layered Cakes Markiza Cake★★★★★ (42)

Layered Cakes Shortbread Meringue Cake with Custard Buttercream★★★★★ (15)

Layered Cakes Black Forest Cake★★★★★ (14)

Layered Cakes Poppy Seed cake with Dulce de Leche Buttercream★★★★★ (7)

Layered Cakes Chocolate Kiev Cake★★★★★ (27)

Layered Cakes Nutella Napoleon

Layered Cakes Mikado Layer Cake with Chocolate Custard Buttercream★★★★★ (12)

Layered Cakes King of Napoleons goes Rectangular!★★★★★ (3)

Layered Cakes Flourless Black Forest Chocolate Cake★★★★★ (1)

Layered Cakes Marina’s Bird’s Milk Cake★★★★★ (22)

Layered Cakes Russian Napoleon with Pastry Cream

Layered Cakes Ferrero Rocher Cake★★★★★ (57)

Layered Cakes Kiev Cake★★★★★ (5)

Layered Cakes Best Napoleon Cake Ever!★★★★★ (49)

Layered Cakes Prague Cake★★★★★ (2)

Layered Cakes Meringue Cake★★★★★ (3)

Layered Cakes Truffle Cake★★★★★ (3)

Layered Cakes Chocolate Custard Cake★★★★★ (1)

Layered Cakes Markiza Cake★★★★★ (7)

Layered Cakes Boccone Dolce

Layered Cakes Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Mousse

Layered Cakes Tiramisu★★★★★ (1)

Ukrainian & Slavic

Ukrainian & Slavic Russian Napoleon Cake★★★★★ (70)

Ukrainian & Slavic Chocolate Cherry Cake★★★★★ (10)

Ukrainian & Slavic Spartak Cake★★★★★ (23)

Ukrainian & Slavic Polish Cake★★★★★ (7)

Ukrainian & Slavic Russian Royal Cake★★★★★ (30)

Ukrainian & Slavic Hazelnut Meringue Cake★★★★★ (3)

Ukrainian & Slavic Kyiv Cake★★★★★ (9)

Ukrainian & Slavic 3 Ingredient Sponge Cake★★★★★ (39)

Ukrainian & Slavic Apple Rhubarb Pie with Meringue★★★★★ (2)

Ukrainian & Slavic Basic Pirog Dough★★★★★ (3)

Ukrainian & Slavic Bird’s Milk Cake★★★★★ (19)

Ukrainian & Slavic Markiza Cake★★★★★ (42)

Ukrainian & Slavic Shortbread Meringue Cake with Custard Buttercream★★★★★ (15)

Ukrainian & Slavic Chocolate Kiev Cake★★★★★ (27)

Ukrainian & Slavic Nutella Napoleon

Ukrainian & Slavic King of Napoleons goes Rectangular!★★★★★ (3)

Ukrainian & Slavic Marina’s Bird’s Milk Cake★★★★★ (22)

Ukrainian & Slavic Russian Napoleon with Pastry Cream

Ukrainian & Slavic No-Bake Honey Cake★★★★★ (20)

Ukrainian & Slavic Kiev Cake★★★★★ (5)

Ukrainian & Slavic Best Napoleon Cake Ever!★★★★★ (49)

Ukrainian & Slavic Prague Cake★★★★★ (2)

Ukrainian & Slavic Markiza Cake★★★★★ (7)

Meringue Cakes

Meringue Cakes Roasted Pear Pavlova★★★★★ (1)

Meringue Cakes Cheesecake and Raspberry Meringue Roulade★★★★★ (9)

Meringue Cakes Hazelnut Meringue Nutella Cake★★★★★ (25)

Meringue Cakes Lemon Blueberry Pavlova Cake★★★★★ (8)

Meringue Cakes Strawberry Pavlova★★★★★ (10)

Meringue Cakes Pavlova Cake★★★★★ (7)

Meringue Cakes Cherry Chocolate Pavlova★★★★★ (5)

Meringue Cakes Hazelnut Meringue Cake★★★★★ (3)

Meringue Cakes Kyiv Cake★★★★★ (9)

Meringue Cakes Apple Rhubarb Pie with Meringue★★★★★ (2)

Meringue Cakes Esterhazy★★★★★ (18)

Meringue Cakes Markiza Cake★★★★★ (42)

Meringue Cakes Shortbread Meringue Cake with Custard Buttercream★★★★★ (15)

Meringue Cakes Chocolate Kiev Cake★★★★★ (27)

Meringue Cakes Kiev Cake★★★★★ (5)

Meringue Cakes Meringue Cake★★★★★ (3)

Meringue Cakes Markiza Cake★★★★★ (7)

Meringue Cakes Boccone Dolce

Chocolate Cakes

Chocolate Cakes Hazelnut Meringue Nutella Cake★★★★★ (25)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Cherry Cake★★★★★ (10)

Chocolate Cakes Spartak Cake★★★★★ (23)

Chocolate Cakes Cherry Chocolate Pavlova★★★★★ (5)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Banana No Bake Custard Cake★★★★★ (2)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Custard Roll★★★★★ (18)

Chocolate Cakes Black Forest Cake★★★★★ (14)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Cake with Plums, Walnuts and Sour Cream Frosting★★★★★ (3)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Kiev Cake★★★★★ (27)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Sponge Cake★★★★★ (109)

Chocolate Cakes Nutella Napoleon

Chocolate Cakes Mikado Layer Cake with Chocolate Custard Buttercream★★★★★ (12)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Roll with Walnuts & Dulce de Leche Buttercream★★★★★ (3)

Chocolate Cakes Flourless Black Forest Chocolate Cake★★★★★ (1)

Chocolate Cakes Ferrero Rocher Cake★★★★★ (57)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Cake with Walnuts and Prunes★★★★★ (3)

Chocolate Cakes Prague Cake★★★★★ (2)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Poppy Seed Cake★★★★★ (4)

Chocolate Cakes Truffle Cake★★★★★ (3)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Custard Cake★★★★★ (1)

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Cake with Irish Cream Mousse

Fruit Cakes

Fruit Cakes Roasted Pear Pavlova★★★★★ (1)

Fruit Cakes Berry Chantilly Cake★★★★★ (4)

Fruit Cakes Cheesecake and Raspberry Meringue Roulade★★★★★ (9)

Fruit Cakes Chocolate Cherry Cake★★★★★ (10)

Fruit Cakes Upside Down Apple Cake★★★★★ (8)

Fruit Cakes Lemon Blueberry Pavlova Cake★★★★★ (8)

Fruit Cakes Strawberry Pavlova★★★★★ (10)

Fruit Cakes Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting★★★★★ (4)

Fruit Cakes Cherry Chocolate Pavlova★★★★★ (5)

Fruit Cakes Peaches and Cream Layer Cake★★★★★ (19)

Fruit Cakes Kyiv Cake★★★★★ (9)

Fruit Cakes Apple Rhubarb Pie with Meringue★★★★★ (2)

Fruit Cakes Chocolate Banana No Bake Custard Cake★★★★★ (2)

Fruit Cakes Black Forest Cake★★★★★ (14)

Fruit Cakes Chocolate Cake with Plums, Walnuts and Sour Cream Frosting★★★★★ (3)

Fruit Cakes Apple Butter Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting★★★★★ (2)

Fruit Cakes Honeycomb Cherry Cake★★★★★ (3)

Fruit Cakes Poppy Seed Lemon Cake w/ Raspberries★★★★★ (2)

Fruit Cakes Starbucks’ Lemon Loaf Cake★★★★★ (22)

Fruit Cakes Honeycomb Cake★★★★★ (3)

Fruit Cakes Poppyseed Cake with Lemon Glaze★★★★★ (3)

Fruit Cakes Chocolate Cake with Walnuts and Prunes★★★★★ (3)

Fruit Cakes Blueberry & Raspberry Coffee Cake

Cake Rolls

Cake Rolls Cheesecake and Raspberry Meringue Roulade★★★★★ (9)

Cake Rolls Yule Log★★★★★ (8)

Cake Rolls Chocolate Custard Roll★★★★★ (18)

Cake Rolls Chocolate Roll with Walnuts & Dulce de Leche Buttercream★★★★★ (3)

Quick Breads & Loaves

Quick Breads & Loaves Apple Rhubarb Pie with Meringue★★★★★ (2)

Quick Breads & Loaves Starbucks’ Lemon Loaf Cake★★★★★ (22)

Quick Breads & Loaves Blueberry & Raspberry Coffee Cake

Roasted pear pavlova topped with whole caramelized pears and caramel

Meringue Cakes Roasted Pear Pavlova★★★★★ (1)

Ukrainian & Slavic Russian Napoleon Cake – Puff Pastry Cake★★★★★ (70)

Top view of Chantilly Cake with berries and flowers as a wreath.

Layered Cakes Berry Chantilly Cake Recipe★★★★★ (4)

Side view of a piece of the meringue roulade on a plate.

Meringue Cakes Cheesecake and Raspberry Meringue Roulade★★★★★ (9)

Hazelnut Meringue Nutella Cake - Layers Chocolate Poppyseed Cake, Hazelnut Meringue and Nutella Custard Buttercream will have your guests swoon from this deliciousness! Step by Step pictures are included for guaranteed success! | by Let the Baking Begin!

Meringue Cakes Hazelnut Meringue Nutella Cake Recipe★★★★★ (25)

Cake Rolls Yule Log Recipe (Buche de Noel)★★★★★ (8)

Simple Yellow Sponge Cake - foolproof recipe for a fluffy, delicious yellow cake that can be used for cakes and cupcakes | by Let the Baking Begin!

Cake Simple Sponge Cake Recipe★★★★★ (275)

Cake Instant Pot Cheesecake Recipe (New York Style)★★★★★ (8)

Drunken Cherry Cake sliced on a plate.

Ukrainian & Slavic Chocolate Cherry Cake (Drunken Cherry Cake)★★★★★ (10)

Layered Cakes Walnut Cake with Coffee Frosting★★★★★ (10)

Fruit Cakes Upside Down Apple Cake★★★★★ (8)

Honeycomb Cake - Moldovian Specialty Coffee Cake

Cake Honeycomb Cake Recipe – Babka Nyagre★★★★★ (15)

Layered Cakes Dulce De Leche Cake (Golden Key Cake)★★★★★ (165)

Chocolate layer cake with sour cream frosting on a plate surrounded by cake slices

Ukrainian & Slavic Spartak Cake Recipe (Chocolate Honey Cake)★★★★★ (23)

Meringue Cakes Lemon Blueberry Pavlova Cake★★★★★ (8)

Meringue Cakes Strawberry Pavlova Recipe★★★★★ (10)

This Polish Cake is a combination of soft shortbread cake layers, tart jam, crunchy meringue, roasted walnuts and sandwiched with buttercream custard.

Ukrainian & Slavic Polish Cake Recipe – Pani Walewska★★★★★ (7)

This Moist and Delicious Layered Pumpkin Cake is made with Fluffy Cream Cheese Frosting and a drizzle of Chocolate. The Cream Cheese Frosting has some dulce de leche added, so you know it's extra good! Make this showstopper for Thanksgiving and you'll be the talk of the town, for sure!

Fruit Cakes Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting★★★★★ (4)

Russian Royal Cake (Korolevskiy Cake)- Layers of walnut, poppyseed, cherry and chocolate cakes frosted with Dulce De Leche Buttercream and drizzled with chocolate.

Ukrainian & Slavic Russian Royal Cake (Korolevskiy Cake)★★★★★ (30)

Meringue Cakes Pavlova Cake Recipe – Red, White and Blue Dessert★★★★★ (7)

Meringue Cakes Cherry Chocolate Pavlova Recipe – Meringue Dessert Cake★★★★★ (5)

Marble Volcano Cake (Торт "Пинчер") - is made by dipping squares of marbled cake first in spiked cherry juice, then sour cream frosting, and finally stacking it with some cherries and roasted walnut into a stunning mountain of cake. A showstopper, right here, for sure!

Cake Marble Cake {“Торт “Пинчер”}★★★★★ (8)

Hazelnut Iceberg (Grafskie Razvalinu) Cake Recipe - Crunchy Hazelnut Meringue layered with Custard Buttercream flavored by Dulce de Leche | Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic Hazelnut Meringue Cake {Grafskie Razvalinu}★★★★★ (3)

Peaches and Cream Cake Recipe - Easy Dessert made of Soft layers of Sponge Cake with Chunky Peach Preserve and lightly sweetened Whipped Cream. Roasted Almonds add a nice pleasant crunch for a textural contrast. | By Let the Baking Begin!

Layered Cakes Peaches and Cream Layer Cake★★★★★ (19)

Nutella Custard Buttercream - Use this cream for all kinds of cakes, custards, meringues and other goodies to give them that delicious Nutella flavor without the butteriness of a regular buttercream | By Let the Baking Begin!

Cake Nutella Custard Buttercream★★★★★ (8)

Kiev Cake - Yellow Sponge Cake combined with Hazelnut Meringue, Russian Buttercream and Tart Cherries. A very loose but incredibly delicious interpretation of a classic Ukrainian Cake | By Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic Kyiv Cake – {Hazelnut Meringue, Cherry, Russian Buttercream}★★★★★ (9)

Dulce de Leche Mousseline Cream - this pastry cream fluffed up with butter is used to frost cakes, sandwich meringues and adorn other desserts. Dulce de Leche gives the classic custard flavor a bit of a flavor boost. | By Let the Baking Begin!

Cake Dulce De Leche Mousseline Creme★★★★★ (8)

Yellow Sponge Cake - Easy, foolproof recipe for a basic yellow sponge cake that is level, moist and perfect every time | Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic 3 Ingredient Sponge Cake – Biskvit★★★★★ (39)

Apple Rhubarb Meringue Pirog - Lightly sweetened apples and rhubarb encased in tender shortbread pirog crust, topped with crisped up meringue | Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic Apple Rhubarb Pie with Meringue (Pirog)★★★★★ (2)

Chocolate Banana No Bake Custard Cake - Super easy, quick and delicious recipe that requires no skill, but comes out amazing every time! | Let the Baking Begin!

Layered Cakes Chocolate Banana No Bake Custard Cake★★★★★ (2)

Basic Pirog Recipe - Use any kind of berry or fruit filling to make an amazing tart or Russian Pirog with this versatile dough | By Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic Basic Pirog Dough Recipe (For Tarts, Slab-Pies, Cookies, etc)★★★★★ (3)

Chocolate Custard Roll - {Birds Milk Roll} - The Chocolate Angel Food Cake combined with the Egg Yolk only Custard Buttercream is quite magical together, especially when you add a good downpour of Chocolate Ganache on top. | Let the Baking Begin!

Cake Rolls Chocolate Custard Roll Recipe★★★★★ (18)

Bird's Milk Cake Recipe (Ptiche Moloko) - Layered Cake of Chocolate Angel Food Cake and Custard Buttercream | By Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic Bird’s Milk Cake Recipe (Ptichye Moloko)★★★★★ (19)

Esterhazy - Exceptional Hungarian cake made of Hazelnut Meringue and rich Custard Buttercream | By Let the Baking Begin!

Meringue Cakes Esterhazy- Hazelnut Meringue and Custard Buttercream Cake★★★★★ (18)

Markiza Cake Recipe (Marquise Cake) - Shortbread cake layers topped with crunchy meringue and walnuts, then sandwiched with Russian Buttercream | by Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic Markiza Cake (Marquise Cake)★★★★★ (42)

Holiday Cake - Shortbread Cake layers lined topped with plum butter, walnuts, meringue, and Custard Buttercream | by Let the Baking Begin!

Ukrainian & Slavic Shortbread Meringue Cake with Custard Buttercream (Holiday Cake)★★★★★ (15)

Black Forest Cake | Let the Baking Begin!

Layered Cakes Black Forest Cake (Easy Recipe with Sour Cherries)★★★★★ (14)

Chocolate Walnut Cake with Sour Cream Frosting | By Let the Baking Begin!

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Cake with Plums, Walnuts and Sour Cream Frosting★★★★★ (3)

Milky Girl Cake | Let the Baking Begin!

Cake Tres Leches Cake (Milky Cake★★★★★ (28)

This Poppy Seed cake with Dulce de Leche Buttercream combines all the things I love in a cake, poppy seeds, walnuts, dulce de leche and chocolate | by Let the Baking Begin!

Layered Cakes Poppy Seed cake with Dulce de Leche Buttercream★★★★★ (7)

Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake - By Let the Baking Begin! @Letthebakingbgn

Cake Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake★★★★★ (9)

Apple Butter Cake - Absolutely light and delicious cake, especially perfect if you have a ton of apples that are not being eaten fresh. Step by step photos included with instructions. By LetTheBakingBeginBlog.com | @Letthebakingbgn

Fruit Cakes Apple Butter Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting★★★★★ (2)

Ukrainian & Slavic Chocolate Kiev Cake {Chocolate, Walnuts, Meringue & Dulce de Leche}★★★★★ (27)

Chocolate sponge cake baked tall and level, on foil on a marble board

Chocolate Cakes Chocolate Sponge Cake★★★★★ (109)

Ukrainian & Slavic Nutella Napoleon Recipe

Layered Cakes Mikado Layer Cake with Chocolate Custard Buttercream★★★★★ (12)

Chocolate Roll with Walnuts & Dulce de Leche Buttercream – You’re going to love how rich and chocolaty this roll is! by LettheBakingBeginBlog.com | @Letthebakingbgn

Cake Rolls Chocolate Roll with Walnuts & Dulce de Leche Buttercream★★★★★ (3)

Fruit Cakes Honeycomb Cherry Cake Recipe★★★★★ (3)

Ukrainian & Slavic King of Napoleons goes Rectangular!★★★★★ (3)

Layered Cakes Flourless Black Forest Chocolate Cake★★★★★ (1)

Ukrainian & Slavic Marina’s Bird’s Milk Cake★★★★★ (22)

Chocolate Ganache is a mixture of cream and chocolate which is often used to decorate cakes, cupcakes, muffins, eclairs and other desserts. It adds a very beautiful touch, making any dessert look professionally done, even though the efforts it takes to make are minimal.

Cake Extra Shiny Chocolate Ganache★★★★★ (17)

Ukrainian & Slavic Russian Napoleon with Pastry Cream

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Whole Ferrero Rocher cake with a slice cut out, showing hazelnut sponge layers, topped with Ferrero Rocher candies and rolled wafers

Layered Cakes Ferrero Rocher Cake★★★★★ (57)

No Bake Honey Cake

Ukrainian & Slavic No-Bake Honey Cake★★★★★ (20)

Ukrainian & Slavic Kiev Cake – Киевский Торт★★★★★ (5)

Fruit Cakes Poppy Seed Lemon Cake w/ Raspberries★★★★★ (2)

The Best Napoleon Cake is made with thin puff pastry layers, then sandwiched with rich and buttery custard. This Napoleon dessert is one of my family's favorite!-2

Ukrainian & Slavic Best Napoleon Cake Ever!★★★★★ (49)

Fruit Cakes Starbucks’ Lemon Loaf Cake – the True Copycat Recipe★★★★★ (22)

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