31 Birthday Cake Recipes to Make All Your Wishes Come True
There’s no better gift than a homemade birthday cake. From towering layer cakes to one-bowl wonders, our favorite birthday cake recipes have a few things in common: they’re fun, festive, and require at least one candle.
Our best birthday cakes include floral, fruity numbers (like a tiered take on strawberry shortcake) and rich, fudgy crowd-pleasers (our Inside-Out German Chocolate Cake is a chocolate lover’s dream). With so many options, you can truly match the cake to the occasion: Want an elegant French gâteau for your friend saving up for a trip to Paris? A drip cake to impress your kids? A low-maintenance icebox cake for a poolside soiree? Cupcakes for a crowd? We’ve got the answer for every type of birthday party.
Whether you plan to decorate your creation with buttercream ruffles and showcase it on a fancy cake stand, hollow it out and fill it with candy, or shower it with sprinkles and serve it straight from the pan, it’s your party, and there’s no wrong way to celebrate.