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The BEST Cake Recipes I've Found on the Internet- You NEED to try THEM

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I lovee baking and there used to be a time I would spend all day saving recipes to try later. I've had my own share of making cakes, cookies, donuts, and so many more sweet goodies experimenting with different recipes I found on the internet. So far,...
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The Classics

You can not go wrong with a classic vanilla cake. Be it a sponge cake or pound cake, these are my top picks!

 
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one of the easiest vanilla cake recipe out there, and if you don't know here already, please check out her YouTube channel, she makes the cutest baking videos ever! LOVE her content.
Vanilla Cake — The Icing Artist
 
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you cannot go wrong with a simple yellow cake, and this is one of the BEST options if you're a beginner baking for an occasion- there's chocolate, there's vanilla, and there's sprinkles, name a better Combo!
The Best Yellow Cake I've Ever Had - Sally's Baking Addiction
 
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the perfect homemade birthday cake doesn't exis- never mind it definitely does and this is the ONE!
The Perfect White Cake Recipe - Sally's Baking Addiction

Chocolate Cake

Who does not love a simple chocolate cake? My family devours them and if we could we'd be making these every weekend! For all my chocolate lovers, this one's for you.

 
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I need to have the Icing Artist on this one- her recipes can never go wrong. truly aother one of her classics that's super simple to follow.
Chocolate Cake — The Icing Artist
 
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i don't think anyone can forget the Matilda cake- and if you know Zoha from Instagram- you'll know that she's one of the best bakers out there- i have dozens of her recipes saved and i'm not letting go of this one
Best Matilda Chocolate Cake - BAKE WITH ZOHA
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another MUST try- one of the moistest cakes on this list, you NEED to try this one bowl recipe
The Best Chocolate Cake
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malt cake is another classic in the chocolate cake aura- and no one does it better than Zoha- try it to believe it!
The BEST Chocolate Malt Cake Recipe
 
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this one's for all my beginner bakers- ready in an hour, no easier recipe out there!
Easy Chocolate Cake From Scratch (Under 1 Hour!)
 
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if you want to go a mile extra and make a BUNDT cake instead of a simple one- there's no other option you need to try, this is IT.
The best chocolate bundt cake... ever
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Special Cakes

Vanilla and Chocolate Cakes are the basics, here are the Special ones that you'll be making again and again once you've tried them. You are not ready for these.

 
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i'm SCREAMING- this is literal beauty on a plate.
Caramel Cloud Cake - BAKE WITH ZOHA
 
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can you go wrong with a classic Red Velvet Cake? NOT if you try this one.
Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting - Sally's Baking Addiction
 
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if you love chocolate and you don't try this- i do not know what you're doing in life. only putting it here and not in the “chocolate cakes” category because i need to call it “SPECIAL”.
Hot Fudge Chocolate Pudding Cake - BAKE WITH ZOHA
 
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after failing so many Ice Cream Cake recipes- this is the BEST one out there, too too too good.
Homemade Ice Cream Cake (Like Dairy Queen) - Sally's Baking Addiction
 
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i visited my relatives a few years ago and they served us carrot cake, and i never knew it could taste that good! since then i decided i wanted to make my own and HERE is the best recipe on the internet.
My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe - Sally's Baking Addiction
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tres leches cakes went pretty viral earlier this year- and this recipe is all the reasons why!
Easy No Bake Tres Leches Cake - BAKE WITH ZOHA
 
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again, if you're willing to go that extra mile, molten lava cakes are a game changer, especially this one right here.
Molten Lava Cakes
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i love Zoha, and i love her recipes, and i love lemon cake, but i know a lot of people might not like it as much as i do (it's okay, taste-buds vary!), which is why i saved this for last, but if you love a good lemon loaf cake, this is the NEXT LEVEL...
The Best Layered Lemon Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting