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Edward Kostyra's Birthday Cake
From old-fashioned chocolate layer cake to carmelized-apple spice cake to the ultimate coconut cake, choose from more than 40 of our best layer cake recipes Here, Martha's father's favorite orange-curd filled cake topped with chocolate frosting.- PHOTOGRAPHY: JOHNNY MILLER
Three-Tier Candied-Pecan Cake with Brown-Butter Pears
- PHOTOGRAPHY: MARCUS NILSSON
Chiffon Cake with Strawberries and Cream
Devil's Food Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
Montclair Martha's Red Velvet Cake
- PHOTOGRAPHY: JONATHAN LOVEKIN
Raspberry White Cake
Meringue-Frosted Cake with Raspberry Filling
The next time you need to bake for a special occasion, try one of these layer cakes. We've got everything from basic vanilla and chocolate to carrot, red velvet, and more -- plus, delicious fillings to go with them.Devil's Food Cake with Fluffy Frosting
- PHOTOGRAPHY: ROMULO YANES
Raspberry-Cream Layer Cake
Basic Vanilla Cake
Lemon Cake
Boston Cream Pie
Coconut Layer Cake
Red Velvet Chocolate Cake
- PHOTOGRAPHY: KENJI TOMA
Carrot Cake
Chocolate Cake
Caramel Cake
Sweet and Salty Cake
White Layer Cake with Lemon Curd Filling
Yellow Butter Cake with Chocolate Frosting
- PHOTOGRAPHY: ELIZABETH WATT
Lemon Layer Cake with Curd and Blueberries
Dark-Chocolate Cake with Ganache Frosting
Four-Layer Appalachian Stack Cake
Gluten-Free Chocolate Layer Cake
Carrot Ginger Layer Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Hummingbird Cake
Ultimate Chocolate Cake
- PHOTOGRAPHY: MAURA MCEVOY
Caramelized-Apple Spice Cake
Maple Layer Cake
Velvet Cocoa Cake with Instant Buttercream
Ultimate Coconut Cake
Ruffle Tower Cake
Three-Apple Layer Cake
John Barricelli's Carrot Cake
Moist Devil's Food Cake
1-2-3-4 Lemon Cake
Dolley Madison Layer Cake
Butterscotch-Pecan Cake
Genoise Layer Cake with Rum Syrup and Whipped Cream Topping
- PHOTOGRAPHY: KENJI TOMA
Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting
Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Orange Almond Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream
White Chocolate Sweet-Potato Cake
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