102min365 calVegetarian
Cake Recipes: Easy Layer Cakes, Loaf Cakes and More
Most cake problems come down to measuring and temperature. Weigh the flour if you can, because a scooped cup can hold a quarter more than the recipe expects, and bring the eggs, butter and dairy to room temperature so the batter stays smooth and holds air.
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- 7
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- 1 hr 42 min
- Avg. hands-on
- 26 min
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102min560 calVegetarianSour Cream Coffee Cake
147min695 calVegetarianVanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream
147min595 calVegetarianChocolate Cake from Scratch
177min735 calVegetarianRed Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
180min405 calVegetarianPound Cake with Sour Cream
187min780 calVegetarianCarrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
How we cook cakes on a weeknight
A cake is done when the center springs back when pressed and a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Start checking 5 minutes before the time given; ovens vary, and overbaking is the usual reason for a dry cake.
Let layers cool completely before frosting, or the frosting melts and slides. Every recipe lists cooling and chilling time separately from hands-on time, so you can see whether it fits a weeknight or needs a head start.
Short on time? Pineapple Upside-Down Cake from Scratch is the quickest here at 1 hr 42 min, with 20 min of hands-on work.
Hands-onHands-off
- Pineapple Upside-Down Cake from Scratch1 hr 42 min
- Sour Cream Coffee Cake1 hr 42 min
- Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream2 hr 27 min
- Chocolate Cake from Scratch2 hr 27 min
- Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting2 hr 57 min
- Pound Cake with Sour Cream3 hr
- Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting3 hr 7 min