This cherry cola chocolate cake perfectly balances sweet-tart cherry flavor with a rich, chocolatey (and soda-infused) base.

We sampled slices from six different bakery departments to find the best grocery store cakes. Here's what our taste test ...

White as a Sunday glove, coconut is the doyenne of Southern layer cakes, a masterpiece of home cookery that has crowned dining room sideboards for more than a hundred years. This towering four-layer ...

I always thought carrot cake was… meh. I mean, come on, carrots and sugar? That sounded like a hard pass. But then I walked into this little bakery in Ohio, and suddenly all my assumptions got thrown ...

Chocolate sour-cream icing is a quick frosting for cakes. It has a rich chocolate taste with a mild tang from sour cream. This tang helps cut the strong sweetness of icing sugar. You can keep it soft ...

Boxed cake mix is a pantry classic for a reason: It delivers a crowd-pleasing cake with almost no effort. The basics haven’t changed much since John D. Duff of P. Duff and Sons, a now-shuttered ...

Quick and easy to make, this single-layer olive oil cake is perfect for beginner bakers. To make it, a flavorful batter made with buttermilk, olive oil, fresh blueberries, and grated ginger, is ...

Summer Birthday Cake Ideas bring a burst of vibrant flavors and fun designs perfect for warm-weather celebrations. These cakes, infused with summer fruits and refreshing tastes, are ideal for both ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. Despite the fact that I’m a cooking editor, I don’t have much experience with cake decorating. I bake a lot, sure, ...