25+ Our Most Beautiful Cakes + Recipes

This is a collection of our most beautiful cakes that we shared on the blog over the years. Make them for a special occasion!

Beautiful cakes come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. From simple, elegant designs to more complex designs, there's a cake for every occasion.

Some cakes feature smooth fondant coverings, while others showcase intricate buttercream decorations.

Popular styles include naked cakes with visible layers, drip cakes with colorful icing cascading down the sides, and mirror-glaze cakes with a shiny, reflective surface.

Bakers often use fresh flowers, edible gold leaf, or handcrafted sugar flowers to add extra charm.

Whether it's a birthday, wedding, or just a special treat, a beautifully decorated cake can be the centerpiece of any celebration, delighting both the eyes and taste buds of those lucky enough to enjoy it.

For more recipe roundups, check out my Italian side dishes, Hungarian desserts, unique cakes, flourless desserts, Spanish desserts.

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1. Fraisier Cake (French Strawberry Cake)

Fraisier cake is a French strawberry cake that is made with a genoise sponge, strawberry syrup, filled with diplomat cream, and fresh strawberries.

2. Chocolate Mousse Cake

This incredible chocolate mousse cake is made with a tender chocolate cake, topped with creamy chocolate mousse, and a chocolate ganache shell.

Slice missing from a chocolate mousse cake on a cake plate.

3. Nutella Cake

This incredible Nutella cake is made with chocolate hazelnut cake layers, frosted with Nutella buttercream, and topped with chocolate ganache.

4. Chocolate Brooklyn Blackout Cake

This Brooklyn blackout cake is a rich chocolate cake that is filled with luxurious chocolate pudding and frosted with chocolate frosting.

Chocolate Brooklyn blackout cake sliced open.

5. Vanilla Cake With Strawberry Filling

This incredible vanilla cake with strawberry filling is moist, tender, and full of strawberry flavor and is made with fresh strawberries!

Vanilla cake with strawberry filling on a cake platter.

6. Ding Dong Cake

This ding dong cake is a rich and moist chocolate cake, that is filled with a creamy cream center and is topped with silky smooth chocolate ganache.

Slice of ding dong cake pulled away from the cake.

7. Chocolate Ganache Cake

This chocolate ganache cake is made with moist and rich chocolate cake, filled with chocolate ganache, frosted with whipped chocolate ganache, and topped with a chocolate drip.

Slice of cake pulled away from chocolate ganache cake.

8. Tiramisu Cake

This tiramisu cake is made with genoise cake soaked with espresso filled with mascarpone cream, and topped with cocoa powder.

9. Ferrero Rocher Cake

This Ferrero rocher cake is made with three chocolate hazelnut cake layers, topped and frosted with hazelnut buttercream, and topped with chocolate ganache, and Ferrero rocher candy.

10. Chocolate Caramel Cake

This chocolate caramel cake is made with a moist one bowl chocolate cake, filled with caramel sauce, and frosted with chocolate caramel frosting.

11. Oreo Cake With Oreo Frosting

This Oreo cake is made with vanilla Oreo cake, frosted with Oreo frosting, and topped with chocolate ganache, whipped cream, and Oreos!

Close up shot of cookies and cream cake.

12. Crepe Cake

This crepe cake recipe is made by layering French crepes with whipped cream and topped with a delicious chocolate ganache.

Crepe cake sliced open with two slices of the cake next to it.

13. Butterscotch Cake

This butterscotch cake is made with moist and tender brown sugar cake layers, homemade butterscotch sauce, and topped and filled with butterscotch buttercream.

Slice of butterscotch cake on a stack of white plates.

14. Matilda's Chocolate Cake

This Matilda's chocolate cake is made with moist chocolate cake layers that are topped and filled with a glossy chocolate fudge frosting.

Matildas chocolate cake sliced open on a cake stand. — Silky smooth chocolate fudge frosting on our matildas chocolate cake.

15. Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Cake

This strawberry shortcake birthday cake is made with a tender vanilla cake, filled with whipped cream and fresh juicy strawberries.

Strawberry shortcake birthday cake on a white cake plate.

16. Lemon Curd Cake

This lemon curd cake is made with two layers of moist lemon cake, filled with lemon curd, and frosted with lemon buttercream frosting.

This chocolate chip cookie dough cake is made with chocolate chip vanilla cake, filled with edible cookie dough, covered with chocolate chip buttercream, topped with chocolate ganache, and more edible cookie dough!

Slice of chocolate chip cookie dough cake with a fork inserted into the slice.

18. Lotus Biscoff Cake

This lotus biscoff cake is made with a soft biscoff cake, frosted with biscoff buttercream, topped, and filled with biscoff spread.

Biscoff drip cake with biscoff cookies on top on a wooden platter.

19. Chocolate Biscuit Cake

This no bake chocolate biscuit cake is made with digestive biscuits, homemade chocolate sauce, and topped with nuts.

Close up shot of a slice of chocolate biscuit cake.

20. Black Forest Cake

This black forest cake is made by layering moist chocolate cake layers with fresh cherries, cherry liquor, whipped cream, and topped with chocolate ganache.

21. Strawberry Jam Cake

This strawberry jam cake is made with a moist and fluffy vanilla cake, filled with strawberry jam, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries, covered in vanilla buttercream and topped with more fresh strawberries!

22. Pistachio Cake

This pistachio cake is made with real pistachios and pistachio paste, full of pistachio flavor, topped and covered with pistachio buttercream frosting, and topped with chopped pistachios.

23. Snickers Cake

This Snickers cake is made with a chocolate cake frosted with peanut butter caramel frosting, filled with Snickers, and topped with chocolate ganache.

Peanut butter snickers cake on a wooden cake stand.

24. Marble Loaf Cake

This easy marble loaf cake is moist and flavorful and topped with a thick and luscious layer of chocolate ganache.

Slices of marble loaf cake on parchment paper.

25. Triple Chocolate Cake

This triple chocolate cake is made with moist chocolate cake, frosted with chocolate buttercream, chocolate ganache drip, and chocolate whipped cream.

Faq's

What is the most delicious cake in the world?

Determining the most delicious cake in the world is subjective, as taste preferences vary greatly among individuals. However, many people consider the rich and decadent chocolate cake to be a top contender.

What are the top 10 cakes?

The top 10 cakes include the classic chocolate cake, red velvet cake, carrot cake, German chocolate cake, angel food cake, strawberry shortcake cake, Italian cream cake, butter cake, pineapple upside-down cake, and the traditional vanilla birthday cake.

What cakes are popular now?

Classic flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and red velvet remain popular, but new options are emerging. Matcha, lavender, and salted caramel are trending, along with fruit-inspired cakes.

Earl Grey tea and olive oil cakes showcase modern cake flavors, appealing to adventurous eaters.

More cake recipes

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake- This chocolate mayonnaise cake is a decadent incredibly moist and tender cake that is topped with chocolate fudge frosting.

Mexican Chocolate Cake- This Mexican chocolate cake is made with chocolate cake that is spiced with cinnamon and cayenne pepper and is topped with cinnamon frosting.

Chocolate Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting- This chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting is made with tender and moist chocolate cake layers and tangy and sweet cream cheese frosting.

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