The secrets to this celestial buttercream, writes pastry chef Rosie Daykin in her first book, Butter Baked Goods , are “making sure your butter is not too cold, and then whipping it like crazy!”
Vanilla cake layered with raspberry and pisachio buttercreams (that's right, two types of buttercream frosting!) is topped off with a creamy, crunchy exterior. Divine.
An homage to the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, this cake is for the true peanut butter and chocolate lover. Recipe:Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
6 /24Thomas J. Story
Lemon and Vanilla Angel Food Cake
This delicate, cloudlike cake subs rice flour for regular flour so the cake is gluten-free, with a little crunch. For best results, beat egg whites to very soft peaks so they (and the cake) can expand further in the oven.
If you’re looking for an alternative to pie this holiday season, we strongly encourage you to consider this big beauty—warm, spicy, generous in every way.
Fold toffee candy into caramel crème fraîche to fill this chocolate cake. Frost the outside of the cake with more caramel crème fraîche and sprinkle it with almonds.
Our butter cake meets classic lemon meringue pie. We used a loaf pan to change the shape of the cake ― a simple twist that dramatically alters the presentation. Recipe:Lemon Meringue Cake
10 /24Annabelle Breakey
Strawberry Tallcake
We created this elegant, elongated version of strawberry shortcake by stacking cake layers with berries and whipped cream.
This cardamom-perfumed pistachio layer cake is topped with nuts, wrapped and filled with softly whipped cream, and served with a sesame seed-flavored custard sauce.
Apricot jam and almond paste makes this basic butter cake worthy of its pedestal. More jam flavors the buttercream frosting, and sliced almonds add crunch.
This 4-layer chocolate raspberry cake features a tangy raspberry filling and a rich foolproof buttercream icing. Top it with fresh raspberries for a simple and elegant presentation.
Yogurt gives this moist cake recipe extra tang, blueberries add bright color and summer sweetness, and a nutty streusel topping finishes off this simple recipe.