Baking a decent-looking birthday cake at home can be difficult. Sure, anyone can open a box of cake mix, add eggs and oil, ...

Julia Gartland for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Samantha Seneviratne. This classic chocolate layer cake is big enough for a celebration but can be easily made with pantry staples and a hand ...

Our easy chocolate cake is foolproof and very forgiving ... A boon for novice bakers who want to try cake decorating. The cake mixture is very runny, so you do need to use leakproof cake ...

This vegan chocolate marshmallow cake takes less than 2 hours of active time, but it looks like you spent way longer. It’s ...

Snowman Cake Pops are fun and easy to make—no cake decorating skills required! Just dip rolled-up white cake into melted white chocolate and you’re practically done. If you are a big fan of the ...

Add the salt and vanilla extract or essence. Let the chocolate topping cool slightly before spreading it over the cake, then refrigerate before serving.

The bottom layer is a chocolate poke cake that gets soaked with chocolate milk after baking, ensuring it doesn’t dry out. The cake is topped with a tangy cream cheese and mascarpone filling, and ...

Jelly beans: Use an assortment of colors to bring the bow tie to life.

Our really easy chocolate cake recipe is perfect for birthdays. It’s so moist, dark and decadent and will keep well for 4–5 days. For buttercream quantities, instead of ganache, use our cake ...