Cake & Cupcakes Recipes - ZoëBakes https://zoebakes.com/category/cake/ eat dessert first Tue, 12 May 2026 16:11:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 36689627 How to Make Baked Alaska (With 6 Varieties!) https://www.zoebakes.com/2026/05/12/how-to-make-baked-alaska/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2026/05/12/how-to-make-baked-alaska/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 16:10:00 +0000 https://www.zoebakes.com/?p=30734 Baked Alaska is one of my favorite desserts. It combines a few of my favorite things: ice cream, meringue and a blow torch 😉! A traditional Baked Alaska is simple and elegant, and you can customize yours with all kinds of flavors. Here, you’ll learn how to make traditional Baked […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2026/05/12/how-to-make-baked-alaska/feed/ 0 30734 Whipped Cream Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/06/11/whipped-cream-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/06/11/whipped-cream-cake/#comments Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:31:58 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=28179 In 1998 I sat next to Rose Levy Beranbaum on a panel of bakers at a Barnes & Noble for a “Celebrity Cook Book Club.” I was freshly out of culinary school and working as a pastry chef at a fine dining restaurant. I was neither a “celebrity” nor a […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/06/11/whipped-cream-cake/feed/ 426 28179 Cream Cheese Frosting https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/04/04/cream-cheese-frosting/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/04/04/cream-cheese-frosting/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:45:02 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=27666 I shouldn’t have favorites, but, really, I’d eat this Cream Cheese Frosting on just about anything, including toast. It’s just the right amount of sweet, without being cloying, so it goes perfectly with super-rich Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake, Ultimate Carrot Cake or Hummingbird Cake. You can even pair it with […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/03/19/tiramisu-2/feed/ 1 27446 Guinness Chocolate Cake with White Knight Frosting https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/03/10/guinness-chocolate-cake-with-white-knight-frosting/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/03/10/guinness-chocolate-cake-with-white-knight-frosting/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:33:53 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=11126 Inspired by my travels to Ireland, this Guinness Chocolate Cake is a perfect recipe for St. Patrick’s Day. Jump to the recipe below, or read on to discover some of my favorite This Guinness Chocolate Stout Cake with White Knight Buttercream based on recipes from Zoë Bakes Cakes, was inspired […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/03/10/guinness-chocolate-cake-with-white-knight-frosting/feed/ 7 11126 Cherry Chocolate Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/10/cherry-chocolate-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/10/cherry-chocolate-cake/#comments Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:55:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=5704 This cherry chocolate cake is perfect for Valentine’s Day (or any other time, really). The Black Forest cake is moist and delicious, and the cherries add sweetness and elegance. This is a very tossed-together Black Forest Cake, or, as I like to say, when I am too lazy to bring […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2025/02/10/cherry-chocolate-cake/feed/ 52 5704 Christmas Croquembouche https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/12/05/christmas-croquembouche/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/12/05/christmas-croquembouche/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:39:02 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=9203 A Christmas Croquembouche seems like the perfect way to celebrate this holiday season. Cream puffs held together by swirls of delicate caramel make for a gorgeous, festive display. More Holiday Recipes What Is Croquembouche? A croquembouche (kroke-em-boosh) is a tower of profiteroles (cream puffs) stuck together with a thin layer […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/12/05/christmas-croquembouche/feed/ 7 9203 Bûche de Noël ~ Christmas Yule Log https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:00:41 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=2664 Bûche de Noël is a fun, festive cake resembling a holiday yule log. It’s a beautiful cake that’s perfect as a Christmas dessert. This is a classic French dessert that is served at Christmas time. Bûche de Noël translates as the “Christmas Log” and is meant to look like the […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/26/buche-de-noel-christmas-yule-log/feed/ 45 2664 Spice Cake with Brown Butter Buttercream and Cranberry Filling https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/14/spice-cake-with-brown-butter-buttercream-and-cranberry-filling/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/14/spice-cake-with-brown-butter-buttercream-and-cranberry-filling/#comments Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:54:59 +0000 https://zoebakes.com/?p=20278 This spice cake is a beautiful fall recipe. The cranberry filling, spices and gorgeous look makes this cake right at home on a Thanksgiving or holiday dessert table. As the temperature turns chilly and the holiday season nears, it makes me crave all the warm spices. This cake is adapted from my Zoë […]

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]]> https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/11/14/spice-cake-with-brown-butter-buttercream-and-cranberry-filling/feed/ 10 20278 Poached Pear Ginger Cake https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/10/28/poached-pear-ginger-cake/ https://www.zoebakes.com/2024/10/28/poached-pear-ginger-cake/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:50:00 +0000 http://zoebakes.com/?p=7608 This pear and ginger cake features cozy fall flavors with the natural sweetness of Bosc pears for a tasty treat perfect for Thanksgiving or the holiday season. More Fall Recipes Pear ginger cake is the quintessential fall cake. Poached pears were the symbol of a sophisticated dessert when I was […]

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