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36 Fruity and Floral Cakes Made For Spring Party Season

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By Southern Living Editors Updated July 05, 2022
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Credit: Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke

Spring party season is the perfect excuse to whip up one—or more—of these sweet treats. Whether you're planning a baby shower, celebrating Mother's Day, or simply toasting to the season, these versatile spring cakes make the most of all your favorite seasonal flavors.

From strawberries to blueberries, from bright citrus to perfume-packed florals, these stunning bakes are sure to impress any spring party crowd. For a truly Southern take on spring, enjoy a recipe inspired by our favorite warm-weather beverages, like Sweet Tea Bundt Cake or Strawberry-Lemonade Cake. Few aromas say spring quite like coconut, and you can find it here too, in a recipe that infuses coconut in a classic Southern pound cake or a Coconut-Carrot Cake meant for a crowd. If you prefer a bite-size spring cake, bake the Heavenly Angel Food Cake, or slice into the Lemon-Yogurt Crumb Cake. Spring is the season when flowers bud, and these cake recipes capture the sweetness of the new season.

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Chocolate-Strawberry Cake

Chocolate Strawberry Cake
Credit: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Melissa Gray; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford

Recipe: Chocolate-Strawberry Cake

Three layers of chocolate-strawberry decadence? Sign us up.

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Blueberry Mini Cheesecakes

Blueberry Mini Cheesecakes
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Recipe: Blueberry Mini Cheesecakes

These petite blueberry cheesecakes are the ideal treat for an afternoon garden party or a spring baby shower.

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Glazed Buttermilk Donut Cake

Glazed Buttermilk Donut Cake
Credit: Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling: Margaret Dickey, Prop Styling: Kay E Clarke

Recipe: Glazed Buttermilk Donut Cake

This mash-up of two of our favorite sweets—cake and glazed donuts—will be beloved by kids and adults alike.

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Creamy Peach Icebox Cake

Creamy Peach Icebox Cake
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling; Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Creamy Peach Icebox Cake

Pound cake, peach preserves, and vanilla ice cream come together to create the ultimate refreshing treat.

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Strawberry-Lemonade Cake

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Credit: Jen Causey

Recipe: Strawberry-Lemonade Cake

Pair your cool glass of strawberry lemonade with a slice of this stunning quadruple-layer cake.

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Lemon-Orange Chiffon Cake

Banana Pudding Cheesecake
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Recipe: Lemon-Orange Chiffon Cake

Serve this decadent spring dessert at your next ladies' luncheon and wow the crowd with edible flowers.

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Strawberry Icebox Cake

Strawberry Icebox Cake
Credit: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Melissa Gray; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford

Recipe: Strawberry Icebox Cake

With only 5 ingredients, including chocolate wafer cookies and strawberry jam, this no-bake icebox cake couldn't get any easier.

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Heavenly Angel Food Cake

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Recipe: Heavenly Angel Food Cake

The rich, moist texture of this divine angel food cake is unlike any other. Made from scratch in minutes, it's baked in a 13- x 9-inch pan and spread with frosting that's a lemon lover's dream.

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Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake

Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake
Credit: Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake

Trust us: This simple and swoon-worthy sheet cake will be a keeper in your recipe box. File it under "Springtime Crowd-pleaser."

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Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake

Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake
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Recipe: Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake

Feeling rowdy? Spin this into a tipsy cake by substituting up to 2 Tbsp. vodka or bourbon for the lemon juice in the frosting.

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Luscious Lemon Cake

Luscious Lemon Cake
Credit: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Luscious Lemon Cake

Create an impressive stack of zesty lemon layers that's perfect for any casual gathering. Or frost the entire cake for a more elegant presentation.

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Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Credit: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake

There are a few things to note about this recipe before you start baking. First, the cream cheese is added after beating the butter and sugar. And, yes, you read the cooking instructions correctly—the cake bakes at a slightly higher temperature than usual.

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Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird Cake
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Hummingbird Cake

A crown of pecan halves completes this beautiful, nutty, oh-so-classic layer cake.

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Strawberry Dream Cake

Strawberry Dream Cake
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Recipe: Strawberry Dream Cake

You'll fall in love with this too-good-to-be-true strawberry cake. Fluffy whipped frosting made with marscapone cheese, sugar, whipping cream, and vanilla and almond extracts is the perfect finishing touch. We love the presentation of cake slices with upright strawberries between the layers. When it comes down to the details, this sweet confection takes the cake.

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Chocolate-Zucchini Cake

Chocolate-Zucchini Cake
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Chocolate-Zucchini Cake

Spiked with an intense hit of chocolate, this is definitely not your garden-variety zucchini cake.

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Yellow Squash Bundt Cake

Yellow Squash Bundt Cake
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Yellow Squash Bundt Cake

Have some extra squash from your spring farmers' market haul? Throw it in your Bundt!

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Lemon Naked Cake with Flower Crown

Naked Lemon Cake with Flower Crown
Credit: Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke

Recipe: Lemon Naked Cake with Flower Crown

Learn how to ice a naked cake to perfect your technique for this elegant dessert.

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Sweet Tea Bundt Cake

Sweet Tea Bundt Cake
Credit: Micah A. Leal

Recipe: Sweet Tea Bundt Cake

The start of sweet tea-sipping season calls for celebration, and we can't think of a better way to toast to the spring than with this Sweet Tea Bundt Cake.

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Coconut Pound Cake

Coconut Pound Cake
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Recipe: Coconut Pound Cake

Looking for a way to shake up your classic pound cake recipe? Just add coconut.

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Coconut-Carrot Cake with Coconut Buttercream

Coconut-Carrot Cake with Coconut Buttercream
Credit: Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Recipe: Coconut-Carrot Cake with Coconut Buttercream

This coconut-carrot sheet cake serves a crowd, making it the perfect choice for any spring soirees.

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Lemon Raspberry Cake

Lemon Raspberry Cake
Credit: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Melissa Gray; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford

Recipe: Lemon Raspberry Cake

A thick layer of raspberry-whipped cream frosting completes this fruity, seasonal stunner.

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Pineapple-Ginger Upside-Down Cake

Pineapple-Ginger Upside-Down Cake
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Recipe: Pineapple-Ginger Upside-Down Cake

A hit of fresh ginger complements caramelized slices of pineapple to create this show-stopping take on an upside-down cake.

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Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

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Recipe: Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

Complemented with fresh strawberries and whipped cream, this decadent pound cake will always be a crowd favorite.

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Mississippi Mud Cake

Mississippi Mud Cake
Credit: Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke

Recipe: Mississippi Mud Cake

Chocolate cake, mini marshmallows, chopped pecans, and homemade chocolate frosting produce a symphony of flavors in this classic sheet cake.

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The Ultimate Carrot Cake

Ultimate Carrot Cake
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Recipe: The Ultimate Carrot Cake

Our best-ever carrot cake includes pecans, warm spices, brown sugar-cream cheese frosting, and elegant candied carrot curls.

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The Lane Cake

The Lane Cake
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Recipe: The Lane Cake

Topped with fresh flowers and swoops of pillowy peach schnapps meringue, this storied cake earns its spot on our springtime tables.

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White Texas Sheet Cake

White Texas Sheet Cake
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Recipe: White Texas Sheet Cake

You've heard of the decadent, chocolatey Texas sheet cake, but have you met its blonde cousin? This vanilla-based cake may just be your new go-to.

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Pineapple-Coconut Cake

Pineapple Coconut Cake
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Recipe: Pineapple-Coconut Cake

Pineapple and coconut bring a double-dose of tropical punch to this island-inspired layer cake.

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Key Lime Pound Cake

Key Lime Pound Cake
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Recipe: Key Lime Pound Cake

Key limes pack more of a punch than your average lime, making them the perfect choice to ramp up the flavor in a classic pound cake.

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Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Cinnamon Coffee Cake
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Recipe: Cinnamon Coffee Cake

Hosting a daytime soiree? This Cinnamon Coffee Cake is the only treat you'll need to please the crowd.

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Lemon Bundt Cake

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Recipe: Lemon Bundt Cake

Tart and sweet, this recipe will become a new staple in your Rolodex.

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Strawberry Birthday Cake

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Recipe: Strawberry Birthday Cake

Spring party season isn't complete without at least one birthday celebration, and this fruity-fresh cake is sure to steal the show.

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Lemon-Lime Pound Cake

Lemon-Lime Pound Cake
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Recipe: Lemon-Lime Pound Cake

This recipe is based on a classic Southern favorite called 7UP Pound Cake, which was created in the 1950s when the soda company suggested using its soft drink instead of other liquid in pound cake recipes. The result: one of the best, and simplest, cakes you'll ever make.

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Key Lime Icebox Cake

Key Lime Icebox Cake
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Recipe: Key Lime Icebox Cake

Layers of tangy-sweet Key lime custard and graham crackers stack up to make one quick and easy layer cake with just enough pucker to take the heat off summer. Add the lime juice once you've fully cooked the custard to let the cornstarch thicken the mixture properly.

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Lemon-Yogurt Crumb Cake

Lemon-Yogurt Crumb Cake
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Recipe: Lemon-Yogurt Crumb Cake

We love the swirls of lemon curd in this cake, but it's also delicious without it.

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Angel Food Cake

Angel Food Cake
Credit: Photographer: Jennifer Causey Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke

Recipe: Angel Food Cake

Light, fluffy, and topped with the fresh fruit of your choice, this Angel Food Cake is everything you've been dreaming of.

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    1 of 36 Chocolate-Strawberry Cake
    2 of 36 Blueberry Mini Cheesecakes
    3 of 36 Glazed Buttermilk Donut Cake
    4 of 36 Creamy Peach Icebox Cake
    5 of 36 Strawberry-Lemonade Cake
    6 of 36 Lemon-Orange Chiffon Cake
    7 of 36 Strawberry Icebox Cake
    8 of 36 Heavenly Angel Food Cake
    9 of 36 Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake
    10 of 36 Sweet Tea-and-Lemonade Cake
    11 of 36 Luscious Lemon Cake
    12 of 36 Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake
    13 of 36 Hummingbird Cake
    14 of 36 Strawberry Dream Cake
    15 of 36 Chocolate-Zucchini Cake
    16 of 36 Yellow Squash Bundt Cake
    17 of 36 Lemon Naked Cake with Flower Crown
    18 of 36 Sweet Tea Bundt Cake
    19 of 36 Coconut Pound Cake
    20 of 36 Coconut-Carrot Cake with Coconut Buttercream
    21 of 36 Lemon Raspberry Cake
    22 of 36 Pineapple-Ginger Upside-Down Cake
    23 of 36 Old-Fashioned Pound Cake
    24 of 36 Mississippi Mud Cake
    25 of 36 The Ultimate Carrot Cake
    26 of 36 The Lane Cake
    27 of 36 White Texas Sheet Cake
    28 of 36 Pineapple-Coconut Cake
    29 of 36 Key Lime Pound Cake
    30 of 36 Cinnamon Coffee Cake
    31 of 36 Lemon Bundt Cake
    32 of 36 Strawberry Birthday Cake
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