50+ Best Birthday Cake Recipes Made for Celebrations

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

For many, there's nothing as nostalgic for a birthday than a chocolate chip cookie cake. Instead of ordering one this year, make your loved one their childhood favorite from scratch.

Recipe: Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

These festive treats are the cutest way to celebrate a birthday.

Recipe: Strawberry Birthday Cake

This layer cake combines delicious homemade elements like strawberry compote and cream cheese frosting.

Recipe: Classic Birthday Cake

The flavor of confetti cake simply has no rival, and a sheet cake makes it easy to bake and take.

Recipe: Triple-Layer Chocolate-Caramel Cake

Make the frosting for this three-layer beauty a day in advance for easier spreading.

Recipe: Cheerwine Cherry Cupcakes with Cherry-Swirl Frosting

Pretty in pink, these cupcakes prove everything is better with a splash of Southern-favorite Cheerwine soda.

Recipe: Naked Lemon Cake with Flower Crown

This flower-topped lemon cake is almost too pretty to eat.

Recipe: Ice Cream Sandwich Cake

There's nothing better than a no-cook dessert that you can make ahead.

Recipe: SweeTARTS and Smarties Tie-Dye Cake

This groovy sheet cake will brighten up your birthday party.

Recipe: Buttermilk-Lime Mini Cakes with Vanilla-Mascarpone Buttercream

Use your biscuit-cutter for the prettiest mini layer cakes your crowd has ever seen.

Recipe: Oreo Cheesecake

With Oreos included in the crust, filling, and topping, this cheesecake recipe doesn't skimp on your favorite cookie's flavor.

Recipe: Key Lime Icebox Cake

If your birthday honoree's favorite dessert is Key Lime Pie, make it big-batch with this no-bake cake recipe.

Recipe: Coca Cola Chocolate Cake

Southerners know a bit of soda is the secret to the fluffiest desserts.

Recipe: Strawberries-and-Cream Sheet Cake

This pretty-in-pink cake is one of our most popular sheet cake recipes of all time.

Recipe: Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake

Southern-favorite pound cake and caramel cake meet in this recipe that readers have fallen in love with.

Recipe: Rose Petal Cupcakes

Dress up a box of white cake mix with Rose-Vanilla Buttercream and edible rose petals that match your party décor.

Recipe: Luscious Lemon Cake

If you have a lemon-lover to celebrate, it doesn't get more classic than this layer cake you can decorate however you please.

Recipe: Cream Soda Confetti Sheet Cake with Strawberry-Sour Cream Buttercream

This simple but colorful sheet cake will bring the fun to the party.

Recipe: Coconut Chiffon Cake

No cake is more worthy of a celebration than this elegant vintage confection.

Recipe: Blueberry Mini Cheesecakes

Summer birthday? Celebrate with petite cheesecakes that make the most of fresh blueberries.

Recipe: Heavenly Angel Food Cake

There's nothing more divine than a fluffy, light-as-air slice of angel food cake.

Recipe: Reese's Cake

If your birthday boy or girl can't resist a Reese's at the checkout line, this beyond-decadent Bundt cake will seem too good to be true.

Recipe: Strawberry-Lemonade Cake

Dive into refreshing layers of strawberry-lemonade cake that's perfect for a springtime birthday.

Recipe: Homemade Yellow Cake

Picky eater? Make our homemade yellow cake from scratch and top it with his or her favorite frosting recipe.

Recipe: Hummingbird Cupcakes with Candied Pineapple Wedges

Get all the flavor of the classic Hummingbird Cake you love in big-batch form that everyone at the party can enjoy.

Recipe: Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake with Caramel Buttercream

What's better than fudge cake? Fudge cake topped with chocolate ganache and fluffy caramel buttercream.

Recipe: Praline Cake

Pralines are an all-time favorite Southern dessert, but they can be tricky to make for beginner bakers. Nail the praline flavor with this party-ready cake.

Recipe: Classic Southern Pound Cake

As the saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," and that's how we feel about this ultimate pound cake recipe.

Recipe: Banana Pudding Poke Cake

If you didn't think your favorite banana pudding could get better, try this cake on for size.

Recipe: Mini Confetti Cakes

These Instagram-worthy tiny cakes are easier to make than they look.

Recipe: Chocolate-Coconut Pavlova Cake

Dietary restrictions are no match for this dairy-free, gluten-free stunner of a cake.

Recipe: Lemon Raspberry Cake

This elegant layer cake is made with cream cheese-raspberry frosting made with fresh raspberries.

Recipe: Butter Toffee-Pecan Layer Cake

This soft vanilla cake with toasted pecans and toffee bits is topped with a brown butter-toffee frosting and all we have to say is, "Wow."

Recipe: Strawberry Icebox Cake

This no-bake icebox cake is a nostalgic treat your guests will love.

Recipe: Lane Cupcakes

Famed vintage Lane Cake gets personal-portion treatment in this cute cupcake recipe.

Recipe: Brown Sugar-Rum Cake

If rum is the birthday girl or guy's choice drink, this tender sheet cake is a must-bake.

Recipe: Dreamy Lemon Cheesecake

This bright cheesecake recipe has been a reader-favorite for years.

Recipe: Chocolate Mousse Cake

This ultra-rich chocolate cake is delicious served with fresh berries and a dollop of homemade whipped cream.

Recipe: Ice Cream Sandwich Layer Cake

This childhood-favorite treat gets an upgrade in this cake recipe kids and adults will love.

Recipe: Vanilla Layer Cake with Flower Cuff

You don't need decorating skills for a cake that looks like it came straight from the bakery when you add edible flowers.

Recipe: Coconut Cream Cake

Toasted coconut shavings make a pretty but easy topping for a classic coconut cake.

Recipe: Chocolate-Almond Petit Fours

Impress everyone at the party and show up with homemade petit fours instead of a box from the bakery.

Recipe: Pink Lemonade Cake

Pink lemonade frosting, decorating sugar, and edible pearls create a sheet cake fit for a princess.

Recipe: Banana Pudding Cheesecake

Banana pudding and cheesecake make a beautiful couple in this dessert recipe.

Recipe: Chocolate Strawberry Cake

This layer cake captures all the flavor you love about chocolate-covered strawberries.

Recipe: Almond-Coconut Mini Cakes

The prettiest way to guarantee mess-free serving is these mini Bundt cakes.

Recipe: Margarita Cake

Gathering for a birthday fiesta? Raise a glass to this spirited cake recipe.

Recipe: Devil's Food Cake

When it comes to chocolate, you don't need a fancy recipe. This basic, decadent chocolate cake fits the bill perfectly.

Recipe: Fresh Strawberry Cupcakes

You won't find a single artificial flavor in these beautiful cupcakes made with fresh spring strawberries.

Recipe: Red Velvet Ice-Cream Cake

There's no dessert more fitting for a summer birthday party than a cool, colorful ice-cream cake.

Recipe: Caramel Cake

Some guests don't like citrus desserts, others chocolate, but everyone can agree on loving caramel cake.

Recipe: Mississippi Mud Cake

This fudgy sheet cake is topped with marshmallows for a festive finish.

Recipe: Lemon Sherbet Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

These pastel cupcakes were made for spring parties.

Recipe: Toasted Almond Butter Cake

No nut allergies in your family? Try out this buttery cake with cream cheese frosting.

Recipe: Chocolate Bundt Cake

This creatively easy cake mixes boxed cake and brownie mixes for the most decadent result.

Recipe: Strawberry Dream Cake

Cutting into this cake to find a layer of fresh strawberries is a true springtime dream.

Recipe: Praline Mini Cakes

No sharing is required when it comes to these toffee-filled and brown sugar icing-topped cakes.