Layer Cakes
Building a baking masterpiece can sometimes mean layering it on thick. Some of our favorite cakes are flavor sensations stacked high. These baked beauties are just as luscious as they are lustrous, so you'll want to make some just to see how beautifully yours stack up.
![Homemade Yellow Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Cql4jxyS5RYndGH__aJao1C8TMQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Homemade20Yellow20Cake_0-2000-832f18428aef4be69993d6741e794051.jpg)
Homemade Yellow Cake
![Bananas Foster Cake in a cake plate](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/MrhOYPUXF4sn-C1-dAVzxJSV1eA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BananaFosterCake_0004-cb1ce7763fe144f3a11715a5cab1d244.jpg)
Bananas Foster Cake
![Southern Living Strawberry Vanilla Cake sliced on a cake plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/pprJW37C4yeBQyy9ltjkmB5GsOE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/StrawberryVanillaCake_132-c2776ede941c419a8e47d1048ea88a3c.jpg)
How Long Does Cake Last In The Fridge?
![Best Carrot Cake on a white plate with orange splatter](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/iDjFji4wQASlChRdyvn3c8w_OtU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Best_Carrot_Cake019-1_preview-2d9e2041e51847c18a85429598fe6bb9.jpg)
Best Carrot Cake
![Devil's Food Cake with Salted Peanut Butter Frosting and Ganache](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/1F0uOyiBzBKOXdb-lfqMcPl7n-Y=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2641101_Chocolate_Cake_with_Peanut_Butter_754_preview-5635dd293c60465f8aef0d1debc95eb5.jpg)
Devil's Food Cake With Salted Peanut Butter Frosting And Ganache
![Southern Living Mahogany Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/ui-13-4rYxHxIbgEOwki8osTBSs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Mahogany_-cake_009-9fadbbc87ddf4081879a2db83142c3a1.jpg)
Mahogany Cake
![Strawberry Birthday Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/ed_CvsdRROEodNVJU-vgVXYpZJA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Strawberry20Birthday20Cake_0-2000-fe941c757fc244fb90e4404c737bbee8.jpg)
Strawberry Birthday Cake
![Best Carrot Cake on a white plate with orange splatter](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/iDjFji4wQASlChRdyvn3c8w_OtU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Best_Carrot_Cake019-1_preview-2d9e2041e51847c18a85429598fe6bb9.jpg)
“Divorce Carrot Cake” Might Be The Most Hilarious Dessert We’ve Ever Heard Of
![Southern Living Smash Cake on a plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Iez0ZyQp7jx1VwWklcwkmrniEUg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Smash_Cake_014-1-8cd0628e1bbb47918cfb3a8a1ac75629.jpg)
Smash Cake For An Extra Special Birthday
![Lady Baltimore Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/tsQfNDr6ao3W7aFDGX54Z-ztL4g=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/lady_baltimore_cake-1f29d55e614c4049b04a53234cc9a978.jpg)
Lady Baltimore Cake
![Southern Living Berry Chantilly Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/g2cT-iEARByBJo7kewfdyGTBdCM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Berry_Chantilly_Cake_020-f4f433bf04d640ff83bf334ebde6d7b7.jpg)
Berry Chantilly Cake
![Chocolate Strawberry Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/XZkEPxR9KIGDdNQsguwpZirkfXU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chocolate_strawberrycake_032-s-2000-cba69268a66e4e3a9962c06fae729380.jpg)
Chocolate Strawberry Cake
![Southern Living Gingham Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/qC3RB6-p0f4XHWswobHCJO9Mje4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/gingham-cake_batch62_beauty7-282-c64097a4c77543ffa8f090ca9151f3ad.jpg)
Gingham Cake Brings The Southern Charm
![Southern Living Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/AHfqvANnazERWLgnzd6DqRN_fLU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27539-Strawberry-Shortcake-Desserts_-72-4c8821c75ccc429f8d81c24ddb291458.jpg)
Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake Will Sweeten Up Summertime
![Southern Living Cookies and Cream Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/3it6X3W9pw-_rE5bNhjEPYSM-Gk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cookies-And-Cream-Cake_7885_beauty_101-75ee7b69191344c9b8118f7dec1ce8a9.jpg)
Cookies And Cream Cake
![Southern Living Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/1Nno-RcQE8vDL3HdbQfUE2jpBnI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Vanilla-Cake-With-Strawberry-Filling_beauty_SEO61-61-2ffc45f4c44e466c9464edd3b07cc3be.jpg)
Vanilla Cake With Strawberry Filling
![Southern Living Chocolate Birthday Cake on a cake plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/d0udNhLE1VIkd39AYhn0LKotwoI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Chocolate-Birthday-Cake_3x2_Batch60-51-262fa5f104fa4a3ba5d3c10c70b2a30e.jpg)
Chocolate Birthday Cake
![Confetti Cake with Vanilla-Sour Cream Frosting - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Im90hJS-yd4IOZyb5PFh7InQwbU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2641101_Funfetti_Cake_702-f84188b48c73446ba57d7f3b2e126115.jpg)
Confetti Cake With Vanilla-Sour Cream Frosting
![Lemon Meringue Cake - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/eBi0rw6OxnQiLQiSLA499krgKJs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SLCOM-LemonMeringueCake-SEO61-10946-e1d918a8641e439093c4eedd5652b5a3.jpg)
Lemon Meringue Cake
![Southern Living Raspberry Lemon Cake ready to serve with a slice cut out](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/GYjROutBf-KF5x0oE9_bFGmIbrQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Raspberry_Lemon_Cake_032-dfec8c4ecbf440ea950624afa71f10ae.jpg)
Lemon Raspberry Cake
![Italian Cream Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/6k8Rq7YoUoXWZkpqDFPE0ccUlC8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Italian_Cream_Cake_013-abf505e201f84980bd2b1143dd500bf6.jpg)
Italian Cream Cake
![Southern Living Strawberry Cake with a slice out to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/keYjQpRBOMaAlMlY8707fDmYEmY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Strawberry_Cake_Batch-60_-Beauty_04-e695c05658574b15a54de74a479658e0.jpg)
Strawberry Cake
![mini confetti cakes - southern living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/YNALTr0dj4VSE_ig6imh2iuh51k=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2579101_Cente_MINI_CONFETTI_Cakes_399-127956616d404189a1ffa5f31c447ddd.jpg)
Mini Confetti Cakes
![Southern Living Strawberry Vanilla Cake sliced on a cake plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/pprJW37C4yeBQyy9ltjkmB5GsOE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/StrawberryVanillaCake_132-c2776ede941c419a8e47d1048ea88a3c.jpg)
Strawberry-Vanilla Cake
![chocolate mayonnaise cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/zd1oGKw2JNFHkH0-tZ7XnUI8jWk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2552101_SaveR_020-a25f7cda378842deae37dbe085b460d8.jpg)
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
![Pecan Pie Cake With Browned Butter Frosting](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/deX-NqZ6Mv4QI9utbjqA8kwSgOM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Pecan_pie_cake_082-1-81e2a9a9fa83457e8bd70381bb6decea.jpg)
Pecan Pie Cake With Browned Butter Frosting
![apple stack cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/po9j5fjzOshPfNAShBQM7l0KyPk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2561101_Regio_2878-25fd2e781197470d9138c353c6deef34.jpg)
Apple Stack Cake
![Southern Living White Cake with Cranberry Filling and Orange Buttercream layers in pans](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/PPRMkhV3tptJvz7YXMyMa9IuNRI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/White-Cake-With-Cranberry-Filling-and-Orange-Buttercream-Step-2b-91e2e949a7e0499fb79085f1fbfb0fdf.jpg)
Everything You Need To Know About Cake Pan Sizes And Conversions
![cranberry-orange cake on a pedestal](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/F0Su6Hd1yX9x2ur3KRTxA0v54GY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sl_SEO17_Cranberry-orange-christmas-cake_76-d0dcded6f3244175a71ec7a9dcc74a22.jpg)
Cranberry-Orange Cake With Orange Buttercream
![Jimmy Carter Dessert - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/A64v1JASqopv7XdJCwwZQHKyxNs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Jimmy_Carter_001-ab53860d204840edb89105cb408f86d6.jpg)
The Old-School Southern "Delight" You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
![Southern Living The Redbird Cake sliced on a cake plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/RmNjUyBXT4rrfOGHvkyQ4P0sgg8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27618_BWCfeature_827-1-14a9bc434b3942c3920613ef48c850ec.jpg)
The Redbird Cake
![Hummingbird Cake - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/2ZO_BthvrJy9P2UMnSGZj-sm8Po=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Hummingbird_Cake_003-18ac6a74e96d43949f257ee23ee8fe2b.jpg)
Hummingbird Cake
![Milky Way Cake - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/KZ3ppVc7O01eSDwcMAQooZhVqbA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/259101_WebOn_247-949d1fb4997f43ae8a820e8b319c77a1.jpg)
Milky Way Cake
![Little Layer Chocolate Cake - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/om6BSohvIrw-ExbM9_i68O3C21k=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Little-Layer-Chocolate-Cake-beauty-34110-c3eb520608d14a47a55b2f193c7fc8e6.jpg)
Little Layer Chocolate Cake
![Sweet Potato Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/KlKdAsOeVD_dFmMUh-fVKlP2__U=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/26968_SweetPDs_SweetPotatoCake-174h-f4142ca866e64bb09866fe5ff3af225f.jpg)
Sweet Potato Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
![Southern Living Million Dollar Cake on a cake plate ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/AxLFHF7LFTl6-ooUMJ52RT3C_PE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/million-dollar-cake_batch56_3x2-273-3ea2b5ccf15849f18d37af21fab21a82.jpg)
Million Dollar Cake
![Southern Living German Chocolate Cake on a cake plate with a slice cut out to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/y0hV90N_tIOvfVhsXEYFCSkNmAk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/German_Chocolate_Cake_002-7be88682ed2d4737bdc3d75f523293ce.jpg)
German Chocolate Cake
![Southern Living Tomato Soup Cake sliced on plates to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/3np2e5tnhLjRs9uy5Cc8PbLeONQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/tomato-soup-cake_batch56_3x2-322-576967f9e1e44c3385dec710f8139e0e.jpg)
Tomato Soup Cake
![Pumpkin Cake - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/kmVl4L05XV4BZLvwRIPE2v4d0s4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Pumpkin_Cake_017-d230a229f5194c999f206ee851309468.jpg)
Pumpkin Cake
Butter Toffee-Pecan Layer Cake
![Southern Living Apple-Pecan Carrot Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/wxZiBaZGF-eATui6QexF1Bn4npg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/apple-pecan-carrot-cake_batch7335_3x2-178-5d65b900ab9f4a37a7daa2fb5c1a5b06.jpg)
Apple-Pecan Carrot Cake
![hoda kotb holding a microphone](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/1unYXYE2_Kxhk6j6VXpNlyLVzgo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Hoda-Kotb-Blue-Template-8b5dd5b7d207410da673c32d25765fb0.jpg)
Hoda Kotb Just Celebrated Her Birthday With A 7-Ingredient Semi-Homemade Cake—Here's The Recipe
![Southern Living Banana Layer Cake With Caramel Icing on a platter to serve with a piece cut](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/ZQr6ChZYVWiuONxpuBCZE_za6NY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27523_Souths-Most-Treasured-Desserts_109-1b-2fc7aa8b703e428ea96c841d068661d5.jpg)
Banana Layer Cake With Caramel Icing
![One-Bowl Chocolate Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/waI3oMkX3h0xsoBALyqB5_vFCBs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Southern-Living_Chocolate_Cake_002-d98588abca94416ba3d4c0b094d531af.jpg)
One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
![Pig Pickin' Cake on a blue plate](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/JaFSu3Y-Rj4zANM1u6QVwVw15Vs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Pig-Pickin-Cake_audit7280_beauty1-79-8c84008766824c068d3df6182e3cfa47.jpg)
Pig Pickin' Cake
![Southern Living Milk Chocolate Bar Cake slice and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/8shYpvgFeyxehp3BBbPQh2wagK4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/7642453-Milk-Chocolate-Bar-Cake-Beauty-11824-8777b27fa2b84e9fa5db32404b83ed5b.jpg)
Milk Chocolate Bar Cake
![oddball carrot cake on a plate with a slice out](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Q1ytw2Fqkbk4xJ6jJ8iz03yviI0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Oddball-Carrot-Cake-photo-3ec6f7b92b16407982c3ec56e9886f1d.jpg)
Oddball Carrot Cake
![Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/xU0l_klyCw9LXyKjTPuJ4Ju8YBM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Blueberry_Lemon_Cake_020-45d70f592f0649c598a82c410fac141a.jpg)
Blueberry Lemon Cake
![Southern Living Coca Cola Cake on a cake plate with a slice taken out](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/IV3Pu6lFyCowOJoMwwPGl-lifn4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Coca_Cola_Cake_127-cbbec013eed74c3d9d4b7198adba8330.jpg)
Coca-Cola Cake
This Cake Is So Amazing I'm Giving It To My Dad For Father’s Day
![Southern Living Lemon Coconut Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/-kI_PN87QxTkzViHIRIQq1xaE-w=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Lemon-Coconut-Cake_Audit7666_beauty-15-cd1f40f09c494a29b8acc8c0fef1cbd6.jpg)
Lemon-Coconut Cake
![Classic Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/v0SJT1iHVUYe4qeq6vG7ZfaKm0I=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Southern-Living_red-velvet-cake-molly-bolton-beauty2-360a9c0efa4e492f8948d890652c910f.jpg)
Classic Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
![Gingerbread Layer Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Sa31Oh3bllw2vEOuzSPNevV0DKg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-Gingerbread_Cake_035-df5920b17a724c7f9e5ae35b13114342.jpg)
Gingerbread Layer Cake
![Blackberry Jam Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/s7Z5X67qnMnIjE_SbhbQt-lQknY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Screen-Shot-2022-09-20-at-10.29.35-PM-cd36afc6ec1c4fedb12dd4702207c878.png)
Why Old-Fashioned Kentucky Jam Cake Tastes Like Home
![Caramel Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/UN-YGfXKvRLEmYnoT4MIxuBPv7E=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fo_dc34040700a810fc_spcms-66e49342f7374fbb8678705ab97c421b-904242ba68d143c98edc59dfe39308de.jpeg)
The Vintage Southern Caramel Cake We Still Request For Our Birthdays
![Southern Living Berry Chantilly Cake whole and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/WaBQe9M18h3ehvph2iJrnqWYsEM=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Berry_Chantilly_Cake_019-d851d1f97a184264b10a1f400d2ee66b.jpg)
25 Cake Recipes That'll Earn You Top Dollar At The Church Auction
![Red Velvet Doberge Cake With Cheesecake Custard](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/t4MzPuD-u--Dl3TQcrrjjrdVAnU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-red-velvet-doberge-cake-272602_BWC_173_preview-7ee86f2e9483438e921deee5c78dfdc8.jpg)
Red Velvet Doberge Cake With Cheesecake Custard
![Red Velvet-White Chocolate Cheesecake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/_13d1IiKNv6Iv2o1OQgGeyTfmfA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-red-velvet-white-chocolate-cheesecake-7d86a1613f964cf4adf6f1b2cc0ee39b.jpg)
Red Velvet-White Chocolate Cheesecake
![Southern Living Strawberry Lemonade Cake with a slice out to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/G7jaO9cisLLZdIn4KxPJVBqD8Lc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Strawberry_Lemonade_Cake_089-76b3062cd52d4d968aee4dd377f2d131.jpg)
Strawberry-Lemonade Cake
![Southern Living Strawberry Ladyfinger Cake assembled and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/6ie79DyFnSqCgcBGnfcAnKQT2LA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27539-Strawberry-Shortcake-Desserts_-52-1-de506f30d49447dd9525e464648ebd68.jpg)
35 Fourth Of July Cake Ideas For A Party Finale Better Than Fireworks