Easy-Bake Birthday Cakes

Published on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, by The CHOW Editorial Team / Edit Post

Maybe it’s a little rough around the edges. Maybe it leans a little to the left. Maybe the frosting looks like a relief map of the moon. But there is something truly special about a homemade birthday cake. And with our help—and these recipes—it can be almost easy.

(Roll over cake for slice closeup)

Cardamom-Spiced Carrot Cake
with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

Carrot Cake

Moist Yellow Cake
with Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting

yellow cake

Triple Malt Chocolate Cake
with Vanilla Malt Frosting

chocolate cake

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  • We unfortunately don't have a banana cake on our site - only banana bread. But here is a good Chowhound thread on the subject. It may prove useful.
    http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/754070?tag=search_results;results_list

    Jill (CHOW.com Kitchen)

  • I need a Banana (nana) Cake recipe for my grandson's first birthday. Anyone have one?

  • I just love a cake with a cream type icing/frosting with my coffee I guess I must have a sweet tooth! I hope I ring a bell with someone Back in the mid 1970s when I worked at EngleHard Minerals in New Jersey, staff used to buy a bloody fabulous sheet cake..( looks similar to the Strawberry Whipped Cream cake-Baked Sweets) & the filling was made with I think a Mars Bar ABSOLUTE YUM BECAUSE I was...+READ

    I just love a cake with a cream type icing/frosting with my coffee I guess I must have a sweet tooth! I hope I ring a bell with someone Back in the mid 1970s when I worked at EngleHard Minerals in New Jersey, staff used to buy a bloody fabulous sheet cake..( looks similar to the Strawberry Whipped Cream cake-Baked Sweets) & the filling was made with I think a Mars Bar ABSOLUTE YUM BECAUSE I was such a lovely sweet kid (28yrs) back then, they bought one for me when I had to go back to Australia. Heck 30 years later & I still haven't forgotten.. MUST HAVE BEEN GREAT HUH??-COLLAPSE

  • Homemade cakes are the way to go! A box caked just does not compare. They have very little taste and feel like you are eating air.

  • Now this looks mouthwatering !
    Definitely on my "to try" list ... Thanks :)

  • I love these photos! They look like real home baked cakes. Awesome.

  • WOW these look absolutely delicious! Love the detailed close-ups and way the slice looks like it's coming out of the cake. The equation of batter plus frosting equals cake is sweet!

  • This Carrot Cake rocks--and I really love carrot cake

  • yum!