Layer cake recipes

If there’s a cake to mark a special occasion, it’s a tall and mighty layer cake. We’ve got fruity tortes, colourful tiered cakes, chocolate mousse cakes and more.

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Lemon and courgette cake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting

Lemon and courgette cake with white chocolate cream...

This gorgeous lemon and courgette cake features layers of zesty sponge layered with homemade lemon...

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Rhubarb and custard layer cake

Rhubarb and custard layer cake

This glorious rhubarb and custard layer cake is so pretty: its jaw-dropping decoration makes it...

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Peanut butter drip cake

Peanut butter drip cake

A dark chocolate sponge is sandwiched and covered with peanut buttercream, drizzled with a rich...

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Lemon, blueberry and coconut cake

Lemon, blueberry and coconut cake

This stunning layer cake by Bake Off finalist Alice Fevronia is a project for a...

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Carrot and cheesecake layer cake

Carrot and cheesecake layer cake

Four layers of carrot cake sponge are sandwiched between a chocolate and vanilla marbled cheesecake...

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Russian honey biscuit cake

Russian honey biscuit cake

This Russian honey biscuit cake needs to be assembled at least 6 hours ahead of...

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Mango, cardamom and coconut cake

Mango, cardamom and coconut cake

In this mango cake recipe, Chetna Makan has brought together three of her favourite ingredients...

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Thousand-layer cake (lapis legit)

Thousand-layer cake (lapis legit)

This Indonesian thousand-layer cake, also known as lapis legit, is fittingly named for its many...

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Caramelised white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini cake

Caramelised white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini cake

Bake John Whaite’s epic white chocolate, burnt butter and tahini celebration cake to really impress...

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Eric Lanlard’s carrot and pumpkin celebration cake

Eric Lanlard’s carrot and pumpkin celebration cake

Master pâtissier Eric Lanlard created this showstopping carrot cake for delicious. magazine’s 15th birthday. We...

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Sticky toffee pudding cake

Sticky toffee pudding cake

Martha Collinson’s sticky toffee pudding cake has all the flavours of the classic pud. Drizzle...

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Eggnog layer cake

Eggnog layer cake

Decadent and devilishly boozy, this Christmassy, show-stopping layer cake is strictly adults only. Slice through...

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Frozen lemon and blueberry mousse cake

Frozen lemon and blueberry mousse cake

This blueberry mousse cake is a show-stopper – we’ve layered lemon sponge with sweet-tart lemon...

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The world’s best cake (meringue and custard layer cake)

The world’s best cake (meringue and custard layer...

That’s the official name for this Norwegian beauty and we’re not disagreeing. Maria Villmones Bondeson‘s...

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White forest gateau

White forest gateau

Three layers of sponge are sandwiched together with white chocolate and kirsch cherries to make...

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Mini egg ice cream chocolate layer cake

Mini egg ice cream chocolate layer cake

It’s the perfect Easter combination – Cadbury’s mini eggs, chocolate cake and ice cream all...

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