12 Easy Homemade Cake Recipes
Every girl should have at least a few simple recipes for delicious cakes to impress guests. A homemade dessert is always tastier than store-bought, costs less, and is not difficult to make. Some cakes don't even require baking!
1. "Airy Wonder" Cake
The ingredients for this cake are always available in your fridge. Just an hour of free time and an incredibly light and airy dessert is ready!
You will need: 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 4 tbsp flour, baking powder, cocoa, vanilla (1 tsp each), as well as bananas and a pack of sour cream for the frosting.
Preparation: Whisk the eggs with 4 tbsp sugar, add flour, vanilla, baking powder, and mix. Bake a sponge cake and cut it lengthwise into three or four thin layers. Whip the sour cream with the remaining sugar using a mixer. Layer the cake with the prepared cream and thin banana slices.
2. Chocolate-Curd Cake
One of the most delicious and at the same time easiest homemade cakes to prepare. Such a treat is perfect for a festive table!
You will need:
For the sponge cake: 200 ml warm kefir, 2 eggs, 1 cup flour and sugar each, 1 tsp baking powder, 50 g cocoa, 40 ml vegetable oil, a pinch of salt.
For the cream: 350 g soft cottage cheese, 1 pack sour cream, 180 g sugar, vanilla.
Preparation: Whisk the eggs with sugar and a pinch of salt using a mixer, pour in warm kefir and refined oil. Add flour with baking powder. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes. Cut the cooled sponge cake into three thin layers. Assemble the cake, spreading the layers with cream made from the listed ingredients, thoroughly whipped with a mixer.
3. Quick "Medovik" (Honey Cake)
A real "Medovik" (Honey Cake) requires a lot of effort, but you can make an equally delicious dessert in just half an hour!
You will need: 3 tbsp liquid honey and the same amount of sugar, 2 eggs, 2 cups flour, 1.5 tsp baking soda, 600 ml sour cream, and half a cup of powdered sugar.
Preparation: Whisk honey with eggs and sugar until smooth using a fork or whisk. Mix with baking soda and flour. Bake in a round pan until done. Then cut the resulting honey cake into three, or even four, thin layers. Thoroughly mix sour cream with powdered sugar and spread over the layers, without waiting for them to cool.
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4. Homemade "Marshmallow Cloud" Cake
Making a quick marshmallow cake is no trouble at all, and it turns out very tasty, delicate, and airy, like a cloud!
You will need: 0.5 kg good quality marshmallows, 350 ml condensed milk, 300 g cookies, 150 g any nuts, a handful of fresh or frozen berries (raspberries, blueberries, currants, etc.), 120 g butter.
Preparation: Slice marshmallows into pieces 1-1.5 cm thick. Sprinkle a flat plate with crushed cookies and chopped nuts, arrange the marshmallows, spread with cream made from condensed milk whipped with softened butter. Sprinkle with berries, cookie crumbs, and nuts, then another layer of marshmallows and cream. Continue in the same manner until all ingredients are used.
5. "Gingerbread House" Cake without Sugar
This recipe for a delicious and juicy cake has been tested by many housewives. Their verdict: it's worth making, and as often as possible!
You will need: 400 g fresh gingerbread cookies, 1 pack sour cream, and 2-3 ripe bananas.
Preparation: Cut each gingerbread cookie into 3-4 slices, about 0.5 cm thick. Slice bananas into thin rounds. Simply cut a corner off the sour cream package to make it easier to pour over the layers. Assemble the cake in a springform pan. Lay a layer of gingerbread, spread with sour cream, and arrange bananas. Then again gingerbread, sour cream, bananas.
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6. "Anthill" Cake in 5 Minutes
If you have a pack of shortbread cookies and a can of condensed milk lying around, be sure to make "Anthill" cake, which requires no baking or fuss with dough!
You will need: 550 g any shortbread cookies, 1 can boiled condensed milk, a couple of spoons of sour cream, nuts and chocolate for an exquisite dessert taste.
Preparation: Crush the cookies into large crumbs using a knife, rolling pin, or food processor. Whip the condensed milk with sour cream. Mix the cookie pieces with crushed nuts and cream. Form a mound on a large plate, cover with cling film, and refrigerate for an hour.
7. Homemade "Bounty with Liqueur" Cake
Expecting dear guests for the holidays? Surprise them with this deliciously tasty homemade cake, which is very easy to prepare!
You will need: 1 cup flour and sugar each, 4 chicken eggs, 1 sachet baking powder, 3-5 tbsp cocoa powder, 100 g coconut flakes, a couple of spoons of refined vegetable oil, 0.5 can good quality condensed milk.
Preparation: Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a bowl. Beat in eggs one by one into the dry mixture, pour in oil. Whisk the mixture with a mixer. Bake for 45 minutes. Cut into two layers. Spread them with cream made from coconut flakes mixed with condensed milk.
8. "Crème brûlée with Crunchy Layer" Cake
This cake is a true culinary masterpiece, combining the tenderness and airiness of sponge cake with a crunchy layer. Very delicious!
You will need:
For the sponge cake: 9 egg whites, 8 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp flour, 155 g nuts.
For the cream: 9 egg yolks, 400 ml fresh milk, 200 g butter, 7 tbsp sugar, 3 tbsp starch, 1 sachet vanilla.
For the crunchy layer: 1 pack 33% cream, 150 g nuts, 210 g sugar, 2 tbsp purified water.
Preparation: Divide the ingredients for the dough into three parts. Mix each part of the dough and immediately send it to the oven to bake. So, whisk three egg whites with sugar, add nuts and flour, mix. The dough is ready, you can pour it into the mold.
Separately whisk the egg yolks, mix with starch. Bring milk with sugar and vanilla to a boil, pour in the starch-yolk mixture. Cook the custard, cool it, and whip with softened butter.
Now, prepare the crunchy part of the future cake. Cook caramel from sugar and water, pour a thin layer onto a silicone mat. When it hardens, crush it in a blender. Whip the cream until foamy, mix with nuts and caramel crumbs. You can assemble the cake – alternately layer sponge cake, custard, crunchy cream layer.
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9. "Sour Cream with Fruits" Cake
In moderation, this incomparable jelly cake won't harm your figure, but it will bring a lot of pleasure and enjoyment!
You will need: 750 g ripe peaches, bananas, plums, or apricots, 1 pack sour cream, 1 cup sugar, 260 ml purified water, 40 g gelatin, 1 sachet vanilla, 2 tbsp lemon juice.
Preparation: Mix gelatin with cool water and prepare according to instructions. Prepare cream from sour cream, sugar, and vanilla using a mixer. Gradually add gelatin in a thin stream, whisk until fluffy.
Cut fruits in half, remove pits, and drizzle lemon juice over the halves. In a baking dish, alternate layers of sour cream and fruit until all ingredients are used. Before serving, allow the cake to set completely in the refrigerator.
10. Homemade "Autumn Sonata" Cake
An incredibly delicate cake that is also healthy, as it contains the queen of autumn – pumpkin!
You will need:
For the layers: 260 g baked pumpkin pulp, 2 eggs, 100 ml refined vegetable oil, 260 g flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 sachet vanilla sugar, 15 g baking powder, 2 tbsp citrus juice, a pinch of salt and ground turmeric each.
For the cream: 1 pack whipping cream, 6 tbsp powdered sugar, a few spoons of any fruit or berry jam.
Preparation: Mix the baked pumpkin pulp, blended until smooth, with turmeric, orange or tangerine juice. Add the resulting mixture to eggs whipped with sugar, pour in vegetable oil, add flour, baking powder, and mix thoroughly. Bake two separate layers, dividing the dough in half. Then cool and cut each layer lengthwise into two halves. Spread each layer with jam and whipping cream whipped into a stiff foam with powdered sugar.
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11. "Village" Cake (in a Frying Pan)
You can bake an excellent cake even without an oven. All you need is a frying pan!
You will need:
Dough: 1 can condensed milk, 0.5 kg flour, 1 egg, 1 tsp baking soda.
Cream: 1.5 cups fresh milk, 50 g butter, 0.5 cup sugar, 1 egg, 3 tbsp starch or flour, vanilla and nuts.
Preparation: Mix all ingredients for the cake layers. Divide the resulting dough into 5-7 parts. Roll each part into a thin flatbread, bake in a frying pan on both sides until golden brown. Cook custard from the remaining ingredients. Cool it, whip with softened butter. Spread the layers with the resulting airy mixture. Done! If you are patient enough to let the cake soak thoroughly in the refrigerator, it will become even tastier.
12. Chocolate Pancake Cake
The taste of this dessert resembles real ice cream in chocolate. A very simple, yet incredibly delicious and stunning festive cake. Be sure to make it!
You will need:
For the pancakes: 1 cup fresh milk, 3 large eggs, 2-3 tbsp sugar, 130 g flour, a couple of spoons of cocoa powder, and 2 tbsp refined sunflower oil.
Cream: 350 ml whipping cream, 450 g soft cottage cheese, a handful of seedless raisins, 15 g gelatin, 5 tbsp cold boiled water, 8 tbsp powdered sugar.
Preparation: Prepare the batter from the listed ingredients. Bake very thin chocolate pancakes on a hot frying pan. Soak gelatin in water and prepare according to instructions, mix with cottage cheese and 4 tbsp powdered sugar. Blend with a blender.
Separately whisk the cream with the remaining powdered sugar. Spread 10-12 chocolate pancakes with whipped cream, roll them into tubes, and place in the freezer for 15 minutes. Then cut each roll into circles, 1-1.5 cm thick.
Line the bottom of a springform pan with a whole pancake, arrange the frozen cream-filled circles along the sides all the way to the top. Fill the center with cottage cheese cream, after adding raisins to it. Cover the top of the cake with the remaining circles. Refrigerate for an hour or two and then you can call everyone to the table.
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