Skip to content

Top Navigation

Better Homes & Gardens
  • Holidays
  • Gardening
  • Recipes and Cooking
  • Decorating
  • Home Improvement Ideas
  • Cleaning and Organizing
  • Shop
  • Rooms
  • News
  • Beauty & Style
  • Health & Family
  • Pets
  • Local Services

Profile Menu

Join Now

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletter
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Help
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • BH&G Insider
  • BH&G Magazine Archive
  • BH&G Books this link opens in a new tab
My Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletter
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Help
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • BH&G Insider
  • BH&G Magazine Archive
  • BH&G Books this link opens in a new tab
Login
Subscribe
Pin

Explore Better Homes & Gardens

Better Homes & Gardens
  • Explore

    Explore

    • 7 of the Most Common Perennial Garden Mistakes to Avoid

      7 of the Most Common Perennial Garden Mistakes to Avoid

      Are your plants not looking as lush and colorful as you hoped? Make sure you haven't made any of these missteps. Read More
    • 6 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Get Organized for Good

      6 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Get Organized for Good

      A professional organizer offers advice on how to tidy up your home without feeling overwhelmed. Read More
    • 5 Anti-Inflammatory Ingredients to Add to Your Smoothie for a Healthy Boost

      5 Anti-Inflammatory Ingredients to Add to Your Smoothie for a Healthy Boost

      Anti-inflammatory smoothies do exist! Instead of blending in boatloads of sugar and artificial ingredients, try these smoothies for inflammation that are stoked with ingredients that may help lower your risk for chronic diseases including cancer, heart disease, depression, and more. Read More
  • Holidays

    Holidays

    See All Holidays
    International Women’s Day: The Powerful Story Behind This 109-Year-Old Tradition

    International Women’s Day: The Powerful Story Behind This 109-Year-Old Tradition

    What began as a small movement in 1908 has become a global holiday dedicated to celebrating the strong women in our communities.
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Hanukkah
    • New Year's
    • Halloween
    • Valentine's Day
    • Easter
    • Mother's Day
    • Father's Day
  • Gardening

    Gardening

    See All Gardening
    4 DIY Seed-Starting Pots You Can Make With Items You Already Have

    4 DIY Seed-Starting Pots You Can Make With Items You Already Have

    Upcycle old newspapers, junk mail, and other waste paper to make these easy, eco-friendly containers you can use to sprout new plants for your garden.
    • Flowers
    • Houseplants
    • Plant Encyclopedia
    • Garden Pests
    • Trees, Shrubs & Vines
    • Caring for Your Yard
    • Edible Gardening
    • Garden Design
    • Gardening By Region
    • Landscaping
  • Recipes and Cooking

    Recipes and Cooking

    See All Recipes and Cooking
    21 Essential Baking Tools Every Home Cook Needs (Plus 16 That Are Nice to Have)

    21 Essential Baking Tools Every Home Cook Needs (Plus 16 That Are Nice to Have)

    If you’re a beginner baker who’s just starting out (or a master chef looking to declutter), start with this list of baking tool must-haves. We’ll help you set up a baking kit for beginners with 21 essential tools. For those who already own these tools, this list may finally provide the motivation you need to toss that never-been-used soufflĆ© dish. Building your essential baking toolbox starts here!
    • How to Cook
    • Chicken Recipes
    • Desserts & Baking
    • Fish Recipes
    • Beef Recipes
    • Healthy Recipes
    • Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
    • Lunch
    • Dinner Recipes & Meal Ideas
    • Ethnic Food
  • Decorating

    Decorating

    See All Decorating
    7 Interior Design Trends Everyone Will Be Trying in 2021, According to Experts

    7 Interior Design Trends Everyone Will Be Trying in 2021, According to Experts

    Designers weigh in on the most popular decorating styles, colors, and materials you can look forward to in the coming year.
    • Choosing Color
    • Expert Decorating Advice
    • Fireplace Design Ideas
    • Do It Yourself Magazine
    • Window Treatments
    • Styles & Decor
    • Interior Painting
    • Home Makeovers
    • Small-Space Decorating
    • Traditional Home
  • Home Improvement Ideas

    Home Improvement Ideas

    See All Home Improvement Ideas
    What Style Is Your House? The 10 Most Popular House Styles Explained

    What Style Is Your House? The 10 Most Popular House Styles Explained

    With so many types of house styles, narrowing the list down to your favorite can be overwhelming. We'll show you the top 10 most popular house styles, including Cape Cod, country French, Colonial, Victorian, Tudor, Craftsman, cottage, Mediterranean, ranch, and contemporary. Here's how to tell the differences between each architectural style.
    • Home Exteriors
    • DIY Home Electrical Tips & Guides
    • Outdoor Structures
    • Home Remodeling
    • Plumbing Installations & Repairs
    • Remodeling Advice & Planning
    • Flooring
    • Lighting
    • Decks
    • Porches
  • Cleaning and Organizing

    Cleaning and Organizing

    See All Cleaning and Organizing
    A Whole-House Cleaning Schedule You'll Actually Stick To

    A Whole-House Cleaning Schedule You'll Actually Stick To

    Cleaning your home doesn't have to be a daunting, time-consuming chore. The key to managing household duties quickly and efficiently is to design an easy-to-follow routine that includes all the most important tasks. Follow these step-by-step instructions for creating a customized whole-home cleaning schedule.
    • House Cleaning
    • Laundry & Linens
    • Cleaning Tips
    • Closet Organization
    • Organization Tips
    • Kitchen Storage Organization
  • Shop
  • Rooms

    Rooms

    See All Rooms
    Living Room Furniture Arrangement Ideas

    Living Room Furniture Arrangement Ideas

    Get tips for arranging living room furniture in a way that creates a comfortable and welcoming environment and makes the most of your space.
    • Bedroom Decorating and Design Ideas
    • Bathroom Decorating and Design Ideas
    • Kitchen Decorating and Design Ideas
    • Living Room Decorating and Design
    • Dining Room
    • Home Office
    • Kid's Rooms
    • Baby Nursery
  • News
  • Beauty & Style

    Beauty & Style

    See All Beauty & Style
    Here's Exactly How to Find Your Perfect Nude Nail Color

    Here's Exactly How to Find Your Perfect Nude Nail Color

    Truth be told, there's no such thing as a universal nude.
    • Anti-Aging
    • Hair
    • Skin Care
    • Makeup
    • Style
    • Nails
  • Health & Family

    Health & Family

    See All Health & Family
    7 Small But Impactful Ways to Fit Self-Care Into Your Day Right Now

    7 Small But Impactful Ways to Fit Self-Care Into Your Day Right Now

    Staying atop of your wellbeing is a must, especially during uncertain, stressful times. These tips will help you make time for self-care for a mental health boost every day.
    • Family Activities
    • Reunions
    • Conditions
    • Parenting Skills
  • Pets

    Pets

    See All Pets
    50 Perfect Calico Cat Names for Your Beautiful Kitty

    50 Perfect Calico Cat Names for Your Beautiful Kitty

    Use your pet's unique coat as inspiration on what to call them.
    • Dogs and Puppies
    • Cats
    • Caring for Your Pet
  • Local Services

Profile Menu

Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
Join Now

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletter
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Help
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • BH&G Insider
  • BH&G Magazine Archive
  • BH&G Books this link opens in a new tab
My Account

Account

  • Join Now
  • My Profile
  • Email Preferences
  • Newsletter
  • Manage Your Subscription this link opens in a new tab
  • Help
  • Logout

More

  • Give a Gift Subscription
  • BH&G Insider
  • BH&G Magazine Archive
  • BH&G Books this link opens in a new tab
Login
Sweepstakes

Follow Us

LIVE
  1. BHG.com
  2. Recipes and Cooking
  3. Desserts & Baking
  4. Cakes
  5. Birthday Cake
  6. Our Best Birthday Cake Recipes

Our Best Birthday Cake Recipes

June 09, 2015
Skip gallery slides
Save Pin FB
Buttermilk White Cake with Coconut
Celebrate the special days in your loved ones' lives with an elegant and delicious birthday cake! From red velvet to citrus-flavor cakes, we have a birthday cake recipe to suit even the pickiest guest of honor!
Start Slideshow

1 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Buttermilk White Cake with Coconut

Buttermilk White Cake with Coconut
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This delicate, tender cake is enveloped in fluffy frosting and coconut.

1 of 17

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

A little cocoa and red food coloring turn classic white cake into a red-hot dessert. Buttercream frosting adds an extra layer of decadence to this birthday cake recipe.

2 of 17

3 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Chocolate Cake with Malt Topping

Chocolate Cake with Malt Topping
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This brithday cake's deep chocolate flavor makes it sophisticated enough for grown-up palates, while the malted milk balls make it whimsically fun and kid-friendly.

3 of 17

Advertisement

4 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Dulce de Leche Cake

Dulce de Leche Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

With irresistible dulce de leche cream inside, and whipped cream frosting and caramelized sugar drizzle outside, this cake is sure to impress.

4 of 17

5 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Chocolate and Vanilla Red Velvet Cake

Chocolate and Vanilla Red Velvet Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This creative take on the classic red velvet cake includes a rich vanilla filling made with white chocolate and mascarpone cheese, as well as a luxurious chocolate ganache frosting.

5 of 17

6 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Classic Vanilla Cake

Classic Vanilla Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Keep it simple yet stunning with this ultra moist birthday cake recipe. Sour cream adds a pleasing tart twist and makes the frosting extra creamy.

6 of 17

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Walnut Cake with Caramel Whipped Cream

Walnut Cake with Caramel Whipped Cream and Simple Caramel Sauce
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This airy walnut-orange cake features candied nuts in the whipped cream filling. The easy caramel sauce can be made while the cake bakes.

7 of 17

8 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Chocolate-Lover's Cake

Chocolate Lover's Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

The ultimate chocolate cake is topped with a heavenly chocolate butter frosting. It makes the perfect birthday cake for the chocolate lover in your life.

8 of 17

9 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Italian Cream Cake

Italian Cream Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This three-layer cake gets its rich flavor from coconut and pecans. Extra toasted pecans between the layers add just the right amount of crunch.

9 of 17

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

10 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Orange Chiffon Cake

Orange Chiffon Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Made with orange zest and juice -- then finished with orange fluff frosting -- this cake is full of citrusy goodness.

10 of 17

11 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Six-Layer Strawberry Cake

Six Layer Strawberry Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Layers of white cake are filled with a luscious strawberry-and-lemon cream cheese frosting.

11 of 17

12 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Double Chocolate Cake

Double Chocolate Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Cocoa powder, dark chocolate, and a creamy chocolate frosting give this rich cake lots of chocolaty goodness.

12 of 17

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

13 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Pistachio Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream

Pistachio Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

Caramelized pistachio shards make a simple but elegant topping on this scrumptious special-occasion cake.

13 of 17

14 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Butterscotch Marble Cake

Butterscotch Marble Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

For an easy yet impressive birthday cake, try this recipe -- it starts with a boxed cake mix and butterscotch pudding. A rich, chocolaty icing adds a sweet finishing touch.

14 of 17

15 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Strawberry-Chocolate Cake

Strawberry-Chocolate Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

This easy-to-make pink layer cake is filled with creamy chocolate frosting.

15 of 17

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

16 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Triple-Layer Lemon Cake

Triple-Layer Lemon Cake
View Recipe this link opens in a new tab

With lemon zest and juice in the cake, the frosting, and the curd filling, this centerpiece is bursting with lemony flavor. Lemons sauteed with sugar create a rustic but beautiful topping.

16 of 17

17 of 17

Save Pin FB
Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

Cake Decorating: Easy Frosting Designs

With just a few household tools (a spoon and a fork!) even the most beginner baker can make impressive birthday cake designs. Watch to learn how!

17 of 17

Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Pinterest Facebook

Up Next

    Share the Gallery

    Pinterest Facebook
    Trending Videos
    Advertisement
    Skip slide summaries

    Everything in This Slideshow

    Advertisement

    View All

    1 of 17 Buttermilk White Cake with Coconut
    2 of 17 Red Velvet Cake
    3 of 17 Chocolate Cake with Malt Topping
    4 of 17 Dulce de Leche Cake
    5 of 17 Chocolate and Vanilla Red Velvet Cake
    6 of 17 Classic Vanilla Cake
    7 of 17 Walnut Cake with Caramel Whipped Cream
    8 of 17 Chocolate-Lover's Cake
    9 of 17 Italian Cream Cake
    10 of 17 Orange Chiffon Cake
    11 of 17 Six-Layer Strawberry Cake
    12 of 17 Double Chocolate Cake
    13 of 17 Pistachio Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream
    14 of 17 Butterscotch Marble Cake
    15 of 17 Strawberry-Chocolate Cake
    16 of 17 Triple-Layer Lemon Cake
    17 of 17 Cake Decorating: Easy Frosting Designs

    Share options

    Tweet Mail Email iphone Send Text Message

    Login

    Shop | Better Homes & Gardens

    • Bakeware Sets
    • Cookie Sheets
    • Baking Sheets
    • Baking Dishes
    • Cake Pans
    • Cupcake Pans
    • Loaf Pans
    • Pie Dishes
    • Silicone Molds
    • Spatulas
    • Shop More

    Better Homes & Gardens may receive compensation when you click through and purchase from links contained on this website.

    • Better Homes & Gardens BHG Logo Products at Walmart
    • Better Homes & Gardens BHG Real Estate Real Estate Services
    Better Homes & Gardens

    Magazines & More

    Learn More

    • About Us
    • Subscribe this link opens in a new tab
    • Books from Better Homes & Gardens
    • Help
    • Media Kit
    • Content Licensing
    • Sitemap

    Connect

    Follow Us
    Subscribe to Our Newsletter
    Other Meredith Sites

    Other Meredith Sites

    • 4 Your Health this link opens in a new tab
    • Allrecipes this link opens in a new tab
    • All People Quilt this link opens in a new tab
    • Bizrate Insights this link opens in a new tab
    • Bizrate Surveys this link opens in a new tab
    • Cooking Light this link opens in a new tab
    • Daily Paws this link opens in a new tab
    • EatingWell this link opens in a new tab
    • Eat This, Not That this link opens in a new tab
    • Entertainment Weekly this link opens in a new tab
    • Food & Wine this link opens in a new tab
    • Health this link opens in a new tab
    • Hello Giggles this link opens in a new tab
    • Instyle this link opens in a new tab
    • Martha Stewart this link opens in a new tab
    • Midwest Living this link opens in a new tab
    • More this link opens in a new tab
    • MyRecipes this link opens in a new tab
    • MyWedding this link opens in a new tab
    • My Food and Family this link opens in a new tab
    • MyLife this link opens in a new tab
    • Parenting this link opens in a new tab
    • Parents this link opens in a new tab
    • People this link opens in a new tab
    • People en EspaƱol this link opens in a new tab
    • Rachael Ray Magazine this link opens in a new tab
    • Real Simple this link opens in a new tab
    • Ser Padres this link opens in a new tab
    • Shape this link opens in a new tab
    • Siempre Mujer this link opens in a new tab
    • Southern Living this link opens in a new tab
    • SwearBy this link opens in a new tab
    • Travel & Leisure this link opens in a new tab
    MeredithBH&G is part of the Meredith Home Group. © Copyright 2021 Meredith Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policythis link opens in a new tab Terms of Servicethis link opens in a new tab Ad Choicesthis link opens in a new tab California Do Not Sellthis link opens a modal window Web Accessibilitythis link opens in a new tab
    © Copyright . All rights reserved. Printed from https://www.bhg.com

    View image

    Our Best Birthday Cake Recipes
    this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.