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Easy Cakes and Cupcake Recipes

With so many delicious and easy cake and cupcake recipes, there’s going to be something for everyone! There’s a wide variety of delicious cake recipes ranging from simple recipes like doctored chocolate cake mix to more complex ones like my carrot cake with caramel frosting. You’ll even find fun cake recipes like my pumpkin earthquake cake and chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake. Let’s not forget about those cupcakes that everyone loves! You’ll find unique cupcake recipes like my Beach Cupcakes and lime slime cupcakes as well as the best cupcake recipes such as these chocolate cupcakes.

Peanut butter cupcakes on a white cutting board.

Peanut Butter Cupcakes

A slice of flaky phyllo dough pastry with icing drizzle sits on a white plate, with a lemon slice and green cloth in the background.

Phyllo Dough Lemon Crinkle Cake

Three coffee cupcakes with swirled brown frosting and chocolate decorations on top, displayed on a white cake stand against a tiled background.

Coffee Cupcakes with Coffee Buttercream

A three-layer lemon cake with white icing and lemon slices on top, shown with a slice being removed.

Lemon Cake

Cupcake bouquet.

How To Make A Cupcake Bouquet

A slice of Chocolate Tres Leches Cake with light frosting and chocolate chips on top, served on a white plate.

Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

A slice of layered German Chocolate Cake with creamy filling and frosting is lifted from the whole cake, showcasing its rich texture and decadent layers.

German Chocolate Cake

A slice of Chocolate Wacky Cake, with a layer of light brown frosting, sits elegantly on a white plate—made without eggs, butter, or milk.

Chocolate Wacky Cake (no eggs, butter or milk)

A slice of layered cake with zesty lemon notes, adorned with white frosting and two juicy raspberries on top, resting elegantly on a white plate.

Lemon Raspberry Cake

A magnificent three-layer chocolate ganache cake with rich frosting and elegant ganache drips, crowned with intricate frosting swirls. A slice is being artfully lifted from the cake on a pristine white stand.

Chocolate Ganache Cake

A festive plate of Christmas tree-shaped cookies with red icing and green sprinkles, resembling Little Debbie's iconic treats, sits alongside a glass of milk in the background.

Copycat Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes

Pumpkin Roll (Cake)

Pumpkin Roll (Cake)

A slice of magical pumpkin pie on a plate.

Pumpkin Magic Cake

A serving of Oreo Dump Cake with a dollop of whipped cream on top, placed on a white plate next to a fork.

Oreo Dump Cake

A slice of Ina Garten's Chocolate Cake with two layers of frosting and chocolate pearls on top, served on a white plate with more cake in the background.

Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cupcakes with swirls of Baileys frosting and chocolate chips on top.

Baileys Cupcakes

A slice of chocolate stout cake on a white plate.

Chocolate Stout Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

halloween slime cupcakes with green frosting on it. on an orange linen

Lime Slime Cupcakes

Candy Corn Cupcakes on a wooden cutting board.

Candy Corn Cupcakes

Three apple cider cupcakes with icing and star anise on a wooden board.

Apple Cider Cupcakes

Ice cream cones with sprinkles on top are transformed into delightful cupcake-shaped treats.

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

pumpkin bars on a square white plate with whipped cream on top and an orange linen under the plate

Pumpkin Dump Cake

A slice of pumpkin cake displayed with orange napkins.

Pumpkin Cake with Cake Mix

Close up side view of chocolate zucchini cupcake with peanut butter frosting on a plate and coffee in a brown mug in the background.

Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

Side view of single serving of lemon blueberry dump cake in focus in front of a blurry full cake.

Lemon Blueberry Dump Cake

up close shot of a pineapple cake on a white plate with a marble background

Pineapple Cake (with Cake Mix)

chocolate cake on a white cake plate with raspberries under it

Chocolate Raspberry Cake

slice of strawberry layer cake on a white plate with a mint leaf

Strawberry Heaven on Earth Cake

Delicious cupcakes featuring the perfect combination of chocolate and strawberry flavors, impeccably presented on a white plate.

Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes

yule log cake on a cake boarrd with powdered sugar dusted on the cake and board

Yule Log Cake (Bûche de Noël)

sugar cookie cake on a pink ripped tissue paper with slices cut

Homemade Sugar Cookie Cake

close up of cinnamon swirl cupcakes on a wire rack

Cinnamon Cupcakes

whole strawberry cake on a white cake plate with strawberries under it on a white surface

Fresh Strawberry Cake

close up of a slice of cheesecake cake showing the layers of cake and cheesecake on a large white plate with the rest of the cake behind it

Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake

A green shamrock cupcake cake with a dark green outline and rainbow sprinkles on a white cake board with gold chocolate coins scattered.

Four Leaf Clover Cupcake Cake

slice of cake on a white lace plate

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

slice of vanilla cake with cannoli frosting on a white plate with the rest of the cake behind it on a white surface

Cannoli Cake

cupcake on an upside down white dish with a glass of milk and a pumpkin behind it

Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes

cupcakes on a white plate with a gray linen under it and a cupcake in the background

Cannoli Cupcakes

unwrapped chocolate cupcake on a small white plate with other chocolate cupcakes behind it

Chocolate Cupcakes

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