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    TaraTeaspoon ยป Recipes ยป Desserts

    Cake

    When it's time to celebrate, there's something special about homemade cake! If you've ever wondered how to make a cake from scratch, you've come to the right place. Start with a simple cake recipe like Vanilla Cupcakes or a Classic Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting.

    When you are ready to push your baking skills, try making unique cake flavors like Spice Cake, Rhubarb Upside Down Cake, or a zingy Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake. You can even learn How to Make a Fresh Watermelon Cake!

    You'll also find festive holiday cakes like Almond Flower Cake for Easter, Kit Kat Cake for Halloween and Pumpkin Cake Roll for Thanksgiving.

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      Valentine's Day Strawberry Cake Roll
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      Almond Pound Cake
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      Fig Almond Cake
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      Pink Pretzel Party Cake
    • A tall rainbow cake on a glass cake plate.
      Party Rainbow Cake
    • cupcakes with icing that looks like a bunny face with marshmallow ears and a jelly bean nose.
      Easy Easter Bunny and Baby Chick Cupcakes
    • Close up image with text of candied lemon zest on top of pink lemonade cake
      Candied Lemon Zest
    • Almond Flower Cake with milk chocolate frosting and almond flowers
      Almond Flower Cake
    • Spring flower cupcakes feature image
      Spring Cupcakes | Tara Teaspoon
    • Vanilla Cupcake with flower made from icing on top
      Vanilla Cupcakes | Classic Recipe
    • Two layer cake with chocolate frosting on white cake stan
      Classic Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting
    • Pumpkin Cake Roll with Toffee Cream Cheese Filling
      Pumpkin Cake Roll With Toffee Cream Cheese Filling
    • Close up image of a Black Cat Cupcake for Halloween
      Black Cat Cupcakes
    • Homemade marshmallow pumpkins piped onto mini cupcakes for Halloween, with orange sugar sprinkles, on a serving platter.
      Pumpkin Marshmallows on Cupcakes
    • Over head image of peanut butter brownie cake with buttercream frosting and nuts
      Peanut Butter Brownie Cake
    • rhubarb cake slice with whipped cream
      Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
    • close up of cranberry pound cake for feature image.
      Cranberry Pound Cake
    • Fresh fruit cakes on display
      How to Make a Fresh Watermelon Cake
    • Just-opened pumpkin cupcake with muffin wrapper still on it, sitting on a stone surface with other cupcakes around.
      Pumpkin Cupcakes Recipe (With Cream Cheese Frosting)
    • Feature image of pumpkin bread with cream cheese frosting, sliced on a cutting board.
      Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
    • Creamy Caramel Icing on a slice of Classic Spice Cake
      Homemade Spice Cake With Caramel Icing
    • Lemon Cake feature image
      Lemon Curd Cake
    • One dozen Eerie Eyeball Cupcakes on orange surface
      Eerie Eyeball Cupcakes
    • halloween cupcakes with orange and chocolate frosting
      Polka Dot Halloween Cupcakes
    • Close up of Floating ghost cupcakes on orange and black polka dot napkin
      Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
    • flower pot cupcakes
      Easy Marshmallow Flowers Cupcakes
    • Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake in baking pan
      Ginger Pineapple Snack Cake
    • Ginger Coconut Carrot Cake on glass cake pedestal
      Ginger-Coconut Carrot Cake
    • feature collage image of halloween cakes and cupcakes
      25 Halloween Cakes and Cupcakes
    • eyeball cake on a silver cake stand
      Eerie Eyeball Cake For Halloweenโ€ข Tara Teaspoon
    • Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting on square chocolate cake in white ceramic pan
      Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
    • Candy Corn Twist Cupcakes with silky buttercream frosting
      Halloween Candy Corn Twist Cupcakes
    • Broken Bones Graveyard Cake feature recipe image
      Broken Bones Graveyard Cake
    • Two varieties of Candy Cupcakes
      Crazy For Candy Cupcakes
    • spring daisy cake on a platter
      Absolutely Perfect Spring Daisy Cake
    • Kit Kat Cake Halloween missing a slice side view
      The Real Kit Kat Bar Cake
    • chocolate cupcakes with caramel icing on a red platter
      Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes | Recipe Mashup
    • Vanilla and chocolate covered cake pops decorated with dried fruits, nuts and cookies
      Cake Pops With Pantry Toppers
    • Polka Dot Cake with chocolate frosting and meringue kisses
      Polka Dot Cake With Meringue Kisses
    • Pink Lemonade cake
      Pink Lemonade Cake
    • close up on pastel frosted cupcakes with sprinkles
      Party & Birthday Cupcakes
    • Slice of layered icebox cake with raspberries and mangos
      Fruit and Cream Icebox Cake with Mango and Raspberries

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