5 Cake Recipes That Will Make You Drool (Visual & Videos)

Hello dear readers, aspiring bakers & cake lovers!

If you’re looking for scrumptious cake recipes to BIY (bake it yourself) for parties, engagements or even for your own wedding, take a look at these recipes that will truly delight your guests!

1. Doughnut Cake

This ‘cake’ is fairly easy to make. You can purchase doughnuts from the store or you can make them yourself with these simple ingredients below and the whole recipe is here; 

• 13.5 oz (3? cups) cake flour
• 2¼ tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 5¼ oz (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
• 1½ oz butter
• 3 large egg yolks
• 6 oz (3/4 cup) sour cream
• 1 quart canola oil, for frying

• 4 oz heavy cream
• ½ tsp instant espresso powder
• 3 oz semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped

• 3 cups heavy cream
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tsp instant espresso powder
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

2. 6-Layer Coconut Covered Chocolate Cake

Isn’t this cake just blasting with gorgeous contrasting colours? For the full recipe & steps, click here. 

All You Need

For the Chocolate Cake:

• 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons plain greek yogurt
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee, hot
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
• 5 cups shredded coconut
• 5-10 peeps
• 5 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted

For the Ganache:

• 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup canned coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• pinch of salt
• Coconut Caramel (optional)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup canned coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt

For the Marshmallow Meringue Buttercream:

• 6 large egg whites
• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 cups (4 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, cut into cubes
• 1 vanilla bean, seeded and scraped
• 1 teaspoon coconut extract
• Pinch of salt
• pastel food coloring (optional)

3. Ultimate Triple Layer Chocolate Brown Bourbon Peanut Butter Buckeye Cake (NON HALAL)

A heavenly blend of the deadliest sinners in all of history of dessert; chocolate & peanut butter. Look out for more steps & the whole recipe here.

ALL YOU NEED

For the Cake:

• 7.5 ounces bitter-sweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 1 cup strong hot hot coffee
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs + 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup plain greek yogurt (I use Chobani 0%)
• 3 cups all-pourpouse flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt

For the peanut butter layer:

• 2 1/4 cups peanut butter
• 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cup powered sugar
• Chocolate Frosting
• 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons meringue powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2-4 tablespoon milk

For the Chocolate Bourbon Ganache:

• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 4 ounces heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon bourbon
• Chocolate Buckeyes, for topping (optional)

4 & 5. Ferrero Rocher & Nutella Cupcakes and Rainbow Ice Cream Cake

All You Need

• 15 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME! (Due to the beautiful outcome of these cakes & extreme salivating may occur, viewer discretion is advised. We hope you enjoy these videos!)