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Chocolate Yule Log Recipe and Video - For your next baking project, try Chef John's Yule log, or Buche de Noel, a chocolate sponge cake roll filled with rich mocha buttercream and frosted with chocolate ganache.

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Chocolate Yule Log

For your next baking project, try Chef John's Yule log, or Buche de Noel, a chocolate sponge cake roll filled with rich mocha buttercream and frosted with chocolate ganache.

By Chef John

Cranberry Orange Cake Recipe - This fall-inspired cake is loaded with fresh cranberries and orange zest and juice for tangy, sweet flavor.

Cranberry Orange Cake

This fall-inspired cake is loaded with fresh cranberries and orange zest and juice for tangy, sweet flavor.

By Bringhomethebakin'

Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe and Video - This soft and spicy cake is flavored with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Serve it with fresh whipped cream!

Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread

This soft and spicy cake is flavored with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Serve it with fresh whipped cream!

By Charles

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Ultimate Cranberry Pudding Cake Recipe - An absolutely delicious cranberry Bundt cake. The hot butter sauce is to die for. Great for the holidays!

Ultimate Cranberry Pudding Cake

An absolutely delicious cranberry Bundt cake. The hot butter sauce is to die for. Great for the holidays!

By Lisa K

Cream Cheese Frosting II Recipe and Video - This cream cheese frosting is perfecting for icing pumpkin bread, carrot cake, chocolate cake, and cookies. Plus it uses only four ingredients!

Cream Cheese Frosting II

This cream cheese frosting is perfecting for icing pumpkin bread, carrot cake, chocolate cake, and cookies. Plus it uses only four ingredients!

By Jan

Eggnog Cheesecake III Recipe and Video - A graham cracker crust is filled with a decadent mixture of cream cheese, sugar, eggnog and a hint of rum. Garnish with whipped cream and colored sugar, if desired.

Eggnog Cheesecake III

A graham cracker crust is filled with a decadent mixture of cream cheese, sugar, eggnog and a hint of rum. Garnish with whipped cream and colored sugar, if desired.

By Bill Sinclair

German Chocolate Cake III Recipe and Video - A spectacular German Chocolate cake made from scratch, using cake flour.

German Chocolate Cake III

A spectacular German Chocolate cake made from scratch, using cake flour.

By Dean

White Fruit Cake Recipe - My mother has been making this fruit cake at Christmas time for as long as I can remember. My whole family loves it. I know there are a lot of people out there that have issues with fruit cake, but this recipe has converted even the most reluctant.

White Fruit Cake

My mother has been making this fruit cake at Christmas time for as long as I can remember. My whole family loves it. I know there are a lot of people out there that have issues with fruit cake, but this recipe has converted even the most reluctant.

By Brenda

Too Much Chocolate Cake Recipe and Video - Start with a box of chocolate cake mix and add a few ingredients like sour cream and chocolate chips to make a moist, intensely-flavored chocolate cake that will win you First Prize from your friends and family.

Too Much Chocolate Cake

Start with a box of chocolate cake mix and add a few ingredients like sour cream and chocolate chips to make a moist, intensely-flavored chocolate cake that will win you First Prize from your friends and family.

By Denise

Chantal's New York Cheesecake Recipe and Video - Why go to the Cheesecake Factory to get a taste of this favorite dessert when you can make your own cheesecake at home with this recipe?

Chantal's New York Cheesecake

Why go to the Cheesecake Factory to get a taste of this favorite dessert when you can make your own cheesecake at home with this recipe?

By Taliesen

Carrot Cake III Recipe and Video - A simple, moist, yummy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

Carrot Cake III

A simple, moist, yummy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

By Tammy Elliott

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe and Video - This 5-star pumpkin cheesecake layers pumpkin and cream cheese for a delicious display, combining the best of two treats.

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

This 5-star pumpkin cheesecake layers pumpkin and cream cheese for a delicious display, combining the best of two treats.

By Stephanie Phillips

Simple White Cake Recipe and Video - Just seven ingredients and 50 minutes are all you need for this white cake recipe. It will taste like you spent hours making it!

Simple White Cake

Just seven ingredients and 50 minutes are all you need for this white cake recipe. It will taste like you spent hours making it!

By SCOTTOSMAN

One Bowl Chocolate Cake III Recipe and Video - This is a rich and moist chocolate cake. It only takes a few minutes to prepare the batter. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting.

One Bowl Chocolate Cake III

This is a rich and moist chocolate cake. It only takes a few minutes to prepare the batter. Frost with your favorite chocolate frosting.

By shirleyo

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe and Video - Raspberry sauce is swirled into the batter of a creamy white chocolate cheesecake. Garnish with white chocolate curls if desired.

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Raspberry sauce is swirled into the batter of a creamy white chocolate cheesecake. Garnish with white chocolate curls if desired.

By Cindy Catudal Shank

Sam's Famous Carrot Cake Recipe and Video - This carrot cake recipe combines carrots, pineapple, raisins, and walnuts to make a moist and satisfying dessert.

Sam's Famous Carrot Cake

This carrot cake recipe combines carrots, pineapple, raisins, and walnuts to make a moist and satisfying dessert.

By Brian D'Amico

Black Magic Cake Recipe and Video - Super spooky dark chocolate cake. Suitable for all your black magic get-togethers.

Black Magic Cake

Super spooky dark chocolate cake. Suitable for all your black magic get-togethers.

By Marsha

Extreme Chocolate Cake Recipe and Video - A rich moist chocolate cake with a chocolate buttercream icing. This is the best cake in the world!

Extreme Chocolate Cake

A rich moist chocolate cake with a chocolate buttercream icing. This is the best cake in the world!

By RACH56

Banana Cake VI Recipe and Video - This cake was first made for me by a friend while I was visiting her after she had delivered her 11th child. I told her, 'I should have baked for you!'

Banana Cake VI

This cake was first made for me by a friend while I was visiting her after she had delivered her 11th child. I told her, 'I should have baked for you!'

By Cindy Carnes

Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie Recipe and Video - I make this cinnamon and vanilla cheesecake to take to pot luck dinners and get rave reviews! Easy to make, smells great while cooking and tastes wonderful!

Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie

I make this cinnamon and vanilla cheesecake to take to pot luck dinners and get rave reviews! Easy to make, smells great while cooking and tastes wonderful!

By CandelB

Cake Balls Recipe and Video - By using your favorite flavor of cake mix and coatings, you have a people-pleasing treat! The variations are unlimited, and they can be nicely packaged and given as gifts.

Cake Balls

By using your favorite flavor of cake mix and coatings, you have a people-pleasing treat! The variations are unlimited, and they can be nicely packaged and given as gifts.

By Allison

Tiramisu Layer Cake Recipe and Video - Fancy taste without all the work. This cake is wonderful for a get together or just a special occasion at home. Using a box cake mix as a base it's a real time saver!

Tiramisu Layer Cake

Fancy taste without all the work. This cake is wonderful for a get together or just a special occasion at home. Using a box cake mix as a base it's a real time saver!

By bettina

Golden Rum Cake Recipe and Video - My family requests this rummy Bundt cake from me at all our get-togethers. The butter rum glaze makes it special. An easy way to glaze your cake is to pour half of the glaze into Bundt pan, reinsert cake, then pour the rest of glaze over the bottom of the cake. Let absorb well then invert back onto platter.

Golden Rum Cake

My family requests this rummy Bundt cake from me at all our get-togethers. The butter rum glaze makes it special. An easy way to glaze your cake is to pour half of the glaze into Bundt pan, reinsert cake, then pour the rest of glaze over the bottom of the cake. Let absorb well then invert back onto platter.

By Jackie Smith

David's Yellow Cake Recipe and Video - A moist yellow cake made from scratch.

David's Yellow Cake

A moist yellow cake made from scratch.

By JDSIMON

Best Carrot Cake Ever Recipe and Video - A moist and flavorful recipe that makes a large carrot cake fit for a crowd.

Best Carrot Cake Ever

A moist and flavorful recipe that makes a large carrot cake fit for a crowd.

By Nan

Tres Leches (Milk Cake) Recipe and Video - This light and fluffy tres leches cake recipe uses four types of milk and is topped with whipped cream, making it extra moist and delicious.

Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

This light and fluffy tres leches cake recipe uses four types of milk and is topped with whipped cream, making it extra moist and delicious.

By Stephanie Watts

Dark Chocolate Cake I Recipe and Video - This recipe features an icing made with cream cheese, cocoa, and cinnamon frosts this dark chocolate cake for an elegant dessert.

Dark Chocolate Cake I

This recipe features an icing made with cream cheese, cocoa, and cinnamon frosts this dark chocolate cake for an elegant dessert.

By Carol

Chocolate Cavity Maker Cake Recipe - Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. This cake is so moist and rich there's absolutely no need for frosting. This cake made me an instant star with my clients. I quickly became known as 'that incredible chocolate cake lady!'

Chocolate Cavity Maker Cake

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate. This cake is so moist and rich there's absolutely no need for frosting. This cake made me an instant star with my clients. I quickly became known as 'that incredible chocolate cake lady!'

By Caitlin Koch