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Easy cake recipes for beginners, the advanced and everyone in between. More importantly, these are the best cake recipes you could google!

I love cake, but I know that making homemade cake recipes from scratch can be intimidating. You’ll find simple and delicious cake recipes but also loads of tips so the cake turns out perfect.

Do you know why your cake isn’t rising, why your cake sinks in the middle or how to properly test when cake is done? We can tell you all of that and more!

 

  • It's happening!! I love sheet cakes! This Cinnabon cinnamon roll sheet cake is one of my newest obsessions. Plus, Cooked Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting!

    It’s happening!! I love sheet cakes! This Cinnabon cinnamon roll sheet cake is one of my newest obsessions. Plus, Cooked Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting!

  • A photo of a slice of two layer carrot cake laying on its side on a blue and white plate.

    It’s perfectly moist, the spices are a burst of flavor and it’s a classic cake recipe with no crazy add-ins. This is My Favorite Carrot Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting.

  • best flourless chocolate cake

    This is the BEST recipe for flourless chocolate cake! It’s a gluten-free chocolate cake that’s topped with chocolate ganache and fresh berries. Impossible to resist!

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a magenta napkin with two antique spoons next to a blue rimmed ceramic bowl full of quick and easy ground beef stew with carrots and potatoes
Quick and Easy Ground Beef Stew
Perfectly Southern Pecan Pie
Sweet Potato Souffle with Brown Sugar Topping [+ Video]
Easy Everyday Cooking
A photo of a large wooden bowl full of kale salad topped with roasted butternut squash, craisins, chickpeas, pepitas, and gouda cheese all being tossed.
Winter Roasted Butternut Squash Kale Salad
a close up of a cheese ball with a scoop taken out of it showing the pecans, parsley, cheese, cream cheese and crackers around it
The Best Cheese Ball I Ever Had
Cheesy Southwestern Chicken Tortilla Soup [+ Video]
a baked potato with melting butter, salt and pepper
How to Make Oven Baked Potatoes with Crispy Skin
A photo of a chocolate chip pudding cookie covered in chocolate chips.
Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies
A photo of the best quesadilla sliced into pieces and stacked on each other with cheesy oozing out and a bowl of fresh pico de gallo in the background.
The Secrets to the BEST Quesadilla
A photo of a single peanut butter bar topped with chocolate frosting sitting on a wooden table.
Peanut Butter Bars
A photo of a scoop of cheesy ground beef and rice casserole being removed from an orange casts iron skillet with a wooden spoon.
Instant Pot Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole [+Video]
A photo of a slice of brown sugar bundt cake sitting on a wire cooling rack with a swirls of brown sugar and cinnamon in the middle.
Brown Sugar Cinnamon Bundt Cake
A photo of sticky bbq beef short ribs piled on top of mashed potatoes on a white plate on top of a red and white checkered cloth napkin.
Sticky BBQ Instant Pot Bone-In Beef Short Ribs
A photo of several cobs of elote mexican street corn lathered in cotija cheese and seasonings.
Mexican Street Corn – Elote [+ Video]
A photo of instant pot ground beef burrito bowl stopped with chopped tomatoes, avocado chunks, and chopped fresh cilantro.
Instant Pot Quick and Easy Ground Beef Burrito Bowls
A photo of whole smoked chicken breasts and sliced smoked chicken breasts on a charcoal gray plate with lemon wedges and kale on the side.
Easy Traeger Smoked Chicken Breast
A photo of shredded country style ribs.
Instant Pot Country Style Ribs [ +Video ]
A photo of a dark blue bowl full of refried beans topped with fresh sliced jalapeno, diced purple onion, cotija cheese, and salsa.
Better Than a Restaurant Instant Pot Refried Beans
A photo of a mound of shredded pork carnitas on a dark gray plate and topped with fresh cilantro, red onions, slices of fresh jalapenos and lime wedges.
The BEST Pork Carnitas Recipe
A photo of a slice of lime cheesecake being removed from a full cheesecake. There is a triple berry sauce on top that is dripping down the sides and a dollop of whipped cream with a slice of lime in it.
My Favorite Lime Cheesecake with Triple Berry Sauce
A photo of a dark gray plate with a pile of mashed potatoes on it covered in juicy shredded braised beef topped with chopped fresh parsley.
Oven Braised Beef Roast
A photo of braised short ribs garnished with sesame seeds, cilantro, green onion and red chile peppers on top of white rice on a gray plate.
Korean Oven Braised Short Ribs [+Video]
A photo of a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup full of carrots, celery, chicken, pasta, and herbs.
Better than Grandma’s Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
An aerial photo of a white bowl of chicken tortilla soup topped with sour cream, a lime wedge, and tortilla strips.
The BEST Chicken Tortilla Soup I Ever Made
A photo of a round focaccia bread loaf covered in fresh herbs and dusted with salt flakes in a silver pan.
The Easiest Herbed Focaccia Bread
A dark bundt pan with a beautiful, bright yellow banana pudding bundt cake
The Very Best Banana Pudding Bundt Cake I’ve Ever Had! [+Video]
Easy Healthy Maple Glazed Salmon in Foil
a red and white skillet with quick and easy 3 ingredient chorizo potatoes with cilantro on top
Easy 3 Ingredient Chorizo Potatoes
a grey board with the best soft gingerbread cookies recipe decorated with royal icing.
The BEST Soft Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
a large slice of apple pie bread pudding with vanilla sauce sitting on a blue china plate with a bite taken out of the front.
Apple Pie Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce [+ Video]
an instant pot full of creamy, cheesy instant pot macaroni and cheese
Instant Pot Southern Macaroni and Cheese [+ Video]
A dark grey plate with a pile of creamy mashed potatoes with fall apart braised beef short ribs and fresh parsley
Oven Braised Short Ribs [+ Video]
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Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes
garlic prime rib on a platter
The Absolute Best Prime Rib Recipe [+ Video]
a grey le creuset pot full of creamy mashed potatoes with butter and parsley
The Best Mashed Potatoes [+Video]
The Most Amazing Apple Pecan Smoked Turkey Breast
3 spice cake cupcakes topped with cinnamon cream cheese buttercream.
Spice Cake Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
a large stainless steel bowl with a whole turkey that was roasted in the bowl in the oven with lots of juices and drippings
How to Cook a Turkey in a Bowl
a photo of sliced turkey breast drizzled with gravy and garnished with fresh herbs on a bed of mashed potatoes all on a black plate
Award Winning Instant Pot Turkey Recipe [+ Video]
a glass casserole dish with fried rice, carrots, peas, broccoli, snow peas, and teriyaki beef
Teriyaki Beef Casserole
A white pasta dish full of fettuccini loaded with authentic Italian Bolognese sauce and fresh parmesan cheese on top with garlic bread in the background
The Secret to Authentic Italian Bolognese Sauce [+ Video]
a white casserole dish with a Mexican cheesy ground beef and rice casserole being scooped up with a large spoon
Mexican Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole [+ Video]
a white bowl full of cheesy grits and a spoon lifting it out of the bowl
Cheesy Southern Grits
Easy coconut chicken curry ohsweetbasil.com
Easy Coconut Chicken Curry
A glass bowl full of grilled corn, red onions, cilantro, crema, cotija cheese and lime juice which makes the best elote mexican grilled corn salad
Elote Grilled Mexican Corn Salad
A white bowl full of saucy baked beans with chopped cilantro sitting on a red checkered napkin
The Best Baked Beans Recipe
A dark grey plate with a pile of white Jasmine rice with creamy crockpot chicken shredded over the top and a little parsley in the background
Crockpot Chicken and Rice
A close up of the top of the best sour cream banana bread recipe with the crack going down the center of the quick bread
The Best Sour Cream Banana Bread Recipe
Award winning healthy turkey instant pot chili A metal bowl of ground turkey chili full of beans, red onions that have been chopped, chopped peppers , jalapeno slices on melted cheese next to a dollop of sour cream with a dash of cilantro and a grey napkin underneath
Award Winning Healthy Turkey Instant Pot Chili
I've made over 100 banana bread recipes for over 3 years in search of the VERY BEST Banana Bread Recipe, and I've finally found it and am ready to share it with you! ohsweetbasil.com
The Very Best Banana Bread Recipe [+ Video]
a wooden spoon scooping a ground beef, rice and carrots casserole with melted cheese on the top
Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole [+VIDEO]
I've searched for the perfect razzleberry pie recipe and I've found it! Razzleberry pie or mixed berry pie has raspberries, blueberries and blackberries.
The Perfect Razzleberry Pie Recipe
Whether it's football game day in the fall or winter, there's nothing better than wandering over to the food table and finding the best Mexican 7 layer dip. It's the best I've ever had!
The Best Mexican 7 Layer Dip
Only got 15 minutes to whip together a fresh and yummy dinner? Try our quick and easy 15 minute chicken stir fry and ditch the grilled cheese. ohsweetbasil.com
Quick and Easy 15 Minute Chicken Stir Fry [+ Video]
You are going to love this Thai Peanut Sauce Noodles and chicken recipe! It's even better than a local restaurant! ohsweetbasil.com
Thai Peanut Sauce Noodles and Chicken
Looking for a quick and easy appetizer for football? Taco pinwheels- touchdown! ohsweetbasil.com
Taco Pinwheels [+ Video]
What is an easy one pan recipe? It's not what you think, it's one pan honey garlic kielbasa with potatoes and broccoli! It's way easier than chicken or shrimp!
One Pan Honey Garlic Kielbasa
Want the best chili recipe for 2018? I got you covered with this instant pot award winning chili recipe and yes, there's bacon involved! ohsweetbasil.com
Award Winning Instant Pot Chili Recipe [+VIDEO]
We don't know anyone who doesn't love ham and cheese sliders with poppy seed dressing. This recipe is perfect for leftover ham!
Ham and Cheese Sliders
Instant Pot Taco Soup [+ Video]
Make Lofthouse sugar cookies at home! These sugar cookies have a delicious buttery vanilla flavor, delicate crumb, and melt in your mouth. Then they're topped with creamy frosting & tons of sprinkles.
Copycat Lofthouse Sugar Cookies
The juiciest french dip sandwich we've ever had. We like this recipe better than restaurants! ohsweetbasil.com
French Dip Sandwich [+ Video]
When we think of macaroni and cheese we always think of Grandma Carol's ultimate comfort food, her cheesy Southern Macaroni and Cheese! ohsweetbasil.com
Southern Macaroni and Cheese [+ Video]
You need a Traeger and you really need to make this Brazilian smoked tri tip on a Traeger!  The meat is tender, juicy and packed full of flavor!
Brazilian Smoked Tri Tip on a Traeger
We cannot stop munching on these salted caramel pretzel snaps! They only take a couple of ingredients and no time at all to make! ohsweetbasil.com
Salted Caramel Pretzel Snaps [+ Video]
Need a last minute snack recipe for a holiday party? Us too, so we are taking this easy 5 Minute Reese's Snack Mix with pretzels!
5 Minute Reese’s Snack Mix
I grew up with this lemon mandarin orange jello salad at almost every single Thanksgiving and though I skip the shredded carrots this is a classic. ohsweetbasil.com
Lemon Mandarin Orange Jello Salad
This is the most amazing cheesy ground beef enchilada soup, full of potatoes, beans, corn and ohhhh that cheesy goodness! ohsweetbasil.com
Cheesy Ground Beef Enchilada Chili [+ Video]
Looking for a really delicious breakfast idea? This cheesy sausage hash brown breakfast casserole is full of flavor but totally easy to make.
Cheesy Sausage Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole
Our favorite steak fajitas marinade has a few secrets that make it extra flavorful and tender. Grilling is optional but produces even more deliciousness!
Our Favorite Steak Fajitas Marinade [+ Video]
Pie season is here and therefore it's time to share our family favorite recipe for easy homemade apple pie filling. And bonus, you can freeze pie filling! ohsweetbasil.com
Easy Homemade Apple Pie Filling
This peanut butter banana bread filled with little morsels of peanut butter and chocolate is the perfect solution to over ripe bananas ohsweetbasil.com
Peanut Butter Banana Bread [+ Video]
The sloppiest, tastiest sloppy joe ever ohsweetbasil.com
Best Sloppy Joes [+ Video]
Slice of Lemon Jello Cake on a white plate.
Lemon Jello Cake [+ Video]
Greek Pasta Salad | Oh Sweet Basil
Easy Greek Pasta Salad [+ Video]
This is it, the all American burger and perfect burger sauce. If you don't want dry, stale burgers look no further for the best classic hamburger. ohsweetbasil.com
Killer Burger Sauce
These mini cheesecakes with salted caramel sauce have a crunchy graham cracker crust, creamy cheesecake layer and are are topped with salted caramel sauce.
Mini Cheesecakes with Salted Caramel Sauce
Brushing sauce on a Brown Sugar Ham.
World’s Best Brown Sugar Ham [+ Video]
Delicious and Quick and easy lemon orzo with parmesan and peas in a wooden bowl.
Quick and Easy Lemon Orzo with Parmesan and Peas
Raise your hand if your mom used to make Chili Sauce and Grape Jelly Slow Cooker Meatballs! Mine did too but I'd forgotten about them until now! ohsweetbasil.com
Chili Sauce and Grape Jelly Slow Cooker Meatballs
Awesome Buttermilk Pancakes ohsweetbasil.com
Melt in Your Mouth Buttermilk Pancakes [+ Video]
This pulled pork is the best I've ever had and it's made in the oven! Check out my south carolina husband's secrets for the best pork! ohsweetbasil.com
World’s Best Carolina Pulled Pork [+ Video]
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken
Tender Crockpot Whole Chicken [+ Video]
Are you looking for a homemade pizza sauce recipe that tastes not only just as good as your favorite pizzeria but in fact it's even better? This is it!
Homemade Quick and Easy Pizza Sauce [+ Video]
Every party needs something sweet, something salty, something light and something indulgent. This ranch slow cooker chex mix is both salty and addicting! ohsweetbasil.com
Ranch Slow Cooker Chex Mix Made Easy
Apple pie is an all American classic but want to really blow it out of the park? Make these darling apple hand pies for your guests! ohsweetbasil.com
Apple Hand Pies
One-Pot Vegetable and Lentil Recipe. A vibrant, flavor-packed vegetable and lentils dinner made Mediterranean-style. Ready in less than one hour!
One-Pot Vegetables and Lentil Recipe
Oh, Mama!! Check out this Texas roadhouse loaded sweet potato copycat recipe!
Texas Roadhouse Loaded Sweet Potato Copycat Recipe
No bbq is complete without Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce and Vinegar Sauce. One is a little thick and the other has a tiny kick!
Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce and Vinegar Sauce
Oh my gosh, it's the best apple crisp I've ever had! ohsweetbasil.com
The Best Apple Crisp Recipe [+ Video]
Everyone who comes over for dinner begs for us to make this awesome Baked Kung Pao Chicken. Holy crispy, saucy chicken that everyone loves to devour!
Baked Kung Pao Chicken
Who needs buns of steel when you could have buns of cinnamon? These are the World's Best Cinnamon Rolls and once you try them you'll never go back.
World’s Best Cinnamon Rolls
Mudslide brownies are blondies filled with a layer of milk chocolate! ohsweetbasil.com
Mudslide Blondies
This teriyaki chicken casserole was a blessing in the midst of a few trials that we chose to laugh about and came out better people because of it. Plus it's killer yummy! ohsweetbasil.com
Teriyaki Chicken Casserole [+ Video]
This copycat cilantro lime rice is just like Cafe Rio's and it makes the perfect addition to any Mexican dish or entree for dinner.
Cilantro Lime Rice Cafe Rio {Copycat} [+ Video]
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