List of cakes
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The majority of cakes contain some kind of flour, egg, and sugar. Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays.
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· Cakes
Amandine
Amandine
Name
Amandine
Picture
Origin
Romania
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate, caramel and fondant cream.
Amygdalopita
Amygdalopita
Name
Amygdalopita
Origin
Greece
Distinctive ingredients and description
An almond cake made with ground almonds, flour, butter, egg and pastry cream.
Angel cake
Angel cake
Name
Angel cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A type of layered sponge cake, often garnished with cream and food coloring.
Angel food cake
Angel food cake
Name
Angel food cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A type of sponge cake made with egg whites, sugar, flour, vanilla, and a whipping agent such as cream of tartar.
Apple cake
Apple cake
Name
Apple cake
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake featuring apples, occasionally topped with caramel icing.
Applesauce cake
Applesauce cake
Name
Applesauce cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that is prepared using applesauce, flour, and sugar as primary ingredients.
Aranygaluska
Aranygaluska
Name
Aranygaluska
Picture
Origin
Hungary
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with yeasty dough and vanilla custard.
Babka
Babka
Name
Babka
Picture
Origin
Poland and Ukraine
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet braided cake originating in the Jewish community.
Babka Wielkanocna
Babka Wielkanocna
Name
Babka Wielkanocna
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
An Easter cake with icing.
Ballokume
Ballokume
Name
Ballokume
Picture
Origin
Albania
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with corn flour, butter, sugar, and vanilla.
Banana bread
Banana bread
Name
Banana bread
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet bread made with bananas, sometimes with the addition of nuts or chocolate.
Banana cake
Banana cake
Name
Banana cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake featuring banana as a primary ingredient.
Bánh bò
Bánh bò
Name
Bánh bò
Picture
Origin
Vietnam
Distinctive ingredients and description
A spongey cake with honeycomb-like structures, typically made with coconut milk, rice flour, water and sugar.
Bánh cáy
Bánh cáy
Name
Bánh cáy
Picture
Origin
Vietnam
Distinctive ingredients and description
Vietnamese dessert made in the Thái Bình Province of northern Vietnam. It is made of sticky rice, sugar, gac or gardenia, sesame, carrots, mandarin orange peel, and lard.
Bánh cốm
Bánh cốm
Name
Bánh cốm
Picture
Origin
Vietnam
Distinctive ingredients and description
Vietnamese dessert made from flattened and chewy green rice and mung bean.
Bánh gai
Bánh gai
Name
Bánh gai
Picture
Origin
Vietnam
Distinctive ingredients and description
Vietnamese dessert made from sticky rice, ramie leaf and mung bean.
Bara brith
Bara brith
Name
Bara brith
Picture
Origin
Wales
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Welsh tea bread flavored with raisins, currants and candied peel.
Basbousa
Basbousa
Name
Basbousa
Picture
Origin
Egypt
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Egyptian sweet cake that is made of cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup. Coconut is a popular addition; the syrup may also contain orange flower water or rose water.
Batik cake
Batik cake
Name
Batik cake
Picture
Origin
Malaysia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A non-baked cake dessert made by mixing broken Marie biscuits with a chocolate sauce or runny custard.
Battenberg cake
Battenberg cake
Name
Battenberg cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake held together by jam and covered in marzipan.
Baumkuchen
Baumkuchen
Name
Baumkuchen
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A German variety of spit cake also popular in Japan. The characteristic rings, which resemble tree rings when sliced, give the cake its German name, which literally translates to "tree cake".
Beer cake
Beer cake
Name
Beer cake
Picture
Origin
Ireland
Distinctive ingredients and description
Any cake prepared with beer as a main ingredient; pictured is a chocolate bundt cake infused with stout beer.
Berlingozzo
Berlingozzo
Name
Berlingozzo
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A simple ring-shaped yeast cake to celebrate Carnival.
Better than sex cake
Better than sex cake
Name
Better than sex cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate or yellow cake with a moist, filled center, covered with whipped cream.
Bibikkan
Bibikkan
Name
Bibikkan
Picture
Origin
Sri Lanka
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made of shredded coconut, jaggery and semolina and a mixture of spices; it is commonly prepared and consumed in celebration of festive and religious occasions.
Bibingka
Bibingka
Name
Bibingka
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional rice cake from the Philippines made with ground glutinous rice and coconut milk.
Bienenstich (Bee Sting)
Bienenstich (Bee Sting)
Name
Bienenstich (Bee Sting)
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A yeast cake with a topping of caramelized almonds and filled with cream.
Birthday cake
Birthday cake
Name
Birthday cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that has various ingredients, usually chocolate or sponge, and is often topped with icing and candles; the number of candles on top of the cake are meant to represent someone's age (for example, a birthday cake for a nine-year-old person would have nine candles).
Biscoff cake
Biscoff cake
Name
Biscoff cake
Picture
Origin
United States and Europe
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that incorporates Lotus Biscoff cookies.
Bizcocho Dominicano
Bizcocho Dominicano
Name
Bizcocho Dominicano
Picture
Origin
Dominican Republic
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with a moist, airy texture and meringue frosting.
Black Forest cake, often known as "Black Forest gâteau" or "Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte"
Black Forest cake, often known as "Black Forest gâteau" or "Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte"
Name
Black Forest cake, often known as "Black Forest gâteau" or "Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte"
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake featuring cherries, kirsch, and chocolate. Typically, there is one bottom layer of chocolate shortcrust and two layers of chocolate sponge cake; the cake is then filled with cherry jam and whipped cream.
Blackout cake, sometimes known as "Brooklyn Blackout cake"
Blackout cake, sometimes known as "Brooklyn Blackout cake"
Name
Blackout cake, sometimes known as "Brooklyn Blackout cake"
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding and topped with chocolate cake crumbs.
Bolo de mel
Bolo de mel
Name
Bolo de mel
Picture
Origin
Portugal
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet, heavy cake made with molasses or honey, often with walnuts and almonds. The name translates to "honey cake".
Bologna cake
Bologna cake
Name
Bologna cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A savory cake consisting of layers of bologna sausage and cream cheese with ranch dressing, often served with crackers or toast.
Boston cream pie
Boston cream pie
Name
Boston cream pie
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A yellow cake filled with custard and topped with some form of chocolate.
Brazil nut cake
Brazil nut cake
Name
Brazil nut cake
Picture
Origin
Brazil
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared using Brazil nuts as a primary ingredient; it is common in the Amazon region of Brazil, Bolivia and Peru
Brazo de Mercedes
Brazo de Mercedes
Name
Brazo de Mercedes
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Filipino meringue roll with a custard filling typically dusted with powdered sugar.
Broyé poitevin
Broyé poitevin
Name
Broyé poitevin
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A simple butter cake.
Bublanina
Bublanina
Name
Bublanina
Picture
Origin
Czech Republic
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet kneaded bun with fruit embedded into the top of the pastry.
Buccellato
Buccellato
Name
Buccellato
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A circular cake containing nuts and candied fruit, traditionally associated with Christmas.
Buche de Noel
Buche de Noel
Name
Buche de Noel
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Christmas cake made to resemble a log, commonly decorated with confections shaped as various woodland items such as mushrooms, snow and berries. Also known as a yule log.
Budapestlängd
Budapestlängd
Name
Budapestlängd
Picture
Origin
Sweden
Distinctive ingredients and description
A rolled meringue-hazelnut cake filled with whipped cream and pieces of canned peach, apricot, or mandarin orange.
Buko pandan cake
Buko pandan cake
Name
Buko pandan cake
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge or chiffon cake flavored with extracts from boiled pandan leaves and frosted with cream and young coconut or macapuno strips
Bundt cake
Bundt cake
Name
Bundt cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that is baked in a Bundt pan, shaping it into a distinctive ring shape. The shape is inspired by a traditional European fruit cake known as Gugelhupf. Bundt cakes are not generally associated with any single recipe, but they are often made with chocolate.
Bustrengo
Bustrengo
Name
Bustrengo
Picture
Origin
San Marino, Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dense and moist cake containing cornmeal, bread crumbs or stale bread, figs, raisins, diced apples, lemon rind and orange rind.
Butter cake
Butter cake
Name
Butter cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake featuring butter as one of the main ingredients.
Butterfly cake
Butterfly cake
Name
Butterfly cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A variant of cupcake, also called "fairy cake" for its fairy-like "wings". They can be made from any flavor of cake. The top of the fairy cake is cut off or carved out with a spoon, and cut in half. Then, butter cream, whipped cream, or other sweet filling like jam is spread into the hole. Finally, the two cut halves are stuck into the butter cream to look like butterfly wings. The wings of the cake are often decorated using icing to form various patterns.
Butterkuchen
Butterkuchen
Name
Butterkuchen
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A simple buttery and sweet German cake baked on a tray.
Carrot cake
Carrot cake
Name
Carrot cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A moist, dense, sweet cake made with carrots. Variations include Rüblitorte, a classic Swiss carrot cake made from a sponge cake with carrots and hazelnuts or almonds, glazed with a sugar glaze, and decorated with small marzipan carrots.
Cassata
Cassata
Name
Cassata
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
Cassata consists of round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and layered with ricotta, candied peel, and a chocolate or vanilla filling similar to cannoli cream. It is covered with a shell of marzipan, pink and green pastel colored icing, and decorative designs. The cassata is topped with candied fruit depicting cherries and slices of citrus fruit characteristic of Sicily.
Cassatella di sant'Agata
Cassatella di sant'Agata
Name
Cassatella di sant'Agata
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
Cakes shaped like breasts to honor Saint Agatha of Sicily. Made of sponge, moistened with juice or liqueur, and stuffed with ricotta and chocolate. Decorated with marzipan, icing, and candied fruit.
Cassava cake
Cassava cake
Name
Cassava cake
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Filipino moist cake made from grated cassava, coconut milk, and condensed milk with a custard layer on top.
Castagnaccio
Castagnaccio
Name
Castagnaccio
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A plain chestnut flour cake.
Castella
Castella
Name
Castella
Picture
Origin
Japan
Distinctive ingredients and description
A moist sponge cake made with flour, sugar, eggs, and mizuame.
Caterpillar cake
Caterpillar cake
Name
Caterpillar cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate Swiss roll decorated to look like a caterpillar.
Charlotte (cake)
Charlotte (cake)
Name
Charlotte (cake)
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared firstly by lining a mold with bread, sponge cake, or biscuits; this base is then filled with fruit puree or custard.
Cheesecake
Cheesecake
Name
Cheesecake
Picture
Origin
Ancient Greece
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert with a thin base made from crushed biscuits and a thicker top layer of soft cheese, eggs and sugar. It can be baked or unbaked (in which case it is refrigerated.) The bottom layer can also be made of shortcrust, and in European countries the top layer is made from curd or a creamy kind of cottage cheese.
Chestnut cake
Chestnut cake
Name
Chestnut cake
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared using chestnuts or water chestnuts as a main ingredient. It is also dish in Chinese cuisine.
Chhena poda
Chhena poda
Name
Chhena poda
Picture
Origin
Odisha
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made from milk solids and semolina. The milk solids, known as chhena, are the main ingredient; it is a specialty of the state of Odisha in India.
Chiffon cake
Chiffon cake
Name
Chiffon cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A light, airy cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, and flour.
Chocolate cake
Chocolate cake
Name
Chocolate cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that features chocolate as a primary flavor.
Chocotorta
Chocotorta
Name
Chocotorta
Picture
Origin
Argentina
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with chocolate cookies, dulce de leche, and cream cheese.
Christmas cake
Christmas cake
Name
Christmas cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake flavored with dried fruit such as sultanas or raisins, as well as ingredients such as cinnamon, treacle, cherries, and almond; it is often topped with decorative icing.
Clementine cake
Clementine cake
Name
Clementine cake
Picture
Origin
Australia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared with clementine as a primary ingredient.
Coconut cake
Coconut cake
Name
Coconut cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A popular dessert in the Southern region of the United States. It is a cake frosted with a white frosting and covered in coconut flakes.
Coffee cake
Coffee cake
Name
Coffee cake
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A single-layer cake flavored with cinnamon and topped with a crumb topping, meant to be eaten with coffee.
Coffee and walnut cake
Coffee and walnut cake
Name
Coffee and walnut cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake made with coffee and walnuts.
Cookie Cake
Cookie Cake
Name
Cookie Cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
Cookie batter baked in a cake pan, topped with frosting and served in the style of traditional cake.
Cornbread
Cornbread
Name
Cornbread
Picture
Origin
Americas
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake containing wheat flour, cornmeal, sugar, and a fat such as lard or butter.
Cozonac
Cozonac
Name
Cozonac
Picture
Origin
Bulgaria, Romania
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional sweet leavened bread rich in eggs, milk, butter and sugar, with various fillings.
Crema de fruta
Crema de fruta
Name
Crema de fruta
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Filipino fruitcake made with layers of sponge cake, sweet custard or whipped cream, gelatin or gulaman, and various preserved or fresh fruits, including mangoes, pineapples, cherries, and strawberries. Also has a very popular no-bake variant, the mango float.
Cremeschnitte
Cremeschnitte
Name
Cremeschnitte
Picture
Origin
SloveniaCroatiaGermanyAustria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A vanilla and custard cream cake dessert popular in several central-European countries. There are many regional variations, but they all include puff pastry base and custard cream.
Cuatro leches cake
Cuatro leches cake
Name
Cuatro leches cake
Picture
Origin
Spain
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with four milks, similar to the tres leches cake.
Cuca
Cuca
Name
Cuca
Picture
Origin
Brazil
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dry, flat cake made of eggs, wheat and butter, with various toppings and fillings.
Cucumber cake
Cucumber cake
Name
Cucumber cake
Origin
India
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared with cucumber as a primary ingredient. It is a popular dish in Goan cuisine.
Cupcake
Cupcake
Name
Cupcake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small cake with various ingredients, usually topped with icing.
Dacquoise
Dacquoise
Name
Dacquoise
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake typically made with almond and hazelnut meringue.
Dadar gulung
Dadar gulung
Name
Dadar gulung
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional coconut pancake filled with grated coconut and palm sugar.
Date and walnut loaf
Date and walnut loaf
Name
Date and walnut loaf
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet bread made with dates, walnuts, treacle, and tea.
Date square
Date square
Name
Date square
Picture
Origin
Canada
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert formed from a layer of minced dates with oat crumble; it's also known as matrimonial cake.
Depression cake
Depression cake
Name
Depression cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made without milk, sugar, butter, or eggs.
Devil's food cake
Devil's food cake
Name
Devil's food cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dark, heavy chocolate layer cake.
Dirt cake
Dirt cake
Name
Dirt cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made of pudding, crushed chocolate cookies such as Oreos, and gummy worms.
Doberge cake
Doberge cake
Name
Doberge cake
Picture
Origin
New Orleans, United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A layered cake with custard filling adapted by local baker Beulah Ledner from the Hungarian Dobos torte.
Dobos cake
Dobos cake
Name
Dobos cake
Picture
Origin
Hungary
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with thin caramel slices.
Dundee cake
Dundee cake
Name
Dundee cake
Picture
Origin
Scotland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A fruit cake without glacé cherries topped with almonds.
Dutch carnival cake
Dutch carnival cake
Name
Dutch carnival cake
Picture
Origin
Netherlands
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Dutch delicacy similar to gingerbread cake.
Eccles cake
Eccles cake
Name
Eccles cake
Picture
Origin
Northern England
Distinctive ingredients and description
A pastry filled with currants.
Eierschecke
Eierschecke
Name
Eierschecke
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sheet cake made of yeast dough topped with apple, quark curd, and poppy seeds; parts of it are covered with a glaze made of cream, whole egg, sugar, and flour.
Erotic cake
Erotic cake
Name
Erotic cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made to resemble or decorated with the image of a human body (often nude or semi-nude), individual sex organs, or sexual activities, sometimes with a statement of a sexual nature written on it
Esterházy torte
Esterházy torte
Name
Esterházy torte
Picture
Origin
HungaryAustria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Hungarian cake (torta) named after Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy de Galántha (1786–1866). It was invented by Budapest confectioners in the late 19th century. It consists of cognac or vanilla buttercream, sandwiched between layers of almond meringue (macaroon) dough. The torte is iced with a fondant glaze and decorated with a characteristic chocolate striped pattern.
Falculelle
Falculelle
Name
Falculelle
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small cake of brocciu cheese baked on a chestnut leaf.
Fanta cake (Fantakuchen)
Fanta cake (Fantakuchen)
Name
Fanta cake (Fantakuchen)
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake made using Fanta or sparkling mineral water.
Fat rascal
Fat rascal
Name
Fat rascal
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A pastry made from dried fruit, candied peel, and oats.
Fig cake
Fig cake
Name
Fig cake
Picture
Origin
Egypt
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared with fig as a primary ingredient.
Financier
Financier
Name
Financier
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small molded almond flour and beurre noisette cake.
Flan cake
Flan cake
Name
Flan cake
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chiffon or sponge cake baked with a layer of leche flan (crème caramel) on top and drizzled with caramel syrup.
Torta caprese
Torta caprese
Name
Torta caprese
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dense, fudgy cake prepared with chocolate and almond, made with no flour of any kind.
Fondant Fancy
Fondant Fancy
Name
Fondant Fancy
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small sponge cake topped with fondant icing.
Fragelité
Fragelité
Name
Fragelité
Picture
Origin
Denmark
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with meringue, almonds, butter, and coffee.
Frankfurter Kranz (Frankfurt Crown Cake)
Frankfurter Kranz (Frankfurt Crown Cake)
Name
Frankfurter Kranz (Frankfurt Crown Cake)
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake filled with buttercream icing and red jam (typically strawberry, blackcurrant or cherry); it is then topped with brittle nuts, toasted almond flakes or ground hazelnuts.
Frog cake
Frog cake
Name
Frog cake
Picture
Origin
Australia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake decorated with cream and fondant so that it looks like a frog's head
Fruitcake
Fruitcake
Name
Fruitcake
Picture
Origin
Ancient Rome
Distinctive ingredients and description
A rich cake with candied fruit and spices; many versions of the cake contain currants, sultanas, and glacé cherries.
Fudge cake
Fudge cake
Name
Fudge cake
Picture
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate cake containing fudge.
Funing big cake
Funing big cake
Name
Funing big cake
Origin
Funing County, Jiangsu
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with sticky rice, white sugar, and refined lard. Due to health concerns associated with lard consumption, sometimes vegetable oil is used instead of lard.
Garash cake
Garash cake
Name
Garash cake
Picture
Origin
Bulgaria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate cake made with walnuts, egg whites, and powdered sugar.
Gâteau magique
Gâteau magique
Name
Gâteau magique
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with distinctive layers of custard, cream, and sponge that form while baking.
Gâteau nantais
Gâteau nantais
Name
Gâteau nantais
Picture
Origin
Nantes France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A pound cake with almonds and rum.
Pandolce
Pandolce
Name
Pandolce
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with sultanas, raisins, and glacé cherries.
Genoise (Genoese cake)
Genoise (Genoese cake)
Name
Genoise (Genoese cake)
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake made with a whole egg.
German Chocolate Cake
German Chocolate Cake
Name
German Chocolate Cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate cake with a coconut-pecan filling and chocolate frosting.
Ghevar
Ghevar
Name
Ghevar
Picture
Origin
India
Distinctive ingredients and description
A disc-shaped cake made from flour and ghee, soaked in sugar syrup, and topped with saffron, spices, and nuts.
Gingerbread
Gingerbread
Name
Gingerbread
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake typically flavored with spices such as ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Gooey butter cake
Gooey butter cake
Name
Gooey butter cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A flat, dense cake made with butter and frequently topped with powdered sugar.
Goose breast (Gåsebryst)
Goose breast (Gåsebryst)
Name
Goose breast (Gåsebryst)
Picture
Origin
Denmark
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cream cake known as Gåsebryst in Denmark. It consists of a Danish pastry bottom that is topped with whipped cream, custard, and jam. These layers are then wrapped in marzipan.
Gorgon cake
Gorgon cake
Name
Gorgon cake
Picture
Origin
China
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet and chewy cake made using gorgon fruit seeds.
Halloween cake
Halloween cake
Name
Halloween cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared with Halloween-themed decorations
Hash brownies
Hash brownies
Name
Hash brownies
Picture
Origin
NetherlandsBelgium
Distinctive ingredients and description
Also known as "space cakes", these are bakery products made using one of the forms of cannabis, including hashish.
Hedgehog Slice
Hedgehog Slice
Name
Hedgehog Slice
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake containing complete biscuits (in Germany) or possibly crushed rice puffs (not in Germany).
Hevva cake
Hevva cake
Name
Hevva cake
Picture
Origin
Cornwall, England
Distinctive ingredients and description
A heavy cake containing raisins.
Hot milk cake
Hot milk cake
Name
Hot milk cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A butter sponge cake made with scalded milk.
Hummingbird cake
Hummingbird cake
Name
Hummingbird cake
Picture
Origin
Jamaica
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with bananas, pineapples, pecans, vanilla, and various spices.
Ice cream cake
Ice cream cake
Name
Ice cream cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with at least one layer of ice cream.
Jaffa Cakes
Jaffa Cakes
Name
Jaffa Cakes
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A biscuit-sized cake introduced by McVitie and Price in 1927 and named after Jaffa oranges. The most common forms of Jaffa Cakes are circular, 2.5 inches (64 mm) in diameter and have three layers: a Genoise sponge base, a layer of orange flavored jelly, and a coating of chocolate.
Jajan pasar
Jajan pasar
Name
Jajan pasar
Picture
Origin
Java, Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
Traditional Javanese cakes sold in Javanese markets.
Joffre cake
Joffre cake
Name
Joffre cake
Picture
Origin
Romania
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate buttermilk layer cake filled with chocolate ganache.
Kabuni
Kabuni
Name
Kabuni
Origin
Albania
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Albanian dessert made from rice fried in butter, mutton broth, raisins, sugar, salt, and spices.
Cardinal slice
Cardinal slice
Name
Cardinal slice
Picture
Origin
Austria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A classic layered Viennese desert consisting of a sponge cake layer and meringue and filled with red currant jam. The colors of the layers, white and yellow, are meant to represent the colors of the Vatikan.
Karpatka
Karpatka
Name
Karpatka
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Polish variation of a cream pie, related to the Kremówka. It is made from two layers of pâte à choux pastry filled with a thick, vanilla-flavored custard cream. The name of the cake is derived from the Carpathian Mountains.
Khanom bodin
Khanom bodin
Name
Khanom bodin
Origin
Thailand
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dense cake made from wheat or Maida flour, fresh butter, and sweetened condensed milk.
Khanom farang kudi chin
Khanom farang kudi chin
Name
Khanom farang kudi chin
Picture
Origin
Thailand
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake topped with raisins, dried sweet gourds, and white sugar.
King cake
King cake
Name
King cake
Picture
Origin
FranceSpain
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake associated with Epiphany in many countries; its ingredients vary, but traditionally there is a fève hidden inside.
Kladdkaka
Kladdkaka
Name
Kladdkaka
Picture
Origin
Sweden
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dense Swedish chocolate cake lacking baking powder.
Klepon
Klepon
Name
Klepon
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert formed from traditional green-colored balls of rice cake filled with liquid palm sugar and coated in grated coconut.
Kliņģeris
Kliņģeris
Name
Kliņģeris
Picture
Origin
Latvia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A type of pretzel-shaped pastry.
Kołacz
Kołacz
Name
Kołacz
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A ceremonial sweet bread that may have fillings such as cheese or dried plum.
Kouign-amann
Kouign-amann
Name
Kouign-amann
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet cake made with laminated dough.
Kornigou
Kornigou
Name
Kornigou
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A fruit cake in the shape of antlers.
Kransekake
Kransekake
Name
Kransekake
Picture
Origin
DenmarkNorway
Distinctive ingredients and description
A layered ring cake made from almonds, sugar, and egg whites.
Krantz cake
Krantz cake
Name
Krantz cake
Picture
Origin
Israel, Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine
Distinctive ingredients and description
A yeasted cake with a chocolate or poppy seed filling.
Kremówka
Kremówka
Name
Kremówka
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Polish type of cream pie. It is made of two layers of puff pastry, filled with whipped cream, creamy buttercream, custard cream, or egg white cream; it is usually sprinkled with powdered sugar, but it also can be decorated with cream or covered with a layer of icing.
Kue cubit
Kue cubit
Name
Kue cubit
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small cake eaten as a snack.
Kue lapis
Kue lapis
Name
Kue lapis
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional cake of colorful layered soft rice flour pudding.
Kue mangkok
Kue mangkok
Name
Kue mangkok
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional steamed cupcake. The ingredients include flour, rice flour, tapioca, yeast, eggs, coconut milk, sugar and salt.
Kutia
Kutia
Name
Kutia
Picture
Origin
PolandBelarusUkraineLithuaniaRussia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A ceremonial grain dish that can include nuts and raisins.
Kyiv cake
Kyiv cake
Name
Kyiv cake
Picture
Origin
Ukraine
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake composed of two airy layers of meringue filled with hazelnuts, chocolate glaze, and buttercream.
Lady Baltimore cake
Lady Baltimore cake
Name
Lady Baltimore cake
Picture
Origin
Southern United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A white layer cake filled with fruits and nuts and covered with a fluffy frosting.
Lamington
Lamington
Name
Lamington
Picture
Origin
Australia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert made with squares of cake covered with chocolate sauce and desiccated coconut.
Lane cake
Lane cake
Name
Lane cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A bourbon-laced cake with a fruit and nut filling.
Lardy cake
Lardy cake
Name
Lardy cake
Picture
Origin
England
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional rich spiced form of bread made with freshly rendered lard, flour, sugar, spices, currants and raisins
Layer cake
Layer cake
Name
Layer cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A category of dessert that involves stacked layers of cake held together by some type of filling.
Lekach
Lekach
Name
Lekach
Picture
Origin
Ancient Egypt, Rome and the Middle East, Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
Honey-sweetened cake made by Jews, especially for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah.
Lemon cake
Lemon cake
Name
Lemon cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown, but likely England
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with a lemon flavor.
Linzer Torte
Linzer Torte
Name
Linzer Torte
Picture
Origin
Austria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A thick layer of cinnamon and clove spiced shortcrust topped with red currant jam and a lattice design of dough strips.
Lolly cake
Lolly cake
Name
Lolly cake
Picture
Origin
New Zealand
Distinctive ingredients and description
A log-shaped cake made from malt biscuits, butter, sweetened condensed milk and fruit puffs, usually rolled in coconut.
Madeira cake
Madeira cake
Name
Madeira cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A light butter cake usually flavored with lemon. Sometimes confused with Bolo de mel cakes, which are actually made in Madeira using a completely different recipe.
Madeleine
Madeleine
Name
Madeleine
Picture
Origin
Lorraine
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small shell-shaped sponge cake.
Magdalena
Magdalena
Name
Magdalena
Picture
Origin
Spain
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Spanish muffin or cupcake variation, typically flavored with lemon.
Makowiec
Makowiec
Name
Makowiec
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A poppy seed cake normally decorated with icing and orange zest.
Mané pelado
Mané pelado
Name
Mané pelado
Picture
Origin
Brazil
Distinctive ingredients and description
A creamy cake made of yuca, coconut, and cheese.
Mango cake
Mango cake
Name
Mango cake
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chiffon cake or roll topped with mango cream frosting and fresh Carabao mango slices.
Mango float
Mango float
Name
Mango float
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert similar to tiramisu made with layers of broas or graham crackers, whipped cream, condensed milk, and ripe Carabao mangos (other fruits can also be used). It is a no-bake version of the crema de fruta.
Mantecada
Mantecada
Name
Mantecada
Picture
Origin
Spain
Distinctive ingredients and description
A square, spongy pastry.
Marble cake
Marble cake
Name
Marble cake
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A vanilla, coffee, or chocolate butter cake wherein two differently colored batters are swirled together to show a marble-like pattern.
Marcinek [pl]
Marcinek [pl]
Name
Marcinek [pl]
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake consisting of about twenty layers of thin dough. It originates from the Podlasie region.
Marjolaine
Marjolaine
Name
Marjolaine
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A long and rectangular variation on the dacquoise that combines almond and hazelnut meringue layers with chocolate buttercream.
Mazurek
Mazurek
Name
Mazurek
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
An Easter cake with a short pastry base and various toppings.
Medivnyk
Medivnyk
Name
Medivnyk
Picture
Origin
Ukraine
Distinctive ingredients and description
Ukrainian honey cake containing buckwheat honey, wheat flour and spices.
Medovik
Medovik
Name
Medovik
Picture
Origin
Russia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A layer cake popular in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, often referred to as a Russian honey cake. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana or condensed milk.
Merveilleux
Merveilleux
Name
Merveilleux
Picture
Origin
Belgium
Distinctive ingredients and description
Two light meringues welded and covered with whipped cream and dusted with chocolate shavings.
Mikado cake
Mikado cake
Name
Mikado cake
Picture
Origin
Armenia
Distinctive ingredients and description
Armenian cake originating in the USSR, prepared with the boiled condensed milk or dulce de leche.
Mille-feuille
Mille-feuille
Name
Mille-feuille
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake consisting of three layers of puff pastry alternating with two layers of pastry cream. The top is glazed in white (icing) and brown (chocolate) strips, and combed into a distinctive pattern. This cake is also known as a Napoleon.
Mimosa cake
Mimosa cake
Name
Mimosa cake
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
First created in Rieti in the 1950s, the name comes from the small pieces of sponge cake scattered on the surface, which resemble mimosa flowers in shape.
Misérable cake
Misérable cake
Name
Misérable cake
Picture
Origin
Belgium
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Belgian almond sponge cake.
Miodownik
Miodownik
Name
Miodownik
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Polish layer cake. The main ingredient is honey, from which the cake's name comes from.
Molten chocolate cake
Molten chocolate cake
Name
Molten chocolate cake
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A popular dessert that combines the elements of a flourless chocolate cake and a soufflé. It is also known as a lava cake.
Mooncake
Mooncake
Name
Mooncake
Picture
Origin
China
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Moravian sugar cake
Moravian sugar cake
Name
Moravian sugar cake
Picture
Origin
Pennsylvania German Country /United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet coffee cake that originated in the colonial Moravian Church. It is made with a sweet yeast dough enriched with mashed potatoes and topped with a mixture of melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
Napoleonskake [da; no; sv][self-published source]
Napoleonskake [da; no; sv][self-published source]
Name
Napoleonskake [da; no; sv][self-published source]
Picture
Origin
Nordic countries
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that is similar to tompouce, with different flavors like caramel or carob.
Napoleonshat [da]
Napoleonshat [da]
Name
Napoleonshat [da]
Picture
Origin
Denmark
Distinctive ingredients and description
A marzipan based cake shaped like a Napoleon's Hat and dipped in dark chocolate.
Nonnette
Nonnette
Name
Nonnette
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small gingerbread cake with honey and orange marmalade.
Onion cake
Onion cake
Name
Onion cake
Picture
Origin
East Asia, Central Asia & Southeast Asia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A savory or sweet cake prepared with onion as a primary ingredient.
Opera cake
Opera cake
Name
Opera cake
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert with layers of ganache and sponge cake soaked in coffee syrup.
Ostkaka
Ostkaka
Name
Ostkaka
Picture
Origin
Sweden
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Swedish cheesecake typically eaten with a jam or cordial sauce.
Othellolagkage
Othellolagkage
Name
Othellolagkage
Picture
Origin
Denmark
Distinctive ingredients and description
A layer cake with sponge cake, cream, chocolate, raspberry, egg, vanilla, and marzipan.
Pain d'épices
Pain d'épices
Name
Pain d'épices
Picture
Origin
Reims and Alsace
Distinctive ingredients and description
A French quick bread containing rye flour, honey, and spices.
Pain de Gênes
Pain de Gênes
Name
Pain de Gênes
Picture
Origin
Genoa
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made primarily from almond paste, eggs, and melted butter.
Pão de Ló
Pão de Ló
Name
Pão de Ló
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake traditionally made by Italian Jewish families for Passover.
Pandan cake
Pandan cake
Name
Pandan cake
Picture
Origin
MalaysiaIndonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A light, fluffy, green-colored sponge cake. The ingredients are flour, eggs, butter or margarine, sugar, and pandan leaf.
Panettone
Panettone
Name
Panettone
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet bread containing candied citrus and raisins.
Panpepato
Panpepato
Name
Panpepato
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A round, sweet cake filled with nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts, and pine nuts.
Paris–Brest
Paris–Brest
Name
Paris–Brest
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert made of choux pastry and praline flavored cream.
Parkin
Parkin
Name
Parkin
Picture
Origin
Northern England
Distinctive ingredients and description
A gingerbread cake made with treacle and oats.
Parrozzo
Parrozzo
Name
Parrozzo
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with semolina and almond flour and then covered with dark chocolate.
Pavlova
Pavlova
Name
Pavlova
Picture
Origin
AustraliaNew Zealand
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake named after Anna Pavlova and made with meringue.
Petit Gâteau
Petit Gâteau
Name
Petit Gâteau
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small chocolate cake that is usually served with ice cream.
Petits fours
Petits fours
Name
Petits fours
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A French dessert made from sponge cake cut into small cubes and coated with fondant icing; the cake is sometimes filled with marzipan or jam.
Pizza cake
Pizza cake
Name
Pizza cake
Picture
Origin
Canada
Distinctive ingredients and description
A savory multi-layer cake with pizza ingredients such as tomato sauce, pepperoni, and cheese.
Pryanik
Pryanik
Name
Pryanik
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A type of gingerbread spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and cardamom.
Piñata Smash Cake
Piñata Smash Cake
Name
Piñata Smash Cake
Picture
Origin
Mexico
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake with a candy and cream filling that is smashed open in a manner similar to a piñata.
Pineapple cake
Pineapple cake
Name
Pineapple cake
Picture
Origin
Taiwan
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Taiwanese sweet traditional pastry containing butter, flour, eggs, sugar, and pineapple jam or slices.
Plum cake
Plum cake
Name
Plum cake
Picture
Origin
England
Distinctive ingredients and description
The name plum cake has referred to fruitcake prepared with dried plum and spices in England since around 1700; today, it refers to a cake prepared with dried fruits (such as raisins) as the primary ingredients.
Poffertjes
Poffertjes
Name
Poffertjes
Picture
Origin
NetherlandsBelgiumLuxembourgGermanySwitzerlandAustria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional batter treat made with yeast and buckwheat flour that resembles small, fluffy pancakes.
Pound cake
Pound cake
Name
Pound cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake traditionally made with a pound each of its four main ingredients (flour, butter, eggs, and sugar); today, ingredient proportions vary.
Princess cake
Princess cake
Name
Princess cake
Picture
Origin
Sweden
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with alternating layers of sponge cake and whipped cream followed a layer of fresh raspberries and a layer of custard; all these layers are topped with a layer of marzipan.
Prinzregententorte
Prinzregententorte
Name
Prinzregententorte
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A torte consisting of at least six thin layers of sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and covered in dark chocolate glaze.
Punschkrapfen
Punschkrapfen
Name
Punschkrapfen
Picture
Origin
Austria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert with a base of either cake crumbs or sponge cake that is then filled with nougat and jam and soaked with rum. It is covered with a thick rum sugar glaze and topped with chocolate or a cocktail cherry.
Puto
Puto
Name
Puto
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dish consisting of steamed rice cakes, traditionally made from slightly fermented rice dough. They are eaten as is or as an accompaniment to a number of savory dishes.
Putu
Putu
Name
Putu
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional cylindrical-shaped and green-colored steamed cake. The cake is made of rice flour called suji and that is colored green with pandan extract, filled with palm sugar, steamed in bamboo tubes, and served with grated coconut.
Queen cake
Queen cake
Name
Queen cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A soft, muffin-sized cake that gained popularity around the early 18th century; it contains currants and is flavored with mace and orange or lemon water.
Queen Elizabeth cake
Queen Elizabeth cake
Name
Queen Elizabeth cake
Origin
Canada
Distinctive ingredients and description
A moist date cake with a coconut topping.
Raisin cake
Raisin cake
Name
Raisin cake
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake prepared with raisins as a primary ingredient.
Randalín
Randalín
Name
Randalín
Picture
Origin
Iceland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A multi-layered cake made from almond or cardamom biscuit and plum jam.
Red bean cake
Red bean cake
Name
Red bean cake
Picture
Origin
JapanChina
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with hardened red bean paste.
Red velvet cake
Red velvet cake
Name
Red velvet cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A soft chocolate cake that is colored red and topped with cream cheese icing.
Rock cake
Rock cake
Name
Rock cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small, rough cake that typically includes flavorings such as currants and candied peel.
Rogel
Rogel
Name
Rogel
Picture
Origin
Argentina
Distinctive ingredients and description
A variant of the French pastry mille-feuille, made with dulce de leche filling and topped with Italian meringue.
Rum baba
Rum baba
Name
Rum baba
Picture
Origin
France, Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A small yeast cake soaked with rum and sometimes filled with cream.
Rum cake
Rum cake
Name
Rum cake
Picture
Origin
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that traditionally contains dried fruit soaked in rum.
Ruske kape
Ruske kape
Name
Ruske kape
Picture
Origin
BosniaSerbia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert consisting of alternating layers of vanilla and chocolate cake; this base is then topped with chocolate and decorated with coconut at the edges.
Sachertorte
Sachertorte
Name
Sachertorte
Picture
Origin
Austria
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet chocolate butter cake that is filled with apricot jam and frosted with chocolate fondant icing; it is traditionally served with whipped cream.
Sachima
Sachima
Name
Sachima
Picture
Origin
China
Distinctive ingredients and description
A pastry composed of strands of fried batter held together by sugar syrup.
Šakotis / Sękacz
Šakotis / Sękacz
Name
Šakotis / Sękacz
Picture
Origin
LithuaniaPoland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional cake created by painting layers of dough onto a spit rotating over an open fire.
Sans rival
Sans rival
Name
Sans rival
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake composed of layers of buttercream, meringue, and chopped cashews.
Santiago cake
Santiago cake
Name
Santiago cake
Picture
Origin
Spain
Distinctive ingredients and description
An almond cake topped with a Santiago cross design in powdered sugar.
Serabi
Serabi
Name
Serabi
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional pancake that is made from rice flour with coconut milk or shredded coconut as an emulsifier and eaten with thick golden-brown coconut sugar syrup.
Sernik
Sernik
Name
Sernik
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Polish cheesecake made with twaróg.
Sesame seed cake
Sesame seed cake
Name
Sesame seed cake
Picture
Origin
United States, Asia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made of sesame seeds, often with honey as a sweetener.
Sfouf
Sfouf
Name
Sfouf
Picture
Origin
Lebanon
Distinctive ingredients and description
An almond-semolina cake flavored with turmeric, sesame paste, anise, and pine nuts.
Sheet cake
Sheet cake
Name
Sheet cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake baked in a large, flat rectangular pan, such as a sheet or jelly roll pan.
Simnel cake
Simnel cake
Name
Simnel cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A layered fruitcake that includes marzipan.
Smith Island Cake
Smith Island Cake
Name
Smith Island Cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert consisting of 8 to 15 thin layers of cake alternating with chocolate buttercream; condensed or evaporated milk is commonly used.
Snack cake
Snack cake
Name
Snack cake
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A type of baked dessert confectionery made from cake.
Snow skin mooncake
Snow skin mooncake
Name
Snow skin mooncake
Picture
Origin
Hong Kong
Distinctive ingredients and description
A type of mooncake eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival that was developed by a bakery in Hong Kong as an alternative to traditional mooncakes, which are made with ingredients such as salted duck egg yolks and lotus seed paste that result in a high level of sugar and oil.
Soufflé
Soufflé
Name
Soufflé
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
Fluffy cakes that are traditionally served in the ramekins they were baked in and consist mostly of beaten eggs and sugar.
Spekkoek
Spekkoek
Name
Spekkoek
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A multi-layered cake containing cinnamon, clove, mace, and anise.
Spettekaka
Spettekaka
Name
Spettekaka
Picture
Origin
Scania and Halland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Swedish variation on a spit cake made from potato flour.
Spice cake
Spice cake
Name
Spice cake
Picture
Origin
North America
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake flavored with spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, or mace.
Spiku
Spiku
Name
Spiku
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with similar ingredients to a spekkoek that only has three layers of vanilla and chocolate cake.
Spit cake
Spit cake
Name
Spit cake
Picture
Origin
Ancient Greece
Distinctive ingredients and description
A term that can refer to any number of hollow, cylindrical cakes prepared on a rotating spit in several European countries.
Sponge cake
Sponge cake
Name
Sponge cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A light cake made with egg whites, flour, and sugar.
St. Honoré cake
St. Honoré cake
Name
St. Honoré cake
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert consisting of a puff pastry base, a ring of pâte à choux, sugared profiteroles, and crème chiboust filling.
Stack cake
Stack cake
Name
Stack cake
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A stack of cakes made with molasses and layered with some form of apple filling.
Strawberry cake
Strawberry cake
Name
Strawberry cake
Picture
Origin
United States Canada France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that uses strawberry as a primary ingredient.
Streuselkuchen
Streuselkuchen
Name
Streuselkuchen
Picture
Origin
Germany
Distinctive ingredients and description
A yeast cake topped with streusel.
Suncake
Suncake
Name
Suncake
Picture
Origin
Taiwan
Distinctive ingredients and description
A popular Taiwanese dessert originally from the city of Taichung. The typical fillings consist of condensed malt sugar, and the cakes are usually sold in special gift boxes as souvenirs for visitors.
Swiss roll
Swiss roll
Name
Swiss roll
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom United States Canada
Distinctive ingredients and description
A roll cake of varying colors filled with jam or some sort of cream; despite its name, the cake was not developed in Switzerland.
Tarte Tatin
Tarte Tatin
Name
Tarte Tatin
Picture
Origin
France
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert consisting of various fruits, such as apples or pears, that are caramelized in a pan and then topped with puff pastry and baked in the oven.
Tea loaf
Tea loaf
Name
Tea loaf
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet bread containing currants and sultanas that are soaked in tea.
Teacake
Teacake
Name
Teacake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A baked good meant to be eaten with tea.
Tiramisu
Tiramisu
Name
Tiramisu
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert consisting of several layers of ladyfingers dipped in espresso and occasionally alcohol such as Marsala wine and a cream made from mascarpone, eggs, and sugar. Traditionally sprinkled with cocoa powder and served chilled.
Tompouce
Tompouce
Name
Tompouce
Picture
Origin
Netherlands
Distinctive ingredients and description
A rectangular dessert made of two layers of puff pastry filled with yellow pastry cream and topped with smooth white icing.
Torta Barozzi
Torta Barozzi
Name
Torta Barozzi
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A flourless chocolate cake flavored with rum, coffee, and almonds.
Torta caprese
Torta caprese
Name
Torta caprese
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chocolate cake made with almonds or hazelnuts.
Torta alla Monferrina
Torta alla Monferrina
Name
Torta alla Monferrina
Origin
Montferrat
Distinctive ingredients and description
An autumn cake made from pumpkin, apples and sugar and flavored with dried figs, amaretti, chocolate, and rum.
Torta della nonna
Torta della nonna
Name
Torta della nonna
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
Torta della nonna is a dessert typical of the region of Tuscany in Italy. It is a sweet pastry cake filled with vanilla-flavored custard and covered with pine nuts and confectioner's sugar.
Torta delle rose
Torta delle rose
Name
Torta delle rose
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Mantuan and Brescian cake that is made with leavened dough rich in butter and sugar. The dough is rolled up and placed in the baking tin so that it takes the cake's characteristic shape of a basket of rosebuds, hence the name.
Torta setteveli
Torta setteveli
Name
Torta setteveli
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A seven-layer cake that includes chocolate and hazelnuts.
Torta Tre Monti
Torta Tre Monti
Name
Torta Tre Monti
Picture
Origin
San Marino
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake with alternating layers of thin wafers and chocolate or hazelnut cream.
Toruń gingerbread
Toruń gingerbread
Name
Toruń gingerbread
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
The Polish version of gingerbread, originating from the city of Toruń.
Træstammer
Træstammer
Name
Træstammer
Picture
Origin
Denmark
Distinctive ingredients and description
A log-shaped cake made from cocoa powder, sugar, butter, rum, marzipan, and chocolate.
Tres leches cake
Tres leches cake
Name
Tres leches cake
Picture
Origin
MexicoCosta RicaNicaraguaColombiaSpain
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sponge cake soaked with evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy or sour cream.
Tunis cake
Tunis cake
Name
Tunis cake
Picture
Origin
ScotlandNorthern Ireland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Madeira cake covered with a thick layer of chocolate and decorated with marzipan.
Tuxedo cake
Tuxedo cake
Name
Tuxedo cake
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sheet or circular cake with layers of chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, whipping cream and sometimes a layer of vanilla sponge cake. The dark and light colours of the cake are meant to resemble a tuxedo.
Ube cake
Ube cake
Name
Ube cake
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional Filipino chiffon cake or sponge cake made with ube halaya.
Ul boov
Ul boov
Name
Ul boov
Picture
Origin
Mongolia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A layered biscuit stamped with a unique design and served with aaruul.
Upside-down cake
Upside-down cake
Name
Upside-down cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake baked with its toppings (usually fruit such as pineapples) at the bottom of the pan. Before serving, the cake is flipped to be right-side up.
Vestfirskar hveitikökur
Vestfirskar hveitikökur
Name
Vestfirskar hveitikökur
Origin
Iceland
Distinctive ingredients and description
The Icelandic Westfjords wheatcakes are eaten both everyday and for festive occasions, but many consider them indispensable during Christmas. In the past, they were baked or fried on stoves like flat cakes, but today most people use a pan or a pancake pan and let them bake or toast in the dry pan.
Victoria sponge cake
Victoria sponge cake
Name
Victoria sponge cake
Picture
Origin
United Kingdom
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake named after Queen Victoria, typically consisting of jam and whipped double cream or vanilla cream sandwiched between two sponge cakes; the top of the cake is decorated with a dusting of icing sugar.
Wacky cake
Wacky cake
Name
Wacky cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made without eggs, butter or milk. Wacky cake may have been created as the result of rationing during World War II, when milk and eggs were scarce. The eggless batter means that the structure of the cake is entirely supported by gluten, which is strengthened by the acidic vinegar and salt.
Watergate cake
Watergate cake
Name
Watergate cake
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A pistachio cake which shares its name with the Watergate scandal of the 1970s
Wedding cake
Wedding cake
Name
Wedding cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake that is traditionally served at weddings. In the UK, the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast, a shared meal held after the ceremony (not necessarily in the morning). In other Western cultures, the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception.
Welsh cake
Welsh cake
Name
Welsh cake
Picture
Origin
Wales
Distinctive ingredients and description
A sweet bread, usually made with currants, that is traditionally cooked on a bakestone.
White cake
White cake
Name
White cake
Picture
Origin
Unknown
Distinctive ingredients and description
A vanilla flavored cake made without egg yolks.
Whoopie pies
Whoopie pies
Name
Whoopie pies
Picture
Origin
United States
Distinctive ingredients and description
A dessert made of two round pieces of chocolate cake with a sweet, creamy frosting serving as the filling.
Wine cake
Wine cake
Name
Wine cake
Picture
Origin
Colombia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with wine.
Wingko
Wingko
Name
Wingko
Picture
Origin
Indonesia
Distinctive ingredients and description
A traditional pancake made mainly of coconut.
Wuzetka
Wuzetka
Name
Wuzetka
Picture
Origin
Poland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A Polish cake consisting of two spongy chocolate cakes, spread with jam and moistened with rum, with a layer of cream between them. The cake is topped with chocolate. The name derives from the W-Z Route in Warsaw.
Yema cake
Yema cake
Name
Yema cake
Picture
Origin
Philippines
Distinctive ingredients and description
A chiffon cake with a custard filling known as yema.
Zuger Kirschtorte
Zuger Kirschtorte
Name
Zuger Kirschtorte
Picture
Origin
Switzerland
Distinctive ingredients and description
A cake made with layers of nut meringue, sponge cake and buttercream. It is flavored with kirschwasser.
Zuppa Inglese
Zuppa Inglese
Name
Zuppa Inglese
Picture
Origin
Italy
Distinctive ingredients and description
A layered dessert consisting of sponge cake soaked in Alchermes and custard.
| Name | Picture | Origin | Distinctive ingredients and description |
| Amandine | | Romania | A chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate, caramel and fondant cream. |
| Amygdalopita | Greece | An almond cake made with ground almonds, flour, butter, egg and pastry cream. | |
| Angel cake | | United Kingdom | A type of layered sponge cake, often garnished with cream and food coloring. |
| Angel food cake | | United States | A type of sponge cake made with egg whites, sugar, flour, vanilla, and a whipping agent such as cream of tartar. |
| Apple cake | | Germany | A cake featuring apples, occasionally topped with caramel icing. |
| Applesauce cake | | United States | A cake that is prepared using applesauce, flour, and sugar as primary ingredients. |
| Aranygaluska | | Hungary | A cake with yeasty dough and vanilla custard. |
| Babka | | Poland and Ukraine | A sweet braided cake originating in the Jewish community. |
| Babka Wielkanocna | | Poland | An Easter cake with icing. |
| Ballokume | | Albania | A cake made with corn flour, butter, sugar, and vanilla. |
| Banana bread | | United States | A sweet bread made with bananas, sometimes with the addition of nuts or chocolate. |
| Banana cake | | United States | A cake featuring banana as a primary ingredient. |
| Bánh bò | | Vietnam | A spongey cake with honeycomb-like structures, typically made with coconut milk, rice flour, water and sugar. |
| Bánh cáy | | Vietnam | Vietnamese dessert made in the Thái Bình Province of northern Vietnam. It is made of sticky rice, sugar, gac or gardenia, sesame, carrots, mandarin orange peel, and lard. |
| Bánh cốm | | Vietnam | Vietnamese dessert made from flattened and chewy green rice and mung bean. |
| Bánh gai | | Vietnam | Vietnamese dessert made from sticky rice, ramie leaf and mung bean. |
| Bara brith | | Wales | A Welsh tea bread flavored with raisins, currants and candied peel. |
| Basbousa | | Egypt | A traditional Egyptian sweet cake that is made of cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup. Coconut is a popular addition; the syrup may also contain orange flower water or rose water. |
| Batik cake | | Malaysia | A non-baked cake dessert made by mixing broken Marie biscuits with a chocolate sauce or runny custard. |
| Battenberg cake | | United Kingdom | A sponge cake held together by jam and covered in marzipan. |
| Baumkuchen | | Germany | A German variety of spit cake also popular in Japan. The characteristic rings, which resemble tree rings when sliced, give the cake its German name, which literally translates to "tree cake". |
| Beer cake | | Ireland | Any cake prepared with beer as a main ingredient; pictured is a chocolate bundt cake infused with stout beer. |
| Berlingozzo | | Italy | A simple ring-shaped yeast cake to celebrate Carnival. |
| Better than sex cake | | United States | A chocolate or yellow cake with a moist, filled center, covered with whipped cream. |
| Bibikkan | | Sri Lanka | A cake made of shredded coconut, jaggery and semolina and a mixture of spices; it is commonly prepared and consumed in celebration of festive and religious occasions. |
| Bibingka | | Philippines | A traditional rice cake from the Philippines made with ground glutinous rice and coconut milk. |
| Bienenstich (Bee Sting) | | Germany | A yeast cake with a topping of caramelized almonds and filled with cream. |
| Birthday cake | | Unknown | A cake that has various ingredients, usually chocolate or sponge, and is often topped with icing and candles; the number of candles on top of the cake are meant to represent someone's age (for example, a birthday cake for a nine-year-old person would have nine candles). |
| Biscoff cake | | United States and Europe | A cake that incorporates Lotus Biscoff cookies. |
| Bizcocho Dominicano | | Dominican Republic | A cake with a moist, airy texture and meringue frosting. |
| Black Forest cake, often known as "Black Forest gâteau" or "Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte" | | Germany | A cake featuring cherries, kirsch, and chocolate. Typically, there is one bottom layer of chocolate shortcrust and two layers of chocolate sponge cake; the cake is then filled with cherry jam and whipped cream. |
| Blackout cake, sometimes known as "Brooklyn Blackout cake" | | United States | A chocolate cake filled with chocolate pudding and topped with chocolate cake crumbs. |
| Bolo de mel | | Portugal | A sweet, heavy cake made with molasses or honey, often with walnuts and almonds. The name translates to "honey cake". |
| Bologna cake | | United States | A savory cake consisting of layers of bologna sausage and cream cheese with ranch dressing, often served with crackers or toast. |
| Boston cream pie | | United States | A yellow cake filled with custard and topped with some form of chocolate. |
| Brazil nut cake | | Brazil | A cake prepared using Brazil nuts as a primary ingredient; it is common in the Amazon region of Brazil, Bolivia and Peru |
| Brazo de Mercedes | | Philippines | A traditional Filipino meringue roll with a custard filling typically dusted with powdered sugar. |
| Broyé poitevin | | France | A simple butter cake. |
| Bublanina | | Czech Republic | A sweet kneaded bun with fruit embedded into the top of the pastry. |
| Buccellato | | Italy | A circular cake containing nuts and candied fruit, traditionally associated with Christmas. |
| Buche de Noel | | France | A traditional Christmas cake made to resemble a log, commonly decorated with confections shaped as various woodland items such as mushrooms, snow and berries. Also known as a yule log. |
| Budapestlängd | | Sweden | A rolled meringue-hazelnut cake filled with whipped cream and pieces of canned peach, apricot, or mandarin orange. |
| Buko pandan cake | | Philippines | A sponge or chiffon cake flavored with extracts from boiled pandan leaves and frosted with cream and young coconut or macapuno strips |
| Bundt cake | | United States | A cake that is baked in a Bundt pan, shaping it into a distinctive ring shape. The shape is inspired by a traditional European fruit cake known as Gugelhupf. Bundt cakes are not generally associated with any single recipe, but they are often made with chocolate. |
| Bustrengo | | San Marino, Italy | A dense and moist cake containing cornmeal, bread crumbs or stale bread, figs, raisins, diced apples, lemon rind and orange rind. |
| Butter cake | | United Kingdom | A cake featuring butter as one of the main ingredients. |
| Butterfly cake | | United Kingdom | A variant of cupcake, also called "fairy cake" for its fairy-like "wings". They can be made from any flavor of cake. The top of the fairy cake is cut off or carved out with a spoon, and cut in half. Then, butter cream, whipped cream, or other sweet filling like jam is spread into the hole. Finally, the two cut halves are stuck into the butter cream to look like butterfly wings. The wings of the cake are often decorated using icing to form various patterns. |
| Butterkuchen | | Germany | A simple buttery and sweet German cake baked on a tray. |
| Carrot cake | | United Kingdom | A moist, dense, sweet cake made with carrots. Variations include Rüblitorte, a classic Swiss carrot cake made from a sponge cake with carrots and hazelnuts or almonds, glazed with a sugar glaze, and decorated with small marzipan carrots. |
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