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April 10, 2024
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25 Amazing Birthday Cakes To Make At Home

One of the most awaited moments of any birthday is the "congratulations" time, after all is always accompanied by the cake!

And what a delight it is to eat a fancy and tasty birthday cake, isn't it? Besides making the children and adults happy, of course, a good birthday cake is part of the decoration and attracts glances from the beginning of the party.

However, it is not always easy to find that cake that fits the birthday boy's theme and desire without breaking the bank. One solution to saving or simply getting the dream cake, either on yours or someone's birthday, is to prepare it at home.

Here's 25 home-made birthday cakes, ranging from more traditional recipes to more elaborate or tailored food choices.

Simple and traditional cakes

1. Chocolate Cake: It's hard to find who can resist a cuddly and tasty chocolate cake and this is a good chocolate cake batter for both simple and elaborate cakes. Plus, bring an option to traditional brigadeiro topping, a chocolate butter cream that will make your cake even more special!

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2. Chocolate and Peanut Cake: For the peanut fan this is the right birthday cake, after all the balance of the chocolate mass with the peanut cream filling is irresistible. When it comes to stuffing and decorating, you may need some practice, if you don't have one, just make a layer of stuffing or bake two separate thinner doughs and invest in a simpler decor.

3. Strawberry Cake: This recipe comes with a super trick for those who don't know or find the process of making a stuffed cake too long: it's a crumbly cake. So the step by step is simple, just prepare a neutral and simple dough, smash it, put the pieces in the form, forming a layer and then filling and another layer of cake. Easier impossible!

4. Black Forest Cake: The combination of chocolate, whipped cream and cherries is delicious and super balanced and the mass of this black forest cake is also very wet, which makes the recipe even more special. The filling is filled with fresh whipped cream and a homemade cherry jam.

5. Pineapple Cake: The whipped cream and pineapple cake is a classic and could not be left out of this list, but this is a vegan version. The preparation is very simple and the dough is very soft. If you want to prepare a non-vegan version, just prepare a traditional white dough and replace vegetable milk and whipped cream. But undoubtedly, both yield light and delicious birthday cakes!

6 Nut Cake: Another super traditional and balanced recipe is this nut cake. The dough is white with the addition of walnuts, dulce de leche filling and chocolate ganache topping. Check it out step by step and be sure to try it.

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7. Lemon Mousse Cake: Here's an idea for those who have a summer birthday and love a citrus twist: a super refreshing, light and easy-to-prepare lemon mousse cake. The recipe consists of two lemon-flavored white pastas, halved and joined by a simple lemon mousse filling. Practicality, taste and beauty in one cake!

Elaborate Cakes

8. Caramel Chocolate Cake: Going for more elaborate recipes, this is one with many ingredients and steps, but in the end the result is worth the effort. The chocolate dough gets a special flavor with cocoa powder, brown sugar and a touch of vanilla, while caramel is a mixture of sugar, sour cream, butter and a portion of whipped cream (whipped cream). ). The result is a beautiful and incredibly delicious cake!

9. Chocolate and Brownie Cake: If chocolate cake is good, can you imagine with a touch of brownie? To prepare this amazing cake, simply prepare a simple chocolate batter, a brownie recipe, and insert it: a cake layer, filling, a brownie layer, filling, last layer of cake and topping. See more details in the link.

10. Kit-kat and MM? S Cake: This is an idea that seems to be very elaborate and that delights everyone who looks, but it is a great solution for those who have no affinity with the art of decorating cakes. In this case the dough and the filling are simple chocolate recipes and the trick is the size of the cake, after all the Kit-Kit has to overcome the height of the dough. Moreover, it is all very simple and you can still adapt or innovate in the taste of the cake, the filling and the confectionery.

11Chocolate Mousse Cake: Another flawless looking cake, perfect to impress anyone, is this chocolate mousse cake. As the name implies, the texture of this cake is aerated and wet, and in addition to the mousse layer, there is a layer of ordinary chocolate dough. The most complicated step is to prepare and apply the topping, which is a super glossy and smooth fondant. But of course, you can adapt the decor to your own way to make things easier.

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12. Simple Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake: For those who liked the idea of making a mousse cake, but you need a simpler recipe here. This cake only takes 3 ingredients and 15 minutes in the oven. The result is a surprising, creamy cake that appears to be stuffed but is not gluten free. To make it even juicier, garnish with whipped cream and strawberries.

13. Strawberry mixed cake: For those who can't decide if they prefer white or chocolate dough, here is a solution: a mixed cake. The cake layers are interspersed with white chocolate, milk and bitter ganaches and strawberries, and a touch of whiskey used to moisten the layers. In the end, you create a stuffed and super tasty mega cake!

14. Chocolate and red fruit Naked Cake: This is one of the modern cakes that has almost become classic, after all the fruits posing next to the layers of cake without icing or disguises is a delight to see and taste. The recipe consists of a chocolate mass made with cocoa powder, to achieve a stronger and more beautiful brown tone, a cream that brings whipped cream, cream cheese and sugar and, finally, the berries. It sounds elaborate, but it's a recipe for easy steps, it just requires a lot of whim in the assembly.

15. Colorful tingling cake: Tingling cake is also another flavor that, because of a super simple step, gets a special touch. In this case, colorful confectionery was used, which makes the cake more fun. There are many steps and details to look out for, but in the end, the recipe is worth it, both in look and taste!

16. Rainbow Cake: For those who have small children or can't resist colorful things, here's a super idea: a colorful cake inside! Creating equal layers between colors requires a lot of patience and attention to measurements. The pastry has a vanilla and white chocolate flavor and the filling is made from a mixture of whipped cream, cream cheese, butter and sugar, ie a very neutral cream to make the cake just right.

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17. Blue ombré cake: Following the same line, this is a recipe for ombré cake, that is, with layers of different shades of the same color. The color chosen in this case was blue, but it is also possible to select another one, more than one color or create more abstract layers by mixing the doughs when baking. The all-white icing makes all the difference as it guarantees the show when it comes to cutting the cake.

18. Passion fruit mousse cake: Here's an idea of a refreshing and different cake, after all there is a small cake base, but it is the mousse that makes all the dough, filling and at the same time icing. The ingredients and steps are simple, but the process is whimsical. Anyway, the taste and the final look are worth it.

19. Lemon and Blueberry Cake: Although it contains several steps and layers, and a little trick in the recipe, this cake is simple to prepare. The lemon flavor is highlighted next to the blueberry (or blueberry) filling in the form of jam. The pastry is vanilla, but it is brushed with a lemon syrup and the topping is a lemon butter cream. The result is a cake full of flavor and personality!

20. Mascarpone and Raspberry Sponge Cake: A sponge cake is characterized by a firm and at the same time sharp dough, which gives the cake a particularly soft texture. The filling completes this special atmosphere of the recipe, is made of mascarpone cheese beaten with sugar in the first layer, this same mixture with the addition of raspberry jam in the second layer and only the last, thus creating a kind of color gradient and flavors.

Cakes for allergic or intolerant

21. Gluten-free and lactose-free Naked Cake: For those who love the idea of having a naked cake on their birthday but can't eat gluten or lactose this recipe is the solution. The pastry is a carrot cake, the filling of red fruits and coconut whipped cream and, on top, a vegan chocolate syrup.

22. White cake with chocolate and almond filling: the cake is chocolate, but it's just the filling! The dough is a white sponge cake made without gluten, lactose and soy. The filling is a kind of chocolate ganache, combined with almond flakes. The result is a cuddly cake with a balanced flavor.

23. Vegan Chocolate Cake: In this case, the pastry is actually chocolate and contains gluten.The owner of the recipe offers two options of filling, kiss or brigadeiro, and from these you can create the cake the way you like, choosing or combining the two. The topping is simply melted chocolate, impossible not to be delicious right?

24. Gluten-free and lactose-free oreo cake: Despite being a tailored recipe, it leaves nothing to be desired. The cake is wet and super tasty! The ingredients are a bit different due to the restrictions, but the steps are quite simple: make the dark chocolate dough to give the Oreo cookie look and make the Swiss meringue (egg whites, sugar and vanilla), which will fill and cover the cake, then just assemble and delight!

25. Gluten-free strawberry cake: As you could not miss, this is an option of the classic combination: white pastry with fruit filling. In this recipe the white dough gets a touch of coconut and the filling is a mixture of a strawberry syrup and whipped cream. The preparation mode is not complicated at all and the cake is very light and tasty!

In addition to the option of preparing the recipes faithfully, it is possible to draw numerous ideas for adapting and creating other cakes of your choice. Simply put a lot of affection, whim and create amazing cakes for any birthday!