Cake. It's what's for dessert. Chocolate cake, cupcakes (any flavor), carrot cake, cheesecake (a stretch), and brownies (technically just cakey squares) have ranked among the most popular desserts in America for years. Other top contenders include ice cream, which most agree is best served with cake.

Cake is so beloved that it's almost always part of a celebration. Birthdays, anniversaries, promotions, births, marriages, divorces - all these occasions typically include a grand cake, lavishly personalized for the guest of honor. No one ever has a birthday pie. With that in mind, read on and pick out a new cake recipe to try...and you don't have to wait for a milestone event.

Southern blueberry butter cake
With a full cup of butter along with half a pound of cream cheese, this cake can't help but be a winner. The blueberries perfectly temper the richness of the crust. Be sure not to overcook it so you don't miss the gooey center that makes this recipe so special. Get the recipe here.

Southern brown sugar pound cake
Many would argue nothing is better than an old-fashioned pound cake...until they try this recipe. With five times as much brown sugar as white sugar, a healthy addition of molasses, and delectable toasted pecans mixed in, this is not your mother's pound cake. You can frost it but try a slice with no embellishments first to fully appreciate the unique flavor. Get the recipe here.

Southern caramel cake
If you crave caramel, this cake will make you swoon. With a light, yellow cake as the base, the caramel frosting is the star. Made with a full pound of brown sugar and cooked to a perfectly smooth texture, the frosting holds the two layers in place. Then it smothers the top with rich gooey goodness that's hard to resist eating by the spoonful. Get the recipe here.

Southern peach crumb cake
A simple sour cream cake perfectly complement the sliced peaches and crumb topping made with brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. Fresh peaches are ideal but canned ones are nearly as delicious. This could almost qualify as a coffee cake, which means you're free to eat it for breakfast. Get the recipe here.

Super moist chocolate cake
All the tricks for a moist chocolate cake are incorporated into this recipe and make it a winner. Sour cream, vegetable oil, cocoa powder and a generous portion of brewed coffee guarantee optimum flavor and moistness. Cream cheese in the frosting adds body and richness to round out the flavor profile.
Get the recipe here.

Lemon cake with lemon filling & lemon butter frosting
Aficionados of lemon flavored desserts might eat it for dinner rather than dessert. Not only is the cake brimming with the taste of lemon, the filling between the layers is lemon curd and the buttercream frosting is flavored with lemon juice as well as lemon zest. When life gives you lemons, make this cake instead of lemonade. Get the recipe here.

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