Tag - Types of Cakes

Here is a list of common types of cakes along with a brief description of each. While I can't provide images directly, I can describe each cake so you can visualize them: Sponge and Butter Cakes; Types of Cakes: Victoria Sponge Cake It is made up of two layers, layered with jam and cream. Pound Cake It is a dense cake, made of sugar, eggs, and flour. Chiffon Cake This is a light and airy cake, made with oil, eggs, sugar, baking powder, flour, and flavorings. Genoise Cake It is an Italian sponge cake, made with sugar, eggs, and flour. Angel Food Cake It is a light, fluffy cake, decorated with berries and whipped cream. Layer Cakes; Types of Cakes: Chocolate Cake It is a rich and moist cake, with an additional ingredient, cocoa powder or melted chocolate, and a chocolate frosting. Red Velvet Cake It is a red-colored cake with cocoa, and cream cheese frosting. Black Forest Cake It is a German sponge cake with layers of chocolate, cherries, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings. Carrot Cake A moist cake with additional ingredients of grated carrots, nuts, and spices, with cream cheese frosting. Lemon Cake A light and tangy cake made with lemon zest and juice, often layered with lemon curd or frosting. Cheesecakes; Types of cakes: New York Cheesecake It is a dense cheesecake with a graham cracker crust. Japanese Cheesecake It has a soufflé-like texture, composed of cream cheese, eggs, and sugar. No-Bake Cheesecake It is made in a refrigerator, without baking. Ricotta Cheesecake It is made with ricotta cheese, eggs, and sugar, with a citrus zest flavor. Chocolate Cheesecake A creamy cheesecake made with chocolate and a chocolate cookie crust. Bundt and Loaf Cakes Bundt Cake It is baked in a ring-shaped bundt pan, and glazed or dusted with powdered sugar. Marble Cake It is made by mixing light and dark batters, giving a marble appearance. Lemon Drizzle Cake A moist cake in lemon flavor, with lemon syrup. Fruitcake A dense cake, with dried fruits and nuts. Coffee Cake A moist cake with coffee flavor and often a crumbly streusel topping. Cupcakes and Mini Cakes Vanilla Cupcake A small cake made with vanilla-flavored batter with vanilla buttercream. Chocolate Cupcake It has chocolate flavor batter, with chocolate frosting. Red Velvet Cupcake It has a red velvet flavor and cream cheese frosting. Lemon Cupcake It has a lemon flavor and lemon frosting. Carrot Cupcake It has a carrot cake flavor and cream cheese frosting.