Layer cake

A layer cake is a cake made with alternating layers of a baked cake, such as sponge cake, yeasted cake, or dacquoise, and a creamy or fruit layer of icing, pastry cream, or other frosting.

Examples

Angel cake

British layer cake

Black Forest cake

type of chocolate cake, traditionally made with "kirschwasser", a brandy made from double distillation of morello cherries

Blackout cake

American chocolate cake with chocolate pudding and crumbs

Boston cream

cake made with custard and chocolate

Boston cream pie

cake made with custard and chocolate

Buchweizentorte

German buckwheat cake

Castel cake

Franco-Algerian cake with peanut or hazelnut dacquoise and caramel buttercream

Charlotte

Dessert with sponge cookies, fruit, and custard

Charlotte Russe

Dessert with sponge cake or biscuits and Bavarian cream

Chocolate cream pie

cake made with custard and chocolate

Crema de Fruta

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Dacquoise

dessert cake with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream

Devil's Food Cake

moist, airy, rich chocolate layer cake

Doberge cake

Layered cake originating in New Orleans, Louisiana

Dobos torte

Hungarian cake

Donauwelle

Chocolate and cherry cake from Germany and Austria

Eierschecke

Layer cake from Saxony and Thuringia

Esterházytorte

Layered cake, originally from Hungary, now also popular in Austria

Frankfurter Kranz

German buttercream cake from Frankfurt

Gâteau magique

French triple-layered cake

German Chocolate cake

layer cake with chocolate and a coconut-pecan frosting

Gräddtårta

Hummingbird cake

American spice cake with banana, pineapple, and pecans

Kentucky jam cake

Kransekake

traditional Danish and Norwegian dessert

Kue lapis surabaya

Indonesian chocolate layer cake

Kyiv cake

Ukrainian brand of dessert cake

Lady Baltimore Cake

American layer cake with fruit and nut filling

Lane cake

American cake

Marjolaine

dessert cake with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream

Medovik

Russian cake with honey and smetana or sour cream

Princess cake

Swedish layer cake with sponge, pastry cream, whipped cream, and dome of marzipan

Randalín

Reforma torta

Sans rival

Filipino layer cake with buttercream, meringue, and cashews

Simnel cake

Light fruit cake with two layers of almond paste or marzipan, one in the middle and one on top, that is toasted and eaten during the Easter period

Spekkoek

Indonesian layered cake originating from Java island

Stack cake

layer cake from Appalachian cuisine

Vínarterta

cake

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Categories: Cake

Also known as:

Czech: Vrstvený dort

Danish: lagkage

Dutch: Lagen taart

Finnish: Kerroskakku

French: Gâteau à étagesGâteau en couches

German: Schichttorte

Italian: Torta a strati

Polish: Tort warstwowy

Portuguese: Bolo de camadas

Spanish: Pastel en capasTorta en capas