Anna Olson’s Best-Ever Cake Recipes

Moist and creamy, this carrot cake is a light, refreshing dessert for almost any occasion.

This cake combining tropical coconut and zippy lemon is cause for celebration itself, so don’t wait until the next birthday in your life to bake it up. Its sabayon buttercream offers something very different and very welcome to the classic layer cake.

Light and fluffy, this angel food cake is the perfect dessert after a heavy meal. Serve with whipped cream and berries.

This intricate cake of Hungarian origin is made up of eight (yes, eight!) thin layers of sponge cake filled with chocolate buttercream and topped with a caramel fan.

A scrumptious twist on the classic coffee cake, this moist cake is topped with a pecan streusel for some sugary crunch.

You can never go wrong with vanilla. However, it is the caramel pastry cream that is really the icing on this cake (pun intended)! The plain base makes it the perfect canvas for colourful fondant or fresh flowers.

This delicious chocolate cake doesn’t skimp on the buttercream. Iced in an ombré petal style, it’s also a treat for the eyes.

This decadent red velvet chocolate cake from Anna Olson is coated in a silky cream cheese frosting that’s also inserted in the middle for a tasty surprise.

Beautiful swirls of red encase this show-stopping dessert that combines a raspberry jelly roll cake filled with a smooth and creamy vanilla custard.

A light sponge cake layered with a rich whipped cream and jam-covered strawberries gives this dessert a stunning look.

A decadent patisserie-style glazed mousse torte to enjoy for any occasion. One bite of this heavenly treat and you won’t be able to stop!

This tasty melding of two beloved desserts combines the tartness of key lime pie with the creaminess of rich cheesecake.

You’ll instantly fall in love with this New York-style cheesecake that’s decadently rich in taste, but fluffy in texture.

Whether served as a sweet brunch or for dessert after a big meal, this classic lemon pound cake will bring freshness to your table.

This classic French torte is almost too pretty to eat! A puff pastry base is topped with pastry cream and whipped cream, and surrounded by light-as-air profiteroles dipped in caramelized sugar.