August has more birthdays in it than any other month. Why? We’ll let you do the math. But if someone’s special day is coming up, or you’ve just got a sweet tooth, try one of our cake recipes or create your own with ourinteractive recipe builder.

Cakes: Simple to Spectacular

• Create Your Own Impressive Layer Cake
• Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha Milk Chocolate Frosting
• Triple-Lemon Layer Cake
• Vanilla Layer Cake with Mascarpone Frosting and Raspberries
• Ultimate Carrot Cake
• Vanilla Layer Cake with Rum-Ganache Icing
• Orange Layer Cake
• Flourless Chocolate Cake

How-To Videos

• How to Butter & Flour a Cake Pan
• How to Make Buttercream Frosting
• How to Frost a Layer Cake

Cupcakes

• Caramel Cupcakes with Butterscotch Frosting
• Mocha Chip Cupcakes
• Bite-Size Ginger Cupcakes with Lemon-Cream Cheese Frosting
• Chocolate Cupcakes with Dark Chocolate Frosting

Baking & Decorating Tips

• How to Mix and Bake the Best Cakes
• For Great Cakes, Get the Ratios Right
• How to Cut a Cake into Even Layers
• Buttercream 101
• For a Smooth Finish Apply a Crumb Coat

Looking for some more decorating inspiration? Check outJeffrey Rudell’s incredible designsonCraftstylish.com. Or see what our CooksTalk members have been up to as they round up this year’s cakes in their “Show Us Your Cakes” thread.