Vanilla Cakes

These vanilla cake recipes are everything you want in a homemade cake. They’re fluffy, soft, moist, and tender! From this easy Yellow Sheet Cake to this Oreo Cookies & Cream Cake, you can customize vanilla cakes in so many ways. Learn how to make the best vanilla cakes from scratch with these recipes.

Not sure where to start? This Moist Vanilla Layer Cake is decorated with the fluffiest buttercream frosting. I also love this Strawberry Mascarpone Layer Cake made with fresh strawberries!

My Latest Vanilla Cake Recipes

Check out my latest vanilla cake recipes below. From layer cakes to funfetti cakes, I’m always dreaming up new treats to share with all of you.

A slice of confetti cake frosted with confetti frosting on a plate.

Confetti Cake

A slice of frosted Oreo cookies and cream cake on a plate.

Oreo Cookies and Cream Cake

A slice of vanilla bundt cake on a white plate, surrounded by macerated mixed berries and topped with whipped cream.

Moist Vanilla Bundt Cake Recipe

Angled view of a slice of fruity pebble ice cream cake

Fruity Pebbles Ice Cream Cake

a small slice of vanilla cake with sprinkles on a pink glass plate with a cake stand in the background

Mini Vanilla Cake

A slice of rainbow cake with one piece on a fork

Rainbow Cake

a slice of 3 layer cake with layers of blue, white and red cake. Patriotic confetti on the table.

Red, White and Blue Cake

overhead of a slice of vanilla cake on a white plate.

Drumstick Cake Recipe

A side view of a layer cake with white frosting and colorful buttercream flowers

Buttercream Flower Cake

A close up of a slice of a 3 layer vanilla cake on a white plate

Moist Vanilla Layer Cake

A slice of yellow cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles on a white plate.

Classic Yellow Cake

A beautifully decorated slice of cake garnished with a cherry, a sliced banana, a strawberry, sprinkles and hot fudge sauce.

Banana Split Poke Cake Recipe

A slice of strawberry mascarpone cake on a pink plate.

Strawberry Mascarpone Cake

A fork digging into a piece of cake.

Homemade Funfetti Cake

A slice of frosted vanilla cake on a white plate, garnished with rainbow sprinkles, with another slice of cake in the background.

Moist Vanilla Cake

A slice of margarita lime cake topped with a strawberry cream and whipped cream

Strawberry Margarita Cake

A close-up shot of a piece of snickerdoodle cake on a dessert plate

Easy Snickerdoodle Cake

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Vanilla buttercream frosting swirled in a glass jar.

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