Here are full recipes for all four cakes shown: Vanilla Sponge, German Chocolate, Carrot, and Red Velvet. Each makes two 8-inch round layers.
🍰 Vanilla Sponge Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
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2 ½ cups (315g) all-purpose flour
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2 ½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
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1 ¾ cups (350g) sugar
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4 large eggs
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1 tbsp vanilla extract
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1 cup (240ml) whole milk
Vanilla Buttercream:
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1 cup (225g) butter, softened
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3–4 cups (360–480g) powdered sugar
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2 tsp vanilla
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2–3 tbsp milk or cream
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line pans.
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Whisk flour, baking powder, salt.
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Cream butter + sugar until fluffy.
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Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
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Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk.
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Divide batter; bake 25–30 min.
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Cool completely before frosting.
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Beat buttercream ingredients until smooth and fluffy.
🍫 German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
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2 cups (250g) flour
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¾ cup cocoa powder
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2 cups sugar
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2 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp baking powder
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1 tsp salt
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2 eggs
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1 cup buttermilk
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½ cup oil
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2 tsp vanilla
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1 cup hot coffee
Coconut Pecan Filling:
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1 cup evaporated milk
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1 cup sugar
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3 egg yolks
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½ cup butter
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1 tsp vanilla
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1 ⅓ cups sweetened shredded coconut
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1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Mix dry ingredients.
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Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla. Mix.
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Stir in hot coffee (batter will be thin).
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Bake 30–35 min.
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For filling: cook milk, sugar, yolks, butter over medium until thick (10–12 min).
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Stir in vanilla, coconut, pecans. Cool before spreading between layers and on top.
🥕 Carrot Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
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2 cups flour
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2 tsp baking soda
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½ tsp salt
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2 tsp cinnamon
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1 ½ cups sugar
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1 cup oil
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4 eggs
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3 cups grated carrots
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1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Cream Cheese Frosting:
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8 oz (225g) cream cheese
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½ cup butter
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3 cups powdered sugar
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1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Mix dry ingredients.
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Beat sugar + oil + eggs.
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Fold in dry ingredients, carrots, nuts.
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Bake 30–35 min.
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Beat frosting ingredients until creamy. Frost cooled cake.
❤️ Red Velvet Cake
Ingredients
Cake:
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2 ½ cups flour
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1 ½ cups sugar
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1 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp cocoa powder
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1 tsp salt
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2 eggs
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1 ½ cups oil
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1 cup buttermilk
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2 tbsp red food coloring
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1 tsp vanilla
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1 tsp white vinegar
Cream Cheese Frosting: (same as carrot cake)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Mix dry ingredients.
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Mix wet ingredients separately.
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Combine wet + dry until smooth.
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Bake 25–30 min.
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Cool and frost.
If you’d like, I can also give:
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🎂 Bakery-style ultra-moist version
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🍰 Eggless versions
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🧁 Cupcake conversions
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📏 Measurements in grams only
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🍫 One specific cake in extra detailed step-by-step form
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