A sky-high layer cake is one of the most impressive ways to end a meal (unless you're a pie person, in which case you can get your fix here). Just think of all the possibilities there are -- flavored cakes, different types of fillings, and multiple frostings create a plethora of combinations. We've got 18 new ways to try your hand at cake in the slideshow below -- bake one tonight!

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  • Towering Coconut Layer Cake

    This impressive cake features four layers of rum-brushed yellow cake filled and frosted with a coconut-scented meringue-buttercream <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/towering-coconut-layer-ca_n_1059533.html" target="_hplink">Towering Coconut Layer Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Milk-Chocolate-Frosted Layer Cake

    If you're looking for a classic chocolate cake, this is the recipe. The light batter includes cocoa powder and the frosting is just a milk chocolate ganache. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/milk-chocolate-frosted-la_n_1058558.html" target="_hplink">Milk-Chocolate-Frosted layer Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Spiced Carrot Cake

    Lots of warm spices, shredded carrot and chopped cashews flavor the batter in this take on the classic carrot cake. It's all spread with cream cheese frosting. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/spiced-carrot-cake_n_1061487.html" target="_hplink">Spiced Carrot Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Strawberry Shortcake Cake

    This recipe combines all the flavors of shortcake but in true cake form with a yellow cake base, lots of fresh strawberries and a cream cheese frosting instead of whipped cream. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/01/strawberry-shortcake-cake_n_1315078.html" target="_hplink">Strawberry Shortcake Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Revelatory Caramel Cake

    This truly revelatory cake has whipped cream folded into the batter for extra moistness and features a rich caramel frosting. What more could you ask for in a dessert? <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/revelatory-caramel-cake_n_1059203.html" target="_hplink">Revelatory Caramel Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • German Chocolate Cake

    German chocolate is a classic cake that you'll find in almost every reputable bakery. Now you can make it at home with this recipe. This version features coconut milk to heighten the exotic flavor. There's also flaked coconut and pecans. Cream cheese frosting is the final flourish. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/german-chocolate-cake_n_1061369.html" target="_hplink">German Chocolate Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Lemon-Filled Coconut Cake

    This cake has everything going for it -- a fluffy yellow cake filled with lemon curd, frosted with meringue and topped with flaked coconut. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/lemon-filled-coconut-cake_n_1061443.html" target="_hplink">Lemon-Filled Coconut Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Key Lime Meringue Cake

    Instead of pie why not try a cake version of key lime pie? The moist cake layers are filled with a lime-flavored sweetened condensed milk cream and the whole cake is topped with meringue. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/key-lime-meringue-cake_n_1049488.html" target="_hplink">Key Lime Meringue Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Pineapple-Coconut Layer Cake

    This amazing dessert features two layers of coconut-flavored cake filled with pineapple curd. It's spread with cream cheese frosting and topped with fresh pineapple and toasted coconut. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/pineapple-coconut-layer-c_n_1061674.html" target="_hplink">Pineapple-Coconut Layer Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Kentucky Jam Cake

    This wonderful cake has pineapple in the batter as well as blackberry jam swirled in. A host of warm spices add a touch of exotic flavor. It's all topped with caramel icing. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/kentucky-jam-cake_n_1373294.html" target="_hplink">Kentucky Jam Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Coconut Cake With Saffron Cream

    Instead of using a round cake pan, this recipe calls for a rectangular 9-by-13-inch pan -- the baked cake then gets cut in half to form a square. The saffron-tinged coconut milk filling lends an exotic flavor to the cake, which is covered in cream cheese frosting and flaked coconut. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/coconut-cake-with-saffron_n_1059192.html" target="_hplink">Coconut Cake with Saffron Cream recipe</a></strong>

  • Momofuku Birthday Cake

    This amazing looking cake from Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar in New York takes all the fun of a birthday party and rolls it into a moist buttermilk cake flecked with rainbow sprinkles. It's all topped with cream cheese frosting. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/12/birthday-cake_n_1144274.html" target="_hplink">Momofuku Birthday Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Banana Cream Layer Cake

    Banana lovers will appreciate this impressive cake made extra tender with mashed banana and buttermilk. It's filled and topped with a lightened Bavarian-style cream. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/banana-cream-layer-cake_n_1061631.html" target="_hplink">Banana Cream Layer Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

    This classic Southern cake features an alluring crimson color and a hint of cocoa flavor. It's spread with rich cream cheese frosting and dusted with more cocoa. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/red-velvet-cake-with-crea_n_1049486.html" target="_hplink">Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting recipe</a></strong>

  • Coconut Angel Food Cake

    A simple angel food cake is just fine, but this version takes it into the heavens with three layers of fluffy white cake, a meringue frosting and a showering of flaked coconut. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/20/coconut-angel-food-cake_n_1368352.html" target="_hplink">Coconut Angel Food Cake recipe </a></strong>

  • Hummingbird Cake

    As the story goes, the classic Southern hummingbird cake was so named because it makes you hum. It combines pineapple, banana, pecan and a cream cheese frosting -- ingredients sure to make you hum. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/hummingbird-cake_n_1056806.html" target="_hplink">Hummingbird Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Italian Yogurt Cake

    This simple and rustic cake recipe offers many options: You can bake the cake in a loaf pan or sheet pan. You can also fold in chopped chocolate, berries, fruit or citrus zest into the batter. And when it comes to serving, cut it in half and fill it with jam or Nutella. It's your choice! <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/italian-yogurt-cake_n_1057328.html" target="_hplink">Italian Yogurt Cake recipe</a></strong>

  • Linzer Cake

    This version of the Austro-Hungarian torte has all the flavor of the original but in cake form with an almond base and raspberry jam spread in the layers. <strong>Get the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/linzer-cake_n_1049490.html" target="_hplink">Linzer Cake recipe</a></strong>


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