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The following is a list of types of dessert cakes by country of origin and distinctive ingredients. The majority of the cakes contain some kind of flour, egg, and sugar. Cake is often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays.

Name Picture Origin Distinctive ingredients and description Amandine

Romania Chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate, caramel and fondant cream Amygdalopita Greece Almond cake made with ground almonds, flour, butter, egg and pastry cream Angel cake

United Kingdom^[1] Sponge cake, cream, food colouring Angel food cake

United States Egg whites, vanilla, and cream of tartar Apple cake

Germany Apple, caramel icing Applesauce cake

Early colonial times in the New England Colonies of the Northeastern United States^[2] Prepared using apple sauce, flour and sugar as primary ingredients Aranygaluska

Hungary A cake with yeasty dough and vanilla custard Avocado cake

United States Prepared using avocado as a primary ingredient Babka

Poland and Ukraine Sweet braided cake which originated in Jewish communities Babka Wielkanocna

Poland Easter cake with icing Ballokume^[3]

Albania Corn flour, butter, sugar, and vanilla Banana bread

United States Banana, sometimes nuts and chocolate Banana cake

United States Prepared using banana as a primary ingredient Bara brith

United Kingdom (Wales) Raisins, currants and candied peel Basbousa

Egypt A traditional Egyptian sweet cake that is made of cooked semolina or farina soaked in simple syrup. Coconut is a popular addition. The syrup may also optionally contain orange flower water or rose water. Batik cake

Malaysia A non-baked cake dessert made by mixing broken Marie biscuits, combined with a chocolate sauce or runny custard. Battenberg cake

United Kingdom Marzipan and apricot jam Baumkuchen

Germany A German variety of spit cake also popular in Japan. The characteristic rings, which resemble tree rings when sliced, give the cake its German name, Baumkuchen, which literally translates to "tree cake". Bebinca

India Flour, sugar, ghee (clarified butter), coconut milk, egg yolk Beer cake

Ireland Cake prepared with beer as a main ingredient. Pictured is a chocolate bundt cake infused with stout beer. Berlingozzo

Lamporecchio, Pistoia, Italy Simple ring-shaped yeast cake to celebrate Carnival. Better than sex cake

United States Chocolate or yellow cake, sugar mixture, various fillings Bibikkan

Sri Lanka Made of shredded coconut, jaggery and semolina and a mixture of spices. It is commonly prepared and consumed in celebration of festive and religious occasions. Bibingka

Philippines Traditional rice cake from the Philippines made with ground glutinous rice and coconut milk Bienenstich (Bee Sting)

Germany Almonds, honey, custard cream Birthday cake

Unknown (Possibly United States & Canada) A cake that has various ingredients, usually chocolate or sponge, and is often topped with icing and candles; the number of candles on top of the cake is often said to represent someone's age - for example, a birthday cake for a nine-year-old will have nine candles on top of it. Bizcocho Dominicano

Dominican Republic A cake with a moist and airy texture and meringue frosting Black Forest cake, often known as "Black Forest gâteau" or "Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte"

Germany Cherries, kirsch, and chocolate. Usually there are one bottom layer of chocolate shortcrust and two layers of chocolate sponge cake, filled with cherry jam and whipped cream. Blackout cake, sometimes known as "Brooklyn Blackout cake"

Brooklyn, United States Chocolate pudding, chocolate layers, chocolate cake crumbs Blondie

United States A rich, sweet dessert bar. It is made from flour, brown sugar, butter, eggs, baking powder, and vanilla, and may also contain walnuts or pecans. It may contain white or dark chocolate chips and it can have a taste reminiscent of butterscotch. Bolo de mel

Madeira Islands Sweet, heavy cake made with molasses or honey, often with walnuts and almonds. Literally means "honey cake". Madeleine

Lorraine, France Small shell-shaped sponge cake. Boston cream pie

United States Egg custard, chocolate Brazil nut cake Brazil Prepared using Brazil nuts as a primary ingredient, they are common in the Amazon region of Brazil, Bolivia and Peru Brazo de Mercedes

Philippines A traditional Filipino meringue roll with a custard filling typically dusted with powdered sugar. Broyé poitevin

Poitou, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Simple butter cake. Brownie

United States A flat, baked square or bar developed in the United States at the end of the 19th century and popularized in both the US and Canada during the first half of the 20th century. Buccellato

Sicily Honey, marsala wine, aniseed, and raisins Buche de Noel

France Also known as a Yule Log this is a traditional Christmas cake made to resemble a log. Commonly decorated with various woodland items such as mushrooms, snow and berries. Budapestlängd^[4]

Sweden Rolled meringue-hazelnut cake filled with whipped cream and pieces of canned peach, apricot, or mandarin orange. Buko pandan cake

Philippines Sponge or chiffon cake flavored with extracts from boiled pandan leaves and frosted with cream and young coconut or macapuno strips Bundt cake

United States A cake that is baked in a Bundt pan, shaping it into a distinctive ring shape. The shape is inspired by a traditional European fruit cake known as Gugelhupf, but Bundt cakes are not generally associated with any single recipe, but they are often made with chocolate. Bustrengo

San Marino A dense and moist cake containing cornmeal, bread crumbs or stale bread, figs, raisins, diced apples, lemon rind and orange rind Butter cake

United Kingdom Butter Butterfly cake

United Kingdom A variant of cupcake, also called "fairy cake" for its fairy-like "wings". They can be made from any flavor of cake. The top of the fairy cake is cut off or carved out with a spoon, and cut in half. Then, butter cream, whipped cream, or other sweet filling like jam is spread into the hole. Finally, the two cut halves are stuck into the butter cream to look like butterfly wings. The wings of the cake are often decorated using icing to form various patterns. Butterkuchen

Germany A simple buttery and sweet German cake baked on a tray^[5] Carrot cake

United Kingdom Moist, dense, sweet cake made with carrots. Rüblitorte is a classic Swiss carrot cake made from a sponge cake with carrots and hazelnuts or almonds. Usually its glazed with a sugar glaze and decorated with small marzipan carrots. Cassata

Italy (Sicily) Cassata consists of round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and layered with ricotta, candied peel, and a chocolate or vanilla filling similar to cannoli cream. It is covered with a shell of marzipan, pink and green pastel colored icing, and decorative designs. The cassata is topped with candied fruit depicting cherries and slices of citrus fruit characteristic of Sicily. Cassatella di sant'Agata

Sicily, Italy Cakes shaped like breasts to honor Saint Agatha of Sicily. Made of sponge, moistened with juice or liqueur, and stuffed with ricotta and chocolate. Decorated with marzipan, icing, and candied fruit. Cassava cake

Philippines A traditional Filipino moist cake made from grated cassava, coconut milk, and condensed milk with a custard layer on top. Castagnaccio

Italy Plain chestnut flour cake. Caterpillar cake

United Kingdom Chocolate Swiss roll, decorated to look like a caterpillar. Charlotte (cake)

France Bread, sponge cake or biscuits; fruit puree or custard Cheesecake

Ancient Greece
United States Thin base made from crushed biscuits, with a thicker top layer of soft cheese, eggs and sugar. It can be baked or unbaked (in which case it is refrigerated.) The bottom layer can also be made of shortcrust, and in European countries the top layer is made from curd or a creamy kind of cottage cheese. Chenna poda

India (Orissa) A cake made from milk solids and semolina. Milk solids are the main ingredient and is known as "chhena". This cake is a specialty of the state of Orissa in India chhena cardamom ghee cashewnut Chestnut cake

France Prepared using chestnuts or water chestnuts as a main ingredient. It is a dish in Chinese cuisine.^[6] Chiffon cake

United States Light, airy cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour Chocolate cake

Unknown (Possibly United States & Canada) Chocolate Chocotorta

Argentina Primary ingredients: Chocolate cookies, Dulce de leche and cream cheese Christmas cake

United Kingdom Dried fruit such as sultanas or raisins; cinnamon, treacle, cherries, and almond; is quite often topped with icing. If topped with icing, the icing may be decorated with decorations, such as models of Santa Claus, or may have labels such as "Happy Christmas". Clementine cake

Australia A cake prepared with clementine as a primary ingredient Coconut cake

United States A popular dessert in the Southern region of the United States. It is a cake frosted with a white frosting and covered in coconut flakes. Coffee cake

Germany Cinnamon Coffee and walnut cake

United Kingdom Coffee, walnuts Cornbread

United States
Canada
Mexico
Central America
Caribbean
South America American cake containing wheat flour, corn meal, sugar, and lard. Cozonac

Bulgaria, Romania Traditional sweet leavened bread rich in eggs, milk, butter and sugar, with various fillings. Crema de fruta

Philippines A traditional Filipino fruitcake made with layers of sponge cake, sweet custard or whipped cream, gelatin or gulaman (agar), and various preserved or fresh fruits, including mangoes, pineapples, cherries, and strawberries. Also has a very popular no-bake variant, the mango float. Cremeschnitte

Slovenia
Croatia
Germany

Austria

A vanilla and custard cream cake dessert popular in several central-European countries. There are many regional variations, but they all include puff pastry base and custard cream. Crystal cake

China One of the traditional desserts in China, it has more than 800 years of history. It was first invented in Xiagui during the Song Dynasty, then it spread far and wide. It was called "crystal cake" because its filling shines brightly, and its appearance is glittering and translucent, like a crystal. Cuatro leches cake^[7] ^[8]

Spain Cake made with four milks^[9] and it is similar to the tres leches cake. Cuca

Brazil Very popular dessert in southern Brazil. The name comes from the German word "kuchen" (cake), created by German immigrants. It's a dry flat cake made of eggs, wheat and butter, accept many toppings and - less often - fillings as well Cucumber cake Goa A cake prepared with cucumber as a primary ingredient. It is a dish in Goan cuisine. Cupcake

United States A small cake with various ingredients, usually topped with icing Dacquoise

France Almonds, hazelnut, and chocolate Dadar gulung

Indonesia A traditional coconut pancake filled with grated coconut and palm sugar. Date and walnut loaf

United Kingdom Dates, walnuts, treacle, and tea Date square

Canada (probably) Also known as "matrimonial cake", a layer of minced dates with oat crumble Depression cake

United States Made without milk, sugar, butter, or eggs Devil's food cake

United States Chocolate or cocoa, and baking soda Dobos cake

Hungary A sponge cake that is layered with chocolate butter cream and topped with thin caramel slices Dundee cake

United Kingdom (Scotland) Fruit cake with almonds on it but without glacé cherries Dutch carnival cake

Netherlands A traditional a Dutch delicacy that is similar to gingerbread cake Eccles cake

United Kingdom Zante currants Eierschecke

Saxony and Thuringia (Germany) A sheet cake made of yeast dough topped with apple, quark (curd) and poppy seeds and parts of it are covered with a glaze made of cream, whole egg, sugar and flour for thickening. Erotic cake^[10]

Unknown A cake made to resemble or decorated with the image of a human body (often nude or semi-nude), individual sex organs, or sexual activities, sometimes with a statement of a sexual nature written on it Esterházy torte

Hungary
Austria A Hungarian cake (torta) named after Prince Paul III Anton Esterházy de Galántha (1786–1866). It was invented by Budapest confectioners in the late 19th century. It consists of cognac or vanilla buttercream, sandwiched between layers of almond meringue (macaroon) dough. The torte is iced with a fondant glaze and decorated with a characteristic chocolate striped pattern. Falculelle

Corsica Small cake of brocciu cheese baked on a chestnut leaf. Fat rascal

United Kingdom Dried fruit, peel, oats Faworki

Poland Sweet crisp cake in shape of a bow Fig cake

Egypt Prepared with fig as a primary ingredient Financier

France Small molded almond flour and beurre noisette (brown butter) cake. Flan cake

Philippines Chiffon or sponge cake baked with a layer of leche flan (crème caramel) on top and drizzled with caramel syrup Flourless chocolate cake

United States Chocolate Fondant Fancy

United Kingdom Icing (in any of a number of colors), cream Fragelité^[11]

Denmark^[11] Meringue, almonds, butter, coffee Frankfurter Kranz (Frankfurt Crown Cake)

Germany Sponge cake, buttercream icing, red jam (typically strawberry, blackcurrant or cherry jam); brittle nuts, toasted almond flakes and/or ground hazelnuts Frog cake

Australia Cream, icing Fruitcake

Ancient Rome Candied fruit; many versions of the fruit cake contain currants, sultanas, and glacé cherries Fudge cake

Chocolate and fudge Funing big cake China (Funing County, Jiangsu province) Sticky rice, white sugar, and refined lard. Due to health concerns associated with lard consumption, sometimes vegetable oil is used instead of lard.^[12] Funnel cake

United States Choux pastry with powdered sugar or other toppings, usually fruit Garash cake

Bulgaria Walnuts, egg whites, crystal or powdered sugar Gâteau magique

France Cake with distinctive layers of custard, cream, and sponge that form while baking. Gâteau nantais Nantes
France Pound cake with almonds and rum. Genoa cake

Italy (Genoa, probably) Sultanas, raisins, glacé cherries Genoise (Genoese cake)

Italy (Genoa, probably) Whole egg German Chocolate Cake

United States Chocolate cake with coconut-pecan frosting Ghevar

India Flour, ghee, kewra, milk, clarified butter, sugar, almonds, pistachio, saffron, green cardamom etc. Gingerbread

United Kingdom (probably) Ginger Gooey butter cake

United States Butter Goose breast (Gåsebryst)^[13]

Denmark^[13] A cream cake known as Gåsebryst in Denmark.^[13] A Danish pastry bottom, topped with whipped cream, custard and jam, wrapped in marzipan. Halloween cake

United States A cake prepared with Halloween-themed decorations Hash brownies

Netherlands
Belgium Also known as "space cakes", these are bakery products made using one of the forms of cannabis, including hashish. Hedgehog Slice

Germany It contains crushed biscuit, or rice puffs. It has totally different names in each language. Hevva cake

Cornwall, England It's also called heavy cake Hot milk cake^[14]

United States (probably) Milk, and mocha Hummingbird cake

Jamaica Banana, pineapple, pecan, vanilla, spice Ice cream cake

Unknown (Possibly United States) Ice cream Jaffa Cakes

United Kingdom A biscuit-sized cake introduced by MacVitie and Price in 1927, and named after Jaffa oranges. The most common forms of Jaffa Cakes are circular, 2.5 inches (64 mm) in diameter and have three layers: a Genoise sponge base, a layer of orange flavored jelly, and a coating of chocolate. Jajan pasar

Java, Indonesia Traditional Javanese cakes sold in the Javanese markets^[15] Joffre cake

Romania Chocolate ganache cake Kabuni Albania^[16] Rice, butter, mutton broth, raisins, sugar, cinnamon, cloves Kardinalschnitte [de]

Austria A classic layered Viennese desert consisting of a sponge cake layer and meringue and filled with red currant jam. The colors of the layers, white and yellow, are meant to represent the colors of the Vatikan.^[17] Khanom bodin Thailand Wheat flour (or Maida flour), fresh butter, fresh milk, chicken eggs, sweetened condensed milk, white sugar, raisins, dried sweet gourds Khanom farang kudi chin

Thailand Duck egg, wheat flour, white sugar, raisins, dried sweet gourds Kyiv cake

Ukraine Two airy layers of meringue with hazelnuts, chocolate glaze, and a buttercream-like filling King cake

France
Spain Sugar, cinnamon, milk, and butter Kladdkaka

Sweden Chocolate Klepon

Indonesia A traditional green-coloured balls of rice cake filled with liquid palm sugar and coated in grated coconut. Kliņģeris^[18]

Latvia^[18] Yeast, raisins, spices Kołacz

Poland Sweet cheese and cream Kolaczki Poland Butter, sugar, jam, egg whites, different sweet sugar powder Kouign-amann

France (Brittany) Butter Kornigou Brittany, France Antler shaped fruit cake. Kransekake

Denmark
Norway Almonds, sugar, egg whites Krantz cake

Israel^[19] ^[20] (ashkenazi food) Chocolate or poppy seeds filling. Kremówka

Germany, Slovakia A Polish type of cream pie. It is made of two layers of puff pastry, filled with whipped cream, creamy buttercream, vanilla pastry cream (custard cream) or sometimes egg white cream, and is usually sprinkled with powdered sugar. It also can be decorated with cream or covered with a layer of icing. Kue cubit

Indonesia A small cake eaten as a snack. Kue lapis

Indonesia A traditional cake of colourful layered soft rice flour pudding. Kue mangkok

Indonesia A traditional cake of steamed cupcake. The ingredients are the mixture of flour, rice flour and sagoo (tapioca), yeast, egg, coconut milk, sugar and salt. Kutia

Poland
Belarus
Ukraine
Lithuania
Russia Various nuts and raisins Lady Baltimore cake

Southern United States (its exact origins are disputed) Dried fruit, nuts, frosting Lamington

Australia
New Zealand Chocolate icing, and desiccated coconut Lane cake

United States Candied fruit, sponge cake, pecans, coconut, bourbon, vanilla buttercream Layer cake

Unknown (Possibly United States) Egg yolk, sugar, butter, flour. Two or more distinctive cake layers are required. The cake is usually filled with jam, buttercream or custard. Lemon cake

Unknown, but likely England^[21] Cake with a lemon flavor^[22] ^[23] Linzer Torte

Austria A thick layer of cinnamon and clove spiced shortcrust, topped with red currant jam and a lattice design of dough strips. Lolly cake

New Zealand Cake made from malt biscuits, butter, sweetened condensed milk and fruit puffs, usually made in a log shape and rolled in coconut Madeira cake

United Kingdom Butter and sugar, usually flavored with lemon. Sometimes confused with Bolo de mel cakes, which are actually made in Madeira using a completely different recipe. Magdalena

Spain Eggs, granulated sugar, vegetable oil (usually olive oil), unbleached white flour, lemon zest, baking powder and milk. Spanish version of muffins or cupcakes (but always without topping). Makowiec

Poland Poppy seed cake, normally decorated with icing and orange Mantecada

Spain Eggs, flour, sugar and butter (cow fat in the Mantecadas de Astorga) Mango cake

Philippines Chiffon cake or roll topped with mangro cream frosting and fresh Carabao mango slices Mango float

Philippines A dessert similar to tiramisu made with layers of ladyfingers (broas) or graham crackers, whipped cream, condensed milk, and ripe carabao mangoes (other fruits can also be used). It is a no-bake version of the crema de fruta Marble cake

Denmark Vanilla, coffee, or chocolate butter cake. Two differently colored batters are swirled together to show a marble-like pattern. Marjolaine France Meringue, praline, and chocolate. Created by Fernand Point Mazurek

Poland Easter cake with a type of shortcrust tart and topping Medovik

Russia A layer cake popular in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, often referred to as a Russian honey cake. The identifying ingredients are honey and smetana (sour cream) or condensed milk. Merveilleux

Belgium Two light meringues welded and covered with whipped cream and dusted with chocolate shavings. Mille-feuille

France Also known as a Napoleon, is three layers of puff pastry alternating with two layers of pastry cream. The top is glazed in white (icing) and brown (chocolate) strips, and combed into a distinctive pattern. Mimosa cake

Italy First created in Rieti in the 1950s,^[24] the name is given by the small pieces of sponge cake scattered on the surface, which resemble mimosa flowers in shape. Misérable cake

Belgium A type of almond sponge cake that is a traditional Belgian recipe Molten chocolate cake

France/United States Also known as lava cake is a popular dessert that combines the elements of a flourless chocolate cake (sometimes called a "chocolate decadence" cake) and a soufflé. Some other names used are "chocolate fondant", "chocolate moelleux", and "chocolate lava" cake. Mooncake

China A Chinese bakery product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiujie) Moravian sugar cake

Pennsylvania German Country /United States A sweet coffee cake that originated in the colonial Moravian Church. It is made with a sweet yeast dough enriched with mashed potatoes and topped with a mixture of melted butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Muffin

Unknown (Possibly United States & United Kingdom) An individual-sized quick bread product which can be sweet or savory. The typical American "muffin" is similar to a cupcake in size and cooking methods. These can come in both savory varieties, such as corn or cheese muffins, or sweet varieties such as blueberry or banana. It also refers to a flatter disk-shaped bread of English origin, commonly referred to as an "English muffin" outside the United Kingdom. These muffins are also popular in Commonwealth countries and the United States. Napeleonskake [no] ^[25] ^{[ self-published source ]}

Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Sweden
Finland
Estonia A cake that is similar to tompouce, but it has different flavors like caramel or carob Napoleonshat [da] ^[26]

Denmark A marzipan based cake, shaped like a Napoleon's Hat and dipped in dark chocolate^[26] Nonnette

France Small gingerbread cake with honey and orange marmalade. Onion cake

East Asia, Central Asia & Southeast Asia A savory or sweet cake prepared with onion as a primary ingredient^[27] Opera cake

France Ganache, sponge cake, and coffee syrup Oponki or Pączki

Poland Round spongy yeast cake with sweet topping and other chocolate Orange and polenta cake^[28]

Italy Oranges and polenta Orange creamsicle cake

United States Vanilla and orange cake Ostkaka

Sweden Also called Swedish cheesecake Othellolagkage^[29]

Denmark^[29] A layer cake with sponge cake, cream, chocolate, raspberry, egg, vanilla, marzipan, Pain d'épices

Reims and Alsace, France Rye flour, honey, spices Pain de Gênes

Genoa, France Almond paste Pan di Spagna [it] ^[30] Italy^[30] A sponge cake. Italian Jewish families make a traditional version for a Passover.^[31] Pancake

United States, Canada Flat, round cake, made with eggs, milk, and plain flour Pandan cake

Malaysia
Indonesia A light, fluffy, green-coloured sponge cake. The ingredients are flour, eggs, butter or margarine, sugar, and pandan leaf. Panettone

Italy Raisins, orange peel, and lemon peel Panpepato

Italy Various nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts Paris–Brest

France Choux pastry and praline flavoured cream Parkin

United Kingdom Treacle and oats Parrozzo

Abruzzo, Italy Semolina and almond flour. Covered with dark chocolate. Pavlova

Australia
New Zealand Egg white and sugar (meringue); named after Anna Pavlova Petit Gâteau

France Chocolate and served with ice cream Petits fours

France Butter cream. A French classic made from sponge cake, cut into small cubes and coated with fondant icing, sometimes filled with marzipan and/or jam. Piernik [pl] ^[32]

Poland^[32] Gingerbread with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and cardamom Pinata Smash Cake

Mexico^[33] Sponge cake, cream, hammer, candy filling Plum cake

United Kingdom (England) Referred to fruitcake prepared with dried plum and spices in England since around 1700. Today it refers to a cake prepared with dried fruits such as raisins as the primary ingredients. Poffertjes

Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Switzerland
Austria A traditional batter treat. Resembling small, fluffy pancakes, they are made with yeast and buckwheat flour. They have a light, spongy texture. Pound cake

United Kingdom Butter, sugar, eggs, flour Princess cake

Sweden Alternating layers of sponge cake and whipped cream, a layer of fresh raspberries and a layer of custard, all topped with a layer of (green) marzipan. Prinzregententorte

Germany Sponge cake, buttercream, and dark chocolate glaze Punschkrapfen

Austria Cake crumbs, nougat chocolate, apricot jam, and rum with a classic pink rum fondant icing and topped with a candied cherry (Amarenakirsche). Puto

Philippines Steamed rice cakes, traditionally made from slightly fermented rice dough. It is eaten as is or as an accompaniment to a number of savoury dishes. Putu

Indonesia A traditional cylindrical-shaped and green-colored steamed cake. The cake is made of rice flour called suji and coloured green with extract acquired from pandan leaf, filled with palm sugar, and steamed in bamboo tubes, hence its name, and served with grated coconut. Queen cake

United Kingdom A soft, muffin-sized cake, popular from early 18th century, and containing currants and flavored with mace and orange, or lemon water. Queen Elizabeth cake Canada Coconut, dates Raisin cake

Germany Cake prepared with raisins as a primary ingredient Red bean cake

Japan
China Azuki bean and red bean paste Red velvet cake

United States Soft butter cake with red food coloring and cocoa. Rock cake

United Kingdom Currants, candied peel, mixed spice Rum baba

France, Italy Rum, yeast, whipped cream Rum cake

Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago Rum, dried fruit Ruske kape

Bosnia
Serbia Chocolate and coconut Sachertorte

Austria Sweet chocolate butter cake filled with Apricot jam and chocolate fondant icing, traditionally served with whipped cream. Sachima

China Flour, rock sugar and butter Šakotis

Lithuania
Poland Traditional cake created by painting layers of dough onto a rotating spit while being baked Salzburger Nockerl

Austria Egg yolk, flour and milk Sans rival

Philippines layers of buttercream, meringue and chopped cashews Santiago cake

Spain (Galicia) Topping with a Santiago Cross design Sekacz

Poland Sponge cake with chocolate Serabi

Indonesia A traditional pancake that is made from rice flour with coconut milk or shredded coconut as an emulsifier and eaten with thick golden-brownish-colored coconut sugar syrup. Sernik Poland Cream cheese, sponge cake, raisins and different spices Sesame seed cake

United States, Asia Sesame seeds, often with honey as a sweetener Sfouf

Lebanon Almonds and semolina Sheet cake

United States A cake baked in a large, flat rectangular pan such as a sheet pan or a jelly roll pan Simnel cake

United Kingdom Marzipan and dried fruit Smith Island Cake

United States condensed milk, vanilla chocolate creme, dark chocolate icing Smörgåstårta

Sweden

Estonia
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Iceland A cake that literally means "sandwich-cake" or "sandwich gateau", it is a Scandinavian cuisine dish that is popular in Sweden, Estonia (as võileivatort), and Finland (as voileipäkakku). This savory cake has ingredients similar to a sandwich, but has such a large amount of filling that it more resembles a layered cream cake with garnished top. Snow skin mooncake

Hong Kong A Chinese food eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is a non-baked mooncake which originated in Hong Kong. The snow skin mooncake was developed by a bakery in Hong Kong, because the traditional mooncakes were made with salted duck egg yolks and lotus seed paste, resulting in very high sugar and oil content. It is also known as "snowy mooncake", "icy mooncake", and "crystal mooncake". Snowball cake

United States Marshmallow and coconut frosting Soufflé

France Fluffy cakes, traditionally served in the ramekins straight after baking, consisting mostly of beaten eggs and sugar. Spekkoek

Indonesia Multi-layered, containing cinnamon, clove, mace, and anise Spettekaka

Scania and Halland, Sweden Swedish variation on spit cake made from potato flour Spice cake

North America Spices such as cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, or mace Spiku

Indonesia A cake that has similar ingredient to lapis legit but only have three layers of plain and chocolate flavour layered cake. Spit cake

Ancient Greece A term for hollow, cylindrical cakes prepared on a rotating spit in several European countries. Sponge cake

United Kingdom Flour, sugar, and eggs St. Honoré cake

France Caramel and Chiboust cream Stack cake

United States A cake that replaces a wedding cake Strawberry cake

United States
Canada
France A cake that uses strawberry as a primary ingredient Streuselkuchen

Germany Streusel (butter, flour, and sugar) Suncake

Taiwan A popular Taiwanese dessert originally from the city of Taichung in Taiwan. The typical fillings consist of maltose (condensed malt sugar), and they are usually sold in special gift boxes as souvenirs for visitors. Swiss roll

United Kingdom
United States
Canada Jam and creamy filling; may come in different colors. Developed in the UK, and not Switzerland as the name implies. Tarte Tatin

France Various fruits, commonly apple or pear, caramelized in a pan and then topped with puff pastry and baked in the oven. Tea loaf

United Kingdom Currants, sultanas, and tea Teacake

United Kingdom Currants and sultanas Tiramisu

Italy A dessert consisting of several layers of ladyfingers (Savoiardi) dipped in espresso and Marsala, and a cream made from mascarpone, eggs and sugar. Traditionally sprinkled with cocoa powder and served chilled. Tompouce

Netherlands Cream, icing Torta caprese

Capri, Italy Flourless chocolate cake made with almonds or walnuts. Torta alla Monferrina Monferrato, Italy An autumn speciality of the Monferrato hills in north-west Italy, is a cake made from pumpkin, apples and sugar, with dried figs, amaretti, chocolate, eggs, and rum, and baked in the oven. Torta delle rose

Italy A typical cake of Mantuan and Brescian cuisine that is made with leavened dough rich in butter and sugar, which is rolled up and placed in the baking tin, taking the characteristic shape of a basket of rosebuds, hence the name.^[34] Torta setteveli Palermo, Sicily, Italy Seven-layer cake including chocolate and hazelnuts. Torta Tre Monti Italy (San Marino) Hazelnuts Træstammer^[35]

Denmark Literally "wooden-logs". Trøffelmasse (crumbled cakes, cocoa-powder, sugar, butter, rum), marzipan and chocolate Sweden has a similar cake known as Punsch-rolls. Tres leches cake

Mexico
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Colombia
Spain Sponge cake soaked with evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream or sour cream Tunis cake

Scotland
Northern Ireland Chocolate and marzipan Ube cake

Philippines A traditional Filipino chiffon cake or sponge cake made with ube halaya (mashed purple yam). Ul boov

Mongolia A cake made with sheep fat Upside-down cake

United Kingdom A cake that is flipped upside-down before serving. Usually made with fruit, particularly pineapple. Victoria sponge cake

United Kingdom A cake that was named after Queen Victoria. It is often referred to simply as "sponge cake", though it contains additional fat. A typical Victoria sponge consists of jam and whipped double cream or vanilla cream sandwiched between two sponge cakes; the top of the cake is decorated with a dusting of icing sugar. Vínarterta

Iceland A multi-layered cake made from dough and plum jam Wedding cake

Unknown (Possibly Mexico) A traditional cake that is served at wedding receptions following dinner. In the UK, the wedding cake is served at a wedding breakfast, a shared meal held after the ceremony (not necessarily in the morning). In modern Western culture, the cake is usually on display and served to guests at the reception. Welsh cake