We’ve collected 12 of our all-time favorite, well-loved cakes to make for every month of the year.

Think of this list as your baking bucket list to get you started.

Celebrate the holidays with new cake traditions and make the sweetest memories with your family while baking.

Southern Living Strawberry Patch Cake sliced on plates to serve

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No matter the resolutions you leave undone, there’s always, always, always cake.

After the holidays, you deserve an easy baking project with minimal cleanup and this is the recipe.

Celebrate the month of love with a cake that shows how much you care.

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

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Lemon instant pudding mix is the secret to the ultra soft, and moist interior.

While yogurt in the batter and icing gives the cake extra tang that plays well with the lemon flavor.

We let you take shortcuts on the sponge so you’re free to focus on the beautiful piping.

How to Make Valentine’s Day Cake

The daisy design is ultra to pull off (they’re just sliced marshmallows!)

and it’s perfect for Mother’s Day.

That’s where this no-bake cheesecake comes in.

Lemon Loaf Cake

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you could pick from a peach-ginger or a chocolate-cherry, or go for both.

If you really want to go above and beyond, make your ownchocolate wafersusing our trusted recipe.

So we better bake like it, and we all know that autumn baking meansapples galore.

White Cake with Berry-Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting

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Baking in autumn (or as we call it, football season) wouldn’t be complete withoutpumpkins.

Bake up a layer cake infused with the flavors of America’s favorite cookie.

Moist chocolate layers made with buttermilk and cookie-infused buttercream.

Southern Living Strawberry Patch Cake whole on serving platter

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With extra crushed cookies on top, everyone with a sweet-tooth will be flocking to this layer cake.

Southern Living Any-Berry No-Bake Cheesecake sliced on a platter to serve

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Southern Living Chocolate-Peanut Butter Icebox Cake on a platter to serve

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Blueberry-Lemon Cake

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Southern Living Apple Spice Cake cut into 9 pieces to serve

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Southern Living Pumpkin Bundt Cake on a cake plate to serve

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cookies and cream cake

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Snowy Vanilla Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream