Memorial Day Cakes

From a skillet graham cake baked on the grill to a delicious plum upside-down cake, these summery cakes are the perfect sweet additions to your Memoral Day festivities.

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Mixed-Berry Spoon Cake

LUCY SCHAEFFER

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To vary the filling here, use 4 pounds of stone fruit (peaches, nectarines and apricots) cut into large wedges; or 4 pounds of plums, cut into 1-inch cubes; or 6 pints of blueberries plus 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.

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Cornmeal-Almond Cake with Strawberries and Mascarpone

Paul Costello

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This buttery cornmeal cake contains more than a half-pound of toasted almonds, giving it an excellent, nutty flavor.

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Banana Layer Cake with Mascarpone Frosting

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Mascarpone is an Italian cheese that's superrich, delicate and creamy. Here, it's simply blended with confectioners' sugar to create a sublime, snow-white frosting. For the best results, try to buy mascarpone that's very fresh.

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Skillet Graham Cake with Peaches and Blueberries

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This skillet cake, baked on the grill, gets amazing flavor from graham crackers mixed into the batter and in the crumbly streusel topping. It can also be baked in a 300° oven for the same amount of time.

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Crunchy Milk Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake

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The genius of this layer cake is its extraordinarily crunchy filling, made with almonds, salted peanuts, creamy peanut butter, chocolate and Rice Krispies. The silky milk-chocolate ganache frosting almost pushes the recipe over the top.

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Strawberry Shortcake with Star Anise Sauce

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The classic strawberry shortcake recipe gets an upgrade with a (formerly) secret trio of ingredients—high-quality white chocolate in the batter, creme fraiche and heavy cream in the icing—which make this all-American dessert especially rich and moist.

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Maple-Bourbon Banana Pudding Cake

Fredrika Stjärne

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While this delicious, simple cake bakes, a sweet, rich sauce forms in the bottom of the dish.

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Plum Upside-Down Cake

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This pretty cake is moist and buttery, with plenty of sweet and tangy caramelized plums on top.

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Party Cake with Whipped Cream and Raspberries

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This simple, deliciously moist cake is the perfect all-purpose cake that can be adorned in almost any way.

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Grilled Lemon Pound Cake with Peaches and Cream

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This supermoist lemon pound cake is so versatile: Use it to make everything from French toast to a stuffing for baked apples. At this time of year, you can grill it until crisp and toasty, then top it with warm, tender grilled peaches and whipped cream.

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Sweet Peach Olive Oil Cake

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This simplified version of olive oil cake gets a summery touch from fresh peach slices.

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Cinnamon Cake with Chile-Chocolate Buttercream

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This cinnamon-flavored sponge cake and subtly spicy buttercream frosting made with ancho chile powder and cayenne pepper.

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Memorial Day Cakes

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Mixed-Berry Spoon Cake

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Cornmeal-Almond Cake with Strawberries and Mascarpone

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Banana Layer Cake with Mascarpone Frosting

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Skillet Graham Cake with Peaches and Blueberries

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Crunchy Milk Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake

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Strawberry Shortcake with Star Anise Sauce

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Maple-Bourbon Banana Pudding Cake

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Plum Upside-Down Cake

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Party Cake with Whipped Cream and Raspberries

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Grilled Lemon Pound Cake with Peaches and Cream

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Sweet Peach Olive Oil Cake

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Cinnamon Cake with Chile-Chocolate Buttercream

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