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Memorial Day Cakes

By Food & Wine Updated December 20, 2016
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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

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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

Cornmeal-Almond Cake with Strawberries and Mascarpone
Credit: 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

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

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

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

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

Maple-Bourbon Banana Pudding Cake
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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

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

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

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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    1 of 12 Mixed-Berry Spoon Cake
    2 of 12 Cornmeal-Almond Cake with Strawberries and Mascarpone
    3 of 12 Banana Layer Cake with Mascarpone Frosting
    4 of 12 Skillet Graham Cake with Peaches and Blueberries
    5 of 12 Crunchy Milk Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake
    6 of 12 Strawberry Shortcake with Star Anise Sauce
    7 of 12 Maple-Bourbon Banana Pudding Cake
    8 of 12 Plum Upside-Down Cake
    9 of 12 Party Cake with Whipped Cream and Raspberries
    10 of 12 Grilled Lemon Pound Cake with Peaches and Cream
    11 of 12 Sweet Peach Olive Oil Cake
    12 of 12 Cinnamon Cake with Chile-Chocolate Buttercream

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