Looking for the best pink cake ideas? Check out this list of adorable pink cakes! They’re cute, delicious and pretty in pink, perfect for any occasion from birthdays and bridal showers to Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.
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This collection has both elegant and girly pink cake recipes to suit your every need! From simple pink sheet cakes to show-stopping pink layer cakes, this list has it all!
These pink cake designs are perfect for pink theme birthday parties, especially the big ones like Sweet 16, 18th and 21st birthdays! They’re also great for girl baby showers, with a cute baby pink colour, as well as bridal party cakes and as a breast cancer awareness cake.
Many of these cakes are naturally pink, usually, those that are strawberry, raspberry or cherry flavoured, but some are pink from food colouring.
You can also turn your favourite cakes into pink cakes using my easy pink buttercream frosting or real raspberry buttercream recipe too!
For more Valentine’s Day goodness, check out this collection of the 100+ best Valentine’s Day desserts or delicious homemade Valentine’s Day chocolates too!
1. Strawberry Vanilla Cake
Two layers of deliciously easy vanilla sponge cake with fresh strawberry buttercream frosting and homemade strawberry cake filling. It’s an easy pink cake that’s great for birthdays and dinner parties.
2. Raspberry White Chocolate Cake
Soft and delicious white chocolate cake is frosted and filled with a real raspberry puree buttercream for a natural pink colour. This elegant pink cake is impressive yet surprisingly easy to make! It uses my favourite raspberry buttercream too for a lovely pink frosting.
3. Spooky Pink Drip Cake
This adorably spooky pink cake is both pretty in pink and fun-themed. Whether it’s Halloween or monster-themed birthday parties, this pink party cake is great for celebrations. The kids love it too! You can also change up the sprinkles to fit any theme.
4. Pink Ombre Cake
This pink ombré cake is as delicious as it is pretty. Each slice boasts three layers of light and fluffy pink strawberry sponge, sandwiched and covered with a pale pink vanilla buttercream frosting and decorated with sweet and tart freeze-dried strawberry pieces.
5. Pink Strawberry Red Velvet Cake
This Strawberry Red Velvet Cake is an eggless red velvet cake surrounded by soft strawberry buttercream frosting. Topped with a chocolate drip and fresh strawberries, it’s a show-stopper for sure! Best yet, this pretty pink and red cake is gluten free, nut free, eggless and can easily be vegan!
6. Strawberry Crunch Layer Cake
You are going to love this delicious Strawberry Crunch Cake inspired by the legendary frozen Strawberry Shortcake Ice cream bars! This cute pink cake is delicious and looks amazing!
7. Pink Lemonade Cake
Pink Lemonade Cake is a pretty, delicious dessert cake recipe. Beautiful Pink Lemonade 3-layer Cake recipe from scratch in a stunning hot pink shade!
8. Pink Champagne Cake
The best pink cake to celebrate any occasion, this easy Pink Champagne Cake Recipe with Champagne Buttercream is made from scratch. Totally perfect for celebrations like bridal showers or girly 21st birthday parties. Feel fancy with this cute pink sponge cake!
9. Sour Cherry Cream Cake
Light, moist sour cream cake layered with cherry pie filling in the middle and pink cherry buttercream frosting. It makes any day special, but this tasty pink cake is great for sharing with friends and family.
10. Strawberry Coconut Cake
Soft, tender, strawberry cake layered with creamy coconut cream cheese frosting. Topped with shredded coconut and fresh strawberries, this strawberry coconut layer cake is a beautiful pink celebration dessert.
11. Fresh Strawberry Cake
This moist fresh strawberry layer cake recipe has a strong natural strawberry flavor from real strawberries giving it a gorgeous pink colour both inside and out!
12. Marble Strawberry Bundt Cake
The best Strawberry Bundt Cake, this easy strawberry marble cake recipe is a simple pink theme cake great for sharing!
13. Watermelon Margarita Cocktail Cake
This pretty pink watermelon margarita cake is an adorable bundt cake with a simple pink icing glaze – a tasty and easy pink cake!
14. Retro Cherry Chip Cake
This homemade retro cherry chip cake makes for a nostalgic childhood favourite! Easy and quick to make, this simple pink cake is the perfect dessert for feeding the family or taking to potlucks.
15. Strawberry Banana Cake
Strawberry Banana Cake is a fruity pink poke cake swirled with banana pudding and strawberry frosting, topped off with fresh fruit slices and pink sprinkles! Quick, easy and perfect for kids’ parties.
16. Pink Guava cake
Guava cake is a delicious pink guava-flavored sheet cake, frosted with a cream cheese mixture and topped with a guava gel glaze.
17. Pink Lamingtons
These adorable pink lamington cakes are deliciously light sponge cake coated in a sweet sticky jelly coating and covered in coconut sprinkles. Perfect for your next pink theme party it’s a neat pink cake recipe!
18. Strawberry Angel Food Cake
This Strawberry Angel Food cake is light and fluffy with a slight pink hue, with amazing strawberry flavor! Topped with fresh whipped cream and berries!
19. Strawberry Mousse Cake
This Strawberry Mousse Cake is an incredibly light and fresh pink dessert, combining a Sable Base, Strawberry Mousse and Jelly topping. It’s an elegant pink cake perfect for entertaining.
20. Rose Tres Leches Cake
Rose Tres Leches Cake (Pink Rose Milk Cake) is a recipe for a divine Tres Leches Milk Cake infused with rose syrup. This pink cake is a light, moist cake soaked in a sweet three-milk mixture and topped with whipped cream. One of the most unique pink cake ideas!
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