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A cake made from a mixture of egg yolks and sugar, which has been beaten until fluffy, and then has beaten egg whites folded into it.

A sponge cake that is very light and airy. It is prepared with egg whites that have been beaten into soft peaks which are then folded into a light batter and baked in a round tube pan.

A cake similar to a coffee cake in that it has a moist cake bottom and a streusel topping. The main difference between the two is that the majority of the crumb cake is the crumb topping, whereas the coffee cake is more cake with a much smaller amount of topping.

A type of cake, which is prepared much like a jelly roll that is traditionally prepared and served at Christmas.

A Bundt cake is the name given to a cake that is baked in a heavy-walled tube pan that has an indented curvature design to it that creates a decorative shaped cake.

A deep baking pan that has a hollow tube in the center, which allows for more uniform baking. A tube pan is used for baking cakes such as angel food and sponge cake and may also be called an angel food cake pan.

A cake that is made with cake flour, sugar, and milk along with whole eggs and butter that gives the cake a yellow color.

Finger shaped cookies made from sponge cake batter, which are served with puddings and ice cream. They are also used as an ingredient in some desserts.

A round plate with a cover that serves as a storage container to hold fresh cakes. Covered cake plates, which are different from covered cake pans, typically have a thin round plate that can be used as a serving plate for the cake.

A dessert prepared with a layer of sponge cake topped with a thick slice of ice cream and then covered with meringue.

A quick bread type cake that is topped with a streusel topping, glazed frosting, or a melted sugar topping.

A companion utensil to a cake knife, the Cake Server is used to place pieces of cut cake and pie on plates to be served.

A dessert made by spreading jam or jelly on a thin layer of sponge cake which is then rolled up into a log shape.

A layered dessert that began as a European confection, which was made in England. Sheets of sherry infused sponge cake, cut to fit in a round bowl, were spread with jam and a pastry cream or egg custard.

A cake which is made by placing fruit in the bottom of a baking pan and then adding the batter on top of the fruit.

The name given to version of a rich dark chocolate cake that was originally developed as a red colored, mild flavored, chocolate cake.

An Italian dessert that is made to be dome-shaped when served, a design that was supposedly inspired by the design of an Italian cathedral.

A small cake that is flat on top with a round outside edge, which is made from crab meat and other ingredients.

A kitchen utensil that is used to check the doneness of cakes after baking. Typically, any utensil that is thin-shafted will work, such as a pick, slender knife, or a traditional cake testing utensil.

A traditional Asian cake made with a variety of ingredients such as glutinous rice, salt, sugar, and at times, fruits and beans.