Cake Recipes for Any Occasion

From Aero® and KitKat® to Milkybar®, Smarties® and Quality Street®, Nestlé’s beloved range of chocolates has been part of great cake recipes for many years. Each treat adds something different, and no matter the special occasion, there’s a Nestlé-inspired cake to match. We’ve rounded up eight of our best cake recipes, so let’s jump in and find the ideal cake for your next special occasion.

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Delicious Cake Recipes by Nestlé Confectionery

Feeling nutty or tropical? You'll find it here. How about summery or wintery? No problem! We’ve even got rainbow cakes and bunny bakes, so let’s hop to it and get baking.

A slice of dark-chocolate iced hazelnut chocolate cake made with Aero Choco-Hazelnut, with toasted nuts sprinkled on top.

1. Aero® Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake

With rich layers of soft chocolate sponge cake, chocolate buttercream, bubbly Aero® Choco-Hazelnut, and plenty of crunchy toasted hazelnuts, our Aero® Chocolate and Hazelnut Cake is choc-nut bliss. It’s a grown-ups' cake recipe for every occasion, but don’t be fooled by its fancy appearance – it’s quick, easy and perfect for any skill level. So, get nutty, get bubbly and get baking!

Close-up of dark chocolate mint cake topped with a light green buttercream and decorated with Aero Peppermint Bubbles

2. Mint Aero® Cake

Everyone’s favourite luxuriously rich and minty fresh pairing is the star of the show in our mint Aero® cake. Forget trimming tops and stacking layers of sponge, this no-nonsense cake recipe is baked in a loaf tin. It’s easy, forgiving and turns out great every time. It’s topped with a mint-infused, minty green buttercream and finished with bubbly bites of Aero® Peppermint Bubbles. It's also a breeze to slice, and can easily give you 12 even pieces.

A dark chocolate cake topped with fruit and edged with a ring of KitKats, with the whole cake in the background

3. KitKat® Cake

If you’re looking for your next celebration cake with serious main character energy, then say bonjour to our KitKat Cake. It’s big, bold and chocolatey with not one, not two but three levels of rich cocoa flavour. Chocolate sponge is coated in chocolate buttercream before being surrounded by a gorgeous fence of crunchy KitKat® fingers. The top is loaded with fresh strawberries and blueberries, and the result is a centrepiece showstopper.

Vanilla sponge cake with a Milkybar white chocolate buttercream filling and topping, decorated with strawberries.

4. Milkybar® White Chocolate and Raspberry Cake

Like your first kiss from your first sweetheart, you’ll never forget your first slice of our Milkybar® white chocolate and raspberry cake. It’s soft and spongy with delicate flavours of sweet vanilla, creamy white chocolate buttercream and tart, zingy raspberries. It’s everything good about contrasting flavours in every bite, and it just looks stunning. The naked sides make it a breeze to ice and add rustic charm to any celebration.

Vanilla cake with white chocolate buttercream topped with model of snowman with red hat, berries

5. Milkybar® Snowman Cake

Do you wanna build a snoooowmaaaan? Then tap into your inner Anna from Disney's Frozen and try our Milkybar® snowman cake! It’s festive and fun with smooth and creamy layers of Milkybar® buttercream. The snowman comes to life with the help of coloured fondant icing and it’s a fun activity to do with the kids. Make one big snowman or let each child make their own little one. Whichever route you choose, this festive cake will add cheer and charm to your holiday season.

Square slice of a sponge cake with different coloured sections baked together with white buttercream icing and Smarties

6. Smarties® Rainbow Cake

Add a splash of rainbow fun to your next celebration or kids party with our Smarties® rainbow cake. Unlike traditional rainbow cake recipes that have multiple baking tins and finicky layers, our Smarties® solution uses one tin! Simply divide the cake mixture, blend the colours, then stack the mixtures to create the rainbow effect. Ice with vanilla buttercream, then top with Smarties® for a rainbow finish inside and out!

Rectangular chocolate buttercream topped cake with Milkybar buttercream bunnies, with pink Smarties noses and small black eye

7. Smarties® Easter Bunny Cake

Spring into the spirit of Easter with our easy Smarties® Easter Bunny Cake. A simple no-mess, no-fuss traybake, this cute bunny-topped cake is soft, chocolatey and smeared with chocolate buttercream. The buttercream bunnies are piped on and finished with pink Smarties® for noses. It’s a quick and easy bake that will shine on your Easter table.

Slice of dark chocolate coconut cake with a buttercream centre, topped with more buttercream and desiccated coconut

8. Chocolate Coconut Cake

Inspired by everyone’s favourite blue Quality Street®, our chocolate coconut cake is rich and chocolatey with coconut-vanilla buttercream and a tropical coconut coating. The cake is crowned with a trio of Quality Street® Coconut Eclairs, so you’ll have to decide who gets one of the extra special slices! It’s great for summer parties or a winter treat when you’re dreaming of sunnier skies.

Conclusion

No matter what cake recipe you choose, you’re in for a tasty baking treat! So, pick a cake to suit your party, celebration or holiday, and for more tasty treats delivered hot and fresh to your inbox, sign up for our monthly newsletter.