Fantastic Father's Day Cakes Dad Will Love

Celebrate dad with something sweet that is as special as he is and sure to make him feel loved.
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Peaches-and-Cream Ice Cream Cake

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For a ice-cream loving dad, here's an elegant dessert made with buttermilk layer cake, peach sorbet, and vanilla ice cream studded with fresh seaonal peaches.

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Vanilla Sheet Cake with Malted-Chocolate Frosting

Jonathan Lovekin
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Any candy bar-loving dads will have a tough time resisting a second slice of this decadent cake, which also happens to be simple to transport. 

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Strawberry-Passion Fruit Pavlova

Jonathan Lovekin
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Just right for a dad who is gluten-free or one who likes fruity desserts: the crackly, light-as-air meringue layer is filled with a sweetened ricotta cream before being topped with strawberries and passion fruit.

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Boston Cream Pie

Jonathan Lovekin
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Anyone with a sweet tooth will find it hard to resist this classic layer cake filled with pastry cream and smothered with melted chocolate ganache. 

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Blackberry Skillet Cake

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Fresh seasonal berries cook into the jammy, jewel-toned top layer of this simple cake. 

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Banana Bourbon Layer Cake

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Flambeed bananas top this double-layer banana-buttermilk cake that has a creamy banana filling. 

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Baked Alaska with Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Ice Cream

Nigel Cox
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Something spectacular, chocolate cake and ice cream come together in a toasted meringue shell for a luxurious dessert that's as impressive to behold as it is to eat. 

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Triple-Citrus Bundt Cake

Christopher Testani
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Orange meets lemon and then some in this super citrusy cake. It's in the cake, the syrup, and the glaze plus candied lemon on top. 

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Maple Cake

Con Poulos
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Frosted but not frou-frou, there's maple syrup in both the batter and the frosting of this caramel-y cake, plus it's easy to make.

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Funnel Cake

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Pure nostalgia, the kid in every dad will appreciate tearing into this fried dough classic. 

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Brownie Sundae Ice Cream Cake

Johnny Miller
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Two all-American dessert classics (the ice-cream sundae and the brownie) come together to create a third (the ice-cream cake). The result is sublime.

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Warm Chocolate Pudding Cakes with Caramel Sauce

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A treat for any chocoholic dad, these rich molten chocolate cakes are topped with caramel sauce.

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