9 One-Bowl Cakes for Spring You'll Want to Make Friends With!

By Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine | Updated on April 12, 2024

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Looking for an easy baking project? These one-bowl. no-mixer cakes are the perfect dessert for any spring occasion.

If you've been a reader of The Café for any length of time, you'll know that we love these one-bowl, no-mixer cakes. They are endlessly adaptable, come together quickly, and are the perfect size. You can whip them up easily, with just one bowl, no mixer required.

These cakes are wonderful for dinner parties, spring celebrations, or to share with a friend. I think you'll fall in love with this method of baking. Have you tried any of these recipes? Let us know which one is your favorite in the comments!

Vanilla Malt Cake with Robin's Egg Buttercream on a white cake stand garnished with jelly beans.

Vanilla Malt Cake with Robin's Egg Buttercream

A lovely cake to welcome Spring, this moist, tender Vanilla Malt Cake and the speckled Robin's Egg Buttercream come together with just one bowl, no mixer is needed! 

Ridiculously Easy Carrot Cake Recipe

Everyone needs a super easy, super delicious carrot cake recipe in their repertoire! This recipe makes two cakes, one to enjoy and one to give away!

One-Bowl Buttermilk Cake with Raspberry Buttercream

This easy, One-Bowl Buttermilk Cake is always a huge hit with it's moist, tender crumb and incredibly delicious fresh raspberry buttercream!

Fresh Strawberry Cake with powdered sugar on a wooden cake stand

Ridiculously Easy Fresh Strawberry Cake

This one-bowl, no-mixer Fresh Strawberry Cake comes together quickly, has a tender, moist crumb and lots of fabulous fresh strawberries!

Strawberry Pink Velvet Cake sliced on a white cake stand

Strawberry-Glazed Pink Velvet Cake with Almond Butter Cream

This strawberry-glazed Pink Velvet Cake tastes like the BEST wedding cake, delicately sweet, with a soft, tender crumb and a fabulous silky almond buttercream (optional). Plus it's pretty as a (pink) picture! What's not to love?

Vertical picture of Ridiculously Easy French Butter Cake on a white cake stand with flowers

Ridiculously Easy French Butter Cake

Although this French Butter Cake may have a fancy name, it's simply a delicious amalgamation of a super beloved cake made by French grandmothers and a popular American dessert called Kentucky Butter Cake. It's ridiculously easy to make as well as being moist, tender and ridiculously delicious!

Fresh Strawberry Crumb cake on a white cake stand with fresh strawberries.

Ridiculously Easy Fresh Strawberry Crumb Cake

With bits of sweet fresh strawberry, a moist tender crumb and a buttery crisp crumble topping, this Strawberry Crumb Cake is SO delicious! On top of that, it's ridiculously easy to make - just stir it up in a bowl, no mixer needed!

Lemon Buttermilk Cake on a white cake stand garnished with blue flowers.

Ridiculously Easy Lemon Buttermilk Cake

With a triple dose of lemon (in the cake, glaze and icing), this Ridiculously Easy Lemon Buttermilk Cake is also ridiculously delicious, definitely a lemon lover's dream come true!

One-Bowl No-Mixer Banana Cake

This fabulous One-Bowl No-Mixer Banana Cake comes together in minutes. The creamy vanilla bean icing is a perfect pairing and the candied walnuts are... let's just say, the crowning glory!

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