Memorial Day Desserts
Today we are sharing some of our favorite delicious desserts as well as patriotic cake designs that would be perfect for Memorial Day gatherings!
Whether you are looking for a delicious, strawberry filled cake like our Strawberry Shortcake Cake, or a simple flag themed cake design, we hope that you find something that you'd like to try!
You may also like to check out our collection of Spring and Summer Cakes as well as our collection Cookout Cakes .
Enjoy the Cakes and Recipes!
Thank you so much for stopping by, we hope that you enjoy this collection of favorites. If you give any of these a try, we would love for you to leave a comment and photo below.
Memorial Day Desserts
If you are looking for desserts to enjoy over Memorial Day weekend as you gather with family and friends, keep these cakes in mind! We've included lots of light and fruity cakes and a few patriotic cakes as well. Enjoy!
Strawberry Shortcake (with Pound Cake)
This delicious Strawberry Shortcake Cake consists of buttermilk pound cake layers filled with fresh strawberries and whipped cream!
Berry Chantilly Cake
This Berry Chantilly Cake is perfect for spring and summer with strawberries, blueberries, and Chantilly cream! The red, white, and blue colors make it perfect for Memorial Day, July 4th, and other patriotic celebrations!
Carrot Cake Recipe
No matter what the occasion or time of year, this carrot cake is one of our most popular recipes! It is the only scratch carrot cake recipe you'll ever need-- with carrots, crushed pineapple, pecans, coconut, cinnamon, and cream cheese frosting- SO good!
Easy Flag Cupcake Cake- A Free Cake Tutorial
This pretty buttercream flag cupcake cake is the perfect patriotic dessert, and it comes together so quickly! Rows of cupcakes are closely lined up and arranged on a cake platter, and decorated altogether as if it were a sheet cake. Guests can easily grab a cupcake and enjoy!
Italian Cream Bundt Cake- Doctored Cake Mix
We love this doctored cake mix version of Italian Cream Cake! If you're looking for an easy recipe with fantastic flavor from coconut and pecans, this is a great one. We also have a wonderful scratch Italian Cream Layer Cake as well!
Easy Boston Cream Pie Recipe
Keep this easy Boston Cream PIe recipe in mind for your get togethers! It looks so impressive and tastes fantastic with vanilla cake layers, an easy whipped vanilla (pudding) cream filling and ganache. We have a cupcake version of this recipe as well and also a scratch Boston Cream Cake recipe!
Pineapple Coconut Pound Cake
This Pineapple Coconut Cake is ultra moist with wonderful pineapple and coconut flavor!
Strawberry Cheesecake Cake
If you love strawberries and cheesecake, this recipe is for you! A creamy cheesecake layer is sandwiched between two moist strawberry cake layers along with fresh strawberries and cream cheese frosting in this impressive, delicious dessert!
Easy Peach Upside Down Cake
This easy Peach Upside Down Cake has fantastic flavor from peaches and brown sugar! Nobody would guess how simple it is to make!
We Heart America Cake Tutorial
This flag themed cake with a heart design and star cake toppers is so much fun for patriotic holidays! We'll show you how to make it in our step by step blog tutorial!
Oreo Cupcakes (Doctored Cake Mix)
These moist, fluffy, flavorful Oreo Cupcakes are so easy to make as they start with a box of white cake mix! We topped them with Oreo Buttercream, but Chocolate Buttercream is a great choice as well. Keep these in mind for birthdays and other special occasions!
Vanilla Velvet Cake
This Vanilla Velvet Cake is one of our go-to vanilla cake recipes! It is so moist and has a velvety soft texture! Perfect with so many fillings and frostings, including our vanilla bean buttercream!
Lemon Cheesecake Cake
This Lemon Cheesecake Cake is one of our favorites! A creamy layer of lemon cheesecake is sandwiched between two lemon buttermilk cake layers!
Flag Cakes and Cupcakes
In this quick step by step blog tutorial, we'll show you how to make CUTE flag cake and cupcake designs using buttercream for decoration as well as melted candy coating!
Homemade Strawberry Cake
This soft and tender Strawberry Cake is another scratch recipe that we just love! We've topped it with strawberries and whipped cream, and frosted with strawberry cream cheese frosting!
Lemon Velvet Cake
This Lemon Velvet Cake is another favorite of ours. It is a perfectly soft and moist lemon cake with a velvety texture.
Hummingbird Bundt Cake
Oh how we love Hummingbird Cake! We have a layer cake version, a cake mix version, and this bundt cake version. So delicious! This moist cake is a heavenly combination of bananas, crushed pineapple, pecans, and a hint of cinnamon. It is glazed with cream cheese frosting. Yum!
Cherry Chocolate Chip Pound Cake
This Cherry Chocolate Chip Cake is so moist and has wonderful flavor from maraschino pieces and chocolate chips!
How to Make a Ruffled Flag Cake Design in Buttercream
This patriotic Ruffled Buttercream Flag Cake is easy to make with simple buttercream piping! Learn how to make it in this free step by step cake decorating tutorial!
Orange Cake
This moist Orange Cake tastes like summertime! The layers are light, fluffy, and flavorful. We've filled the layers with whipped cream and frosted with cream cheese frosting.
Strawberry Cake (Doctored Cake Mix Recipe)
This Strawberry Layer Cake is based on a cake mix! It has wonderful strawberry flavor from pureed strawberries as well as strawberry jello in the cake batter. It has been a popular recipe on our site for years!
Lemon Cake {A Scratch Recipe}
This scratch Lemon Cake is another favorite of ours! We love to fill it with lemon curd and lemon cream cheese frosting! This is one of many great homemade Lemon Cakes on our site, including our Lemon Velvet Cake, Lemon Buttermilk Cake, and more!
Blueberry Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
This moist Blueberry Cake is so unique and has fantastic blueberry flavor! We paired it with our favorite lemon cream cheese frosting!
Lemon Cake- A Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This delicious Lemon Cake starts with a cake mix! It has been a popular cake over the years- everyone loves lemon! The half-box of lemon pudding makes it even softer and more tender.
Banana Pudding Cake Recipe
Calling all Banana Pudding lovers! This Banana Pudding Cake is sure to please a crowd- scratch banana cake layers are filled with vanilla cream (pudding) filling, sliced bananas, and vanilla wafers, and topped with whipped cream!
Berry Cheesecake Cake
This Berry Cheesecake Cake is another great option for spring and summer celebrations! A layer of flavorful berry cheesecake is sandwiched between two layers of vanilla cake, and frosted with cream cheese frosting in this impressive dessert. The red, white, and blue make it perfect for Memorial Day, July 4th, and more!
Strawberry Cupcakes (Box Mix)
These easy Strawberry Cupcakes are so delicious, and so pretty on a platter! Nobody would guess that they start with a cake mix. We've topped them with a whipped strawberry cream cheese frosting!
Buttermilk Pound Cake
This is another one of my favorite pound cakes! You cannot go wrong with this amazing Buttermilk Pound Cake! The texture is velvety soft, it has a tight crumb, and rich flavor. Serve it just as it is or topped with berries and ice cream!
Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes (Box Mix)
These Lemon and Blueberry Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting are sure to please a crowd! If you love this popular flavor combo, you will not be disappointed! They are SO simple to make with cake mix, and so delicious!
Marble Pound Cake
This Marble Pound Cake has the perfect balance of vanilla and chocolate flavor! It is so soft and incredibly moist thanks to the whipping cream in the recipe- you will love this cake!
Great Collection!
Love, love, love the variety of recipes here!