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" While I&amp;#039;m confident in my cooking skills, I&amp;#039;m admittedly not the best baker. But I still love to throw a good birthday party. So what&amp;#039;s my solution for whipping up a crowd-pleasing homemade cake? Stacking desserts!   Whether it&amp;#039;s simple pancakes or store-bought doughnuts, just stack &amp;#039;em up, add some fresh fruit, edible flowers, plus a pretty cake stand, and voil \u2014 a beautiful cake that doesn&amp;#039;t involve painstaking measurements or next-level baking skills. So whether you&amp;#039;re not a great baker, or you simply don&amp;#039;t have the time to make a cake from scratch, here are some of our favorite ideas for stacked cakes: Waffle Cake Recreate the beautiful confection pictured above by making a couple dozen waffles using your favorite recipe, stacking them up, and drizzling with berry compote. Add fresh berries and confectioner&amp;#039;s sugar for extra pizzazz. Or, make this beautiful Black Forest Cherry Waffle Cake ...  Layers of chocolate waffles and fresh whipped cream with cherries and dark chocolate ganache on top? Yes, please! Get the recipe from Girl Versus Dough on Tablespoon. Pancake Cake  Perfect for a brunch celebration, this stunning pancake stack only requires six fluffy pancakes, fresh berries, and a simple glaze of powdered sugar and milk.  Get the recipe from A Blog Named Scout.  Doughnut Cake  If you&amp;#039;re feeling ambitious, you can make your own doughnuts, or just go the store-bought route. Find more doughnut cake inspiration at Cup of Jo.  Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake  Does the birthday boy or girl prefer cookies to cake? Not a problem! Make the ultimate cookie cake, with 12 layers of giant chocolate chip cookies and buttercream icing. Get the recipe from The Cake Blog.  Cinnamon Roll Cake  This beauty may look impressive, but all you need are a few cans of Pillsbury Grands! cinnamon or caramel rolls and this super-easy recipe for homemade cream cheese frosting. Crepe Cake  Who wouldn&amp;#039;t love a cake made from layers and layers of light-as-air crepes? Use our recipe for a homemade crepe cake, or buy one of the Charleston Crepe Company&amp;#039;s versions, featuring 25 crepes hand-layered with yummy chocolate or vanilla filling.  Oreo Cake  For the truly baking impaired, this &amp;quot;cake&amp;quot; is crafted from a few dozen Oreos stacked to form the shape of a two-tier cake. See more on Style Me Pretty. Parfait Cake  Individual servings of layered parfaits in plastic cups can be stacked up to new heights. New York-based bakery Bee&amp;#039;s Knees Baking Co. created the beauty pictured here.  Get our recipe from Tapioca Pudding Parfait.  Photo credit: Getty Images; Kat Harris Photography via Style Me Pretty; Rina Jordan; Ashley McLaughlin; Pillsbury; Charleston Crepe Company; Laura Clarke Photography; Rebecca Hansen via Bklyn Bride Via Country Living "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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