Every year Oprah releases her favorite things list – products, clothing and food that she personally recommends.
She also has her “O List” that has a similar theme, but is updated more frequently, includes gift guides under certain budgets and is published in her O Magazine and website Oprah Daily.
We’ve rounded up the top cakes Oprah awarded as her favorite things and you can check them all out below!
- Oprah’s Favorite 7-Layer Caramel Cake @ Caroline’s Cakes | $65
- Oprah’s favorite Pink Rose Chocolate Cake @ We Take The Cake | $79
- Oprah’s favorite Mint Chocolate Chip Cake @ The Cake Bake Shop | $115
- Oprah’s favorite Red Velvet Layer Cake @ Carousel Cakes | $49
- Oprah’s favorite Vanilla Pound Cake @ Jane’s Cakes | $30
- Oprah’s favorite Memphis Drizzle Cake @ Carousel Cakes | $49
- Oprah’s favorite Key Lime Bundt Cake @ We Take The Cake | $49
- Oprah’s favorite Blue Velvet Layer Cake @ Carousel Cakes | $49
Check out this rundown of approved cakes that Oprah thinks are worth your money – and you should buy too!
Caroline’s Cakes
Oprah’s Favorite Caramel Cake
Oprah’s Favorite 7 Layer Caramel Cake
One of Caroline’s Cakes‘ best sellers and perhaps the ultimate caramel layer cake, Oprah says this cake is one of her favorite things – not once, but twice – in 2011 and 2017.
In the May 2020 issue of her O Magazine, she said that Caroline’s Cakes are,
A beautiful, buttercreamy way to conclude a dinner party
Oprah, O Magazine, May 2020Oprah gave 20 of these cakes away to lucky winners that won everything on her O List!
This cake has been perfected over decades – since 1982 – and was originally an old family recipe.
She served the cake at her son’s christening and word got out about how good it tasted.
Soon she found herself taking orders from far away states like Alaska and her business was born.
This is big cake! It’ll serve 14-20 people and measures 9″ across. It’s also nut free and comes shipped in one of Caroline’s signature gift boxes.
BUY: You can check out more information about Caroline’s Cakes and order your own Oprah’s Favorite 7-Layer Caramel Layer Cake on their Gold Belly page here.
We Take The Cake
Oprah’s favorite pink rose chocolate cake
Oprah’s Favorite Pink Rose Chocolate Cake
This beautifully decorated cake from We Take The Cake made Oprah’s O List and it’s easy to see why!
Inside are four layers of rich moist chocolate cake that’s filled with velvety smooth chocolate cream cheese frosting.
The hand piped decorative pink roses are vanilla buttercream that balance the rich chocolate perfectly.
We Take The Cake prides it’s self on from-scratch baking – that means everything from batters to frosting.
They use whole milk, farm fresh eggs and real creamy butter to make each cake a delicious gourmet experience.
This cake will serve up to 8 people and measures 6-inches across.
BUY: You can check out more information about We Take The Cake and order your own Oprah’s favorite Pink Rose Chocolate Cake on their Gold Belly page here.
The Cake Bake Shop
Oprah’s favorite mint chocolate chip cake
Oprah’s Favorite Mint Chocolate Chip Cake
How about something a little different?
This gourmet Mint Chocolate Chip cake features three layers of Valrhona French chocolate cake, filled with mint chocolate chip buttercream and rich velvety Belgian chocolate ganache.
On top, the bakers added mint buttercream and a decorative silk peony.
The cake is delivered in a very presentable pink cake box, with hand tied sliver foil pink satin ribbon. You can even add a candles to your order if you want!
The cake is delivered in a special shipping box, that keeps their signature pink cake box safe until it arrives at your door.
BUY: Check out more information about The Cake Bake Shop and order your own Oprah’s favorite Mint Chocolate Chip Cake on their website here.
Carousel Cakes
Oprah’s favorite red velvet layer cake
All of the batters and frosting that Carousel Cakes uses are hand mixed and carefully combined to make an exceptional red velvet cake.
This cake was featured by Oprah on her “O” List, Barbara Walters on “The View” and also by Instyle Magazine, Time Out, New York Magazine and ABC News.
This cake will serve 6-10 people and measures 7-inches across.
BUY: Check out more information on Carousel Cakes and order your own Oprah’s favorite red velvet cake on their Gold Belly page here.
Jane’s Cakes
Oprah’s favorite vanilla pound cake
Made with all-natural fresh eggs, real butter and real cane sugar, this vanilla pound cake is one of Oprah’s favorite things!
Hands down, it’s the best pound cake I’ve ever had.
OprahThis is a generously sized vanilla pound cake that can serve up to 12 people.
It’s made without any preservatives or fillers and comes packaged in Jane’s Cakes’ signature yellow and white striped box – with a ribbon of course.
The vanilla pound cake measures 8″ round by 3″ high and weighs in at 1lb 10oz.
Jane’s Cakes also makes several other flavored pound cakes if you want to switch it up. They all use the same tried-and-tested recipe for the sponge, but the fillings and toppings choices are a sight to behold.
They’ve got some fun names for their different flavors, too:
- Italian Jane – Vanilla pound cake filled with Italian buttercream and topped with toasted pecans
- Saucy Jane – Vanilla pound cake filled with chocolate sauce and topped with chocolate shavings
- Cinnamon Jane – Cinnamon swirled pound cake filled with cinnamon buttercream and topped with an oat and almond granola
- Dolce Vita Jane – Marbled vanilla and chocolate pound cake filled with chocolate sauce and topped with white and dark chocolate shavings
- Chipper Jane – Chocolate chip pound cake filled with vanilla buttercream and topped with chocolate chips
- Berry Jane – Vanilla pound cake filled with raspberry curd and topped with white chocolate shavings
- Java Jane – Coffee pound cake filled with coffee toffee buttercream
- More Amour Jane – Chocolate pound cake filled with a chocolate sauce and topped with chocolate shavings
BUY: Check out more information about Jane’s Cakes and order your own Oprah’s favorite vanilla pound cake on their website here.
Carousel Cakes
Oprah’s favorite Memphis drizzle cake
So what exactly is a Memphis Drizzle Cake?
First, Carousel Cakes starts with moist vanilla sponge cake that’s filled with a rich banana custard. On top, dollops of peanut butter buttercream smothers all sides and then it’s covered with a layer of dark chocolate ganache.
Finally, a peanut butter sauce drizzle decorates the top of the cake for a flavor explosion like no other!
The cake is a generous size and will serve 6-10 people and is 7-inches across.
BUY: Check out more information on Carousel Cakes and order your own Oprah’s favorite Memphis Drizzle Cake on their Gold Belly page here.
We Take The Cake
Oprah’s favorite Key lime Bundt cake
Oprah really likes the goodies We Take The Cake makes. They’ve already had one of their cakes – the Pink Rose Chocolate Cake – chosen by Oprah as one of her favorite things, but here’s another.
It’s their Key Lime Bundt Cake.
Order this and you’ll enjoy the most perfectly moist, dense pound cake that’s been infused with tropical, tangy Key lime and finally drizzled with Key lime cream cheese frosting.
This cake – like all of the treats We Take The Cake makes – is 100% scratch made, the batter, frosting – everything. Well, not the actual Key lime juice, that was nature!
Order this delicious Key lime Bundt cake today or send it to someone special using Gold Belly’s gourmet food delivery marketplace.
BUY: Check out more information on We Take The Cake and order your own Oprah’s favorite Key lime Bundt cake on their Gold Belly page here.
Carousel Cakes
Oprah’s favorite blue velvet layer cake
Oprah’s Favorite Blue Velvet Layer Cake
For a pop of color and a definite WOW at your next celebration or event, check out Oprah’s favorite blue velvet layer cake from Carousel Cakes.
This cake has all the awesomeness of Carousel Cake’s delicious red velvet cake with a blue color splash.
It’s got moist blue vanilla cake and is topped and filled with their homemade from-scratch cream cheese frosting.
Carousel Cakes holds over five decades of baking expertise and always mix everything by hand.
Try this Oprah’s favorite cake out and taste it for yourself!
BUY: Check out more information about Carousel Cakes and order your own Oprah’s favorite blue velvet layer cake on their Gold Belly page here.
Roundup
You’ve got some great options for trying one of Oprah’s favorite cakes and can’t really go wrong with any of them.
Our recommendation for the best of the best out of this list is the 7-Layer Caramel Cake from Caroline’s Bake Shop.
It has everything you’re looking for and that’s why Oprah chose it!
The WOW factor when your guests see the cake…
…the generous size…
…the melt-in-your-mouth ultra gourmet caramel…
You can even freeze the entire thing for up to six months – meaning you can have Oprah’s favorite 7-layer caramel cake on demand.
If caramel isn’t your thing, you have to try the Key lime Bundt cake from We Take The Cake. It’s fresh, tangy and downright delicious.
Oprah think’s so too!
The key limes are locally sourced and instantly gives you that Spring and Summer feeling any time you taste it.
You can ship it nationwide and it’ll get to it’s destination fast and in perfect condition thanks to Gold Belly’s gourmet food delivery marketplace.
Finally, our last spot in the best of the best of Oprah’s favorite cakes goes to the Pink Rose Chocolate Cake also from We Take The Cake.
It’s absolutely stunning and with hand piped delicate pink roses surrounding all edges and deep, rich moist chocolate cake and milk chocolate cream cheese fills the center.
It’s a top rated cake and people go crazy for it. Talk about making a statement on your dinner table or celebration! It ships free nationwide, too.
Oprah’s favorite red velvet layer cake is another top seller, serving up to 10 people and featuring a mild chocolate sponge cake with heavenly thick cream cheese frosting.
We’ll keep this article updated as Oprah releases more of her favorite things, but for now choose your favorite and get one ordered!
These cakes are flying out the door.
