Everyday Cooking Seasonal Summer Desserts Make These Easy Summer Cakes With Your Favorite Fresh Fruit By Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves Vanessa Greaves is a Senior Editor at Allrecipes with nearly two decades of experience helping home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen. A self-taught cook who grew up reading cookbooks for fun, Vanessa lives and breathes the challenges faced by busy everyday cooks to get dinner on the table. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on August 31, 2017 These easy-to-make cakes are as simple as they come, and they're all done from scratch. No boxed mix, no canned fruit. And no complicated prep. You just stir up some batter, throw in the pick of the season's best fruit, and bake. You don't even have to frost them. Hello, lazy summer days, meet our simple summer dessert recipes. Blackberry Upside Down Cake Rave review: "This was super easy to make and very very good! It taste just like cobbler, only the texture seems lighter. My kids approved so I think it's a keeper." -- SamBo Blueberry Coffee Cake I Rave review: "I'm not a baker, but I found this recipe easy to follow and it turned out great! My husband isn't crazy about any cake, but he loved this!" -- Lynn Photo by footballgrl16. GA Peach Pound Cake Rave review: "Never made anything like this before. It turned out perfect the first go-around. My family loved it and couldn't get enough. Delicious. Peach lovers have got to try it." -- Jarrod Richardson Fresh Strawberry Coffee Cake Rave review: "This is so good and easy. My number one hit right now. Made no changes to it, comes out perfect!" -- Aigul Photo by OccasionalCooker. Plum Blueberry Upside Down Cake Rave review: "Excellent recipe -- I have probably made this a dozen times...the recipe does not say to use a 9" springform pan but this is the best I have found." -- twinboys Alberta Rose Oma's Rhubarb Cake Rave review: "My husband doesn't care for rhubarb and he ate half the cake the first day and raved about how good it was." -- Carolc Fresh Pineapple Upside Down Cake Rave review: "I usually mess up every dessert I make, but not this one. Super easy and really good." -- Brook Fresh Pineapple Upside Down Cake| Photo by MommyFromSeattle. Sweet Polish Cherry Cake Rave review: "This is spectacular! I usually use sour cherries as I enjoy them more, and I substituted some of the flour with almond flour. It's very easy to make and it's really moist, everything a good cake should be." -- paintinglilies Photo by magicallydelicious. Get tempted by our top-rated summer dessert recipes. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit