Most days start like this: Wake up, eat a slice of buttered toast, rush out the door. But ever so often, there are mornings more like this: Wake up, eat cake, be happy (and probably still, let’s be honest, rush out the door). These are the days when we have blueberry cake topped with a generous amount or streusel or a loaf practically swimming in brown butter icing leftover from last night’s dinner (or prepared just for this very moment).
Which morning is better, you ask? You already know the answer.
From the lightly sweet to the more heavily frosted, here are 23 breakfast-worthy cakes to bake.
There’s fruit, it must be virtuous!

by Sarah Jampel

by Merrill Stubbs

by Sarah Jampel

by Marian Bull
by ATG117

by Nicholas Day

by Cristina Sciarra
Is it bread? Is it cake? It’s a little of both

by Yossy Arefi

by fiveandspice

by The Curious Pear

by Thalia

by fiveandspice

by Alexandra Stafford
A cake by any other name

by Erin McDowell

by Erin McDowell

by Sarah Jampel

by Beth Kirby | {local milk}

by Donna
Finally, when only straight-up cake will do

by Sarah Jampel

by Muffinj

by Kendra Vaculin
What dessert do you like to pretend is breakfast? Tell us in the comments below!
This article was originally published in October 2016.
(via Food52)